AMBULATORY INFORMATION SYSTEM SERVING THE NEEDS OF CLINICAL PRACTICE: COSTAR V.

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Abstract

The COmputer STored Ambulatory Record (COSTAR) was developed at the Laboratory of Computer Science of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Since release into the public domain, COSTAR has become the most widely used automated ambulatory medical record system (AAMRS). However, because of limited acceptance in the health care community, neither COSTAR nor any other system can claim to be the standard automated record. Because of COSTAR's modular design, documentation, and private vendor support, it has been installed in diverse practice settings and has been the core of many experimental and innovative record developments. COSTAR has not remained a static piece of software but is an evolving system. The author briefly describes the history of COSTAR's development and reviews innovations in ambulatory practices using COSTAR.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care
EditorsHelmuth F. Orthner
PublisherIEEE
Pages141-146
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)0818607394
StatePublished - 1986

Publication series

NameProceedings - Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care
ISSN (Print)0195-4210

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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