Using online analytical processing to manage emergency department operations
Using online analytical processing to manage emergency department operations
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DOI：
10.1197/j.aem.2004.08.015
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发表时间：
2004-11-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Asplin, BR
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作者：
Gordon, BD;Asplin, BR
急诊科（艾德）是一个独特的设置，在其中探索和评估信息技术的效用，以改善卫生保健业务。在线分析处理（OLAP）是管理这种复杂环境的一种潜在有用的软件工具。OLAP系统能够为管理人员、提供者和研究人员提供必要的信息，通过允许他们检查操作和患者流的模式和趋势，快速有效地做出决策。联机分析处理软件快速总结和处理从各种数据源获得的数据，包括计算机化的艾德跟踪系统。它允许用户从系统范围和患者特定的角度形成艾德的全面图片，并使用满足其需求的方法交互式地查看数据。本文介绍了OLAP软件工具，并提供了潜在的OLAP应用程序的例子，主要是从ED的角度。虽然OLAP显然是一个有用的工具，在艾德，它是更有用的集成到更大的连续性的健康信息系统在医院或医疗保健提供系统。
The emergency department (ED) is a unique setting in which to explore and evaluate the utility of information technology to improve health care operations. A potentially useful software tool in managing this complex environment is online analytical processing (OLAP). An OLAP system has the ability to provide managers, providers, and researchers with the necessary information to make decisions quickly and effectively by allowing them to examine patterns and trends in operations and patient flow. OLAP software quickly summarizes and processes data acquired from a variety of data sources, including computerized ED tracking systems. It allows the user to form a comprehensive picture of the ED from both system-wide and patient-specific perspectives and to interactively view the data using an approach that meets his or her needs. This article describes OLAP software tools and provides examples of potential OLAP applications for care improvement projects, primarily from the perspective of the ED. While OLAP is clearly a helpful tool in the ED, it is far more useful when integrated into the larger continuum of health information systems across a hospital or health care delivery system.