Six methodological steps to build medical data warehouses for research

In this paper we describe a methodology that emerged during a healthcare project, which consisted among others in grouping information from heterogeneous and distributed information sources. We developed this methodology by lessons learned when we had to build a data repository, containing information about elderly patients flows in the UK's longterm care system (LTC). We argue that the use of this methodology could save time in similar undertakings or in other fields than LTC or even healthcare. 

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2006
• Where: IJMI
• Authors: Nicolae B. Szirbik, C. Pelletier, Thierry J. Chaussalet
• Keywords: Healthcare Project, IJMI 2006, Information, Methodology