An enhanced DTC component for the EPD-CAR project

This paper describes a module which is a part of the EPD-CAR (Electronic Patient Dossier for Cardiology) project of the Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands. It uses general guidelines to advise on the functional tests that have to be performed depending on the diagnoses. The model differentiates between the diverse conditions under which the patient enters the medical circuit. The model converts the detailed information into a crude code the is becoming the basis of financial compensation for medical treatment, starting January 1st 2003. The system is written in Visual Foxpro 7.0 and is an ActiveX-component.