ANALYSIS, REQUIREMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT OF A COLLABORATIVE SOCIAL AND MEDICAL-SERVICES DATA MODEL

In any medical and social service setting, patient data must be readil y shared among multiple providers for delivery of expeditions, quality care. This paper describes the development and implementation of a ge neralized social and medical services data model for an ambulatory pop ulation. The model, part of the Collaborative Social and Medical Servi ces System Project, is based on the data needs of the Baylor College o f Medicine Teen Health Clinics and follows the guidelines of the ANSI HISPP/MSDS JWG for a Common Data Model. Design details were determined by informal staff interviews, operational observations, and examinati on of clinic guidelines and forms. The social and medical services dat a model is implemented using object-oriented data modeling techniques and will be implemented in C++ using an Object-Oriented Database Manag ement System.