Objectives: GTDS is a documentation system used by more than 40 German hospital cancer registries. This paper discusses the factors that contributed to its success concerning design, development, and routine use. Methods: Success is measured in terms of the systems financial independence of public grants and its successful use by the registries...
Keywords: Cancer, tumor, registries, documentation, success factors, systems integration
01/2006 | Methods of Information in Medicine, Schattauer