Problems of Disease Classification in Machine Processible Format.

Thomas L. Lincoln

Expert InsightsPublished 1968

A discussion of the problems involved in establishing an information processing system for the medical profession. The effective management of medical and health data is complicated by the three diagnostic categories that presently prevail: (1) the clinical, which requires information focused on the individual; (2) the scientific, which deals with the development of appropriate models that define disease processes; and (3) the epidemiological, which considers the effect of medical and health efforts on populations of people. The most effective approach to solving the problem of information processing is to concentrate on elements that show stability in the face of rapid change, that focus on the patient, and that directly describe his problems. It should then be possible to relate the data that result from the separate activities, interests, and goals of health professionals. 9 pp. Ref.

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  • Year: 1968
  • Pages: 9
  • Document Number: P-3799

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Lincoln, Thomas L., Problems of Disease Classification in Machine Processible Format. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1968. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P3799.html.
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