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Web-based patient records and treatment guidelines in paediatric oncology

2005; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 11; Issue: 2_suppl Linguagem: Inglês

10.1258/135763305775124759

1758-1109

Adilson Yuuji Hira, Thiago Tognoli Lopes, André Nebel De Mello, Vicente Odone Filho, Marcelo K. Zuffo, Roseli de Deus Lopes,

Healthcare Systems and Technology

We have established a Web-based system in Brazil offering health information in childhood cancer and services such as electronic patient records and treatment protocols. The system was based on open-source software. The database has records for about 3,200 patients from 30 Brazilian hospitals. An evaluation by doctors from the six hospitals comprising the Neuroblastoma Cooperative Group was positive, mainly because the system allows easy online access, but also because the electronic register performs data validation when information is inserted. Our experience shows that it is possible to use a Web-based system to provide paediatric cancer services at a distance.