A Data Management System Evaluation for the Health Insurance Study

B. Yormark, D. H. Stewart

Expert InsightsPublished 1973

In this paper, the authors encapsulate and formalize the thinking and processes involved in selecting a data management system for the Health Insurance Study (HIS). The types of information processed, and its sources and quantities are discussed, together with a number of key decisions affecting the decision to employ general-purpose commercially available software. The HIS design philosophy is described relative to several general categories of systems on the market. Other areas covered are the problems of reviewing software packages; the development of data management analysis; the actual process of collecting information on data management systems; and the analysis performed to determine a classification and a functional usefulness score for each system. Candidate systems that the evaluation process showed to be of interest were subjected to a final evaluation that resulted in a recommended software acquisition. The configuration and purpose of the proposed software are presented. (See also R-965.)

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  • Copyright: RAND Corporation
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  • Year: 1973
  • Pages: 60
  • Document Number: P-5181

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Yormark, B. and D. H. Stewart, A Data Management System Evaluation for the Health Insurance Study. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1973. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P5181.html.
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