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A software engineering approach for medical workstations development

F C Jean¹, M Lavril, D Lemaitre

¹Medical Informatics Department, Broussais University Hospital, Paris, France.

International Journal of Bio-Medical Computing|January 1, 1994

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Summary

Multimedia medical workstations integrate hospital information systems. A software engineering approach, particularly object-oriented programming, streamlines development and function addition for these complex systems.

Area of Science:

Medical Informatics
Software Engineering

Background:

Multimedia medical workstations are essential for accessing hospital information systems.
These systems must integrate diverse multimedia medical objects and allow for continuous functional updates.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore how a software engineering approach can optimize the development of medical workstations.
To discuss the integration of various software engineering tools within a unified environment.

Main Methods:

Survey of essential functional components for medical workstations.
Analysis of software engineering tools for component development.
Examination of integration strategies from data, presentation, communication, and control perspectives.
Discussion of object-oriented programming benefits and limitations.

Main Results:

Identified key functional components for medical workstations.
Described software engineering tools suitable for workstation development.
Proposed an integration framework considering data, presentation, communication, and control.
Evaluated the advantages and disadvantages of an object-oriented approach.

Conclusions:

A structured software engineering approach is crucial for developing adaptable and efficient multimedia medical workstations.
Object-oriented methodologies offer significant benefits for managing complexity and enabling iterative development in medical workstation design.

Software Engineering

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A Software Engineering Approach For Medical Workstations Development