Development of total medical material distribution management system.

Since September 1992, attempts have been made at Kagoshima University Hospital to develop the Medical Material Distribution Management System which helps to realize optimal hospital management as a subsystem of the Total Hospital Information System of Kagoshima University (THINK). As this system has been established, it has become possible for us to have an accurate grasp of the flow and stock of medical materials at our hospital. Furthermore, since September 1993, the Medical Material Distribution Management System has been improved and the Total Medical Material Distribution Management System has been smoothly introduced into the site of clinical practice.

Electrochemically active DNA probes: detection of target DNA sequences at femtomole level by high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection.

Electrochemically active DNA probes were prepared by linking a ferrocene unit with 5'-aminohexyl-terminated oligonucleotides. The DNA sequences of probes 5a, 5b, and 5c were 5'-T12-3', 5'-T20-3', and 5'-TGCAG TTCCG GTGGC TGATC-3', respectively. Probe 5a could form a complex selectively with a single-strand poly(A) and a double-strand DNA fragment containing an A13 sequence and these complexes could be detected at femtomole levels by an electrochemical detector (ECD) on HPLC.

Development of a hospital management system to analyze nursing information using a microcomputer.

We have developed a hospital management system to analyze the large amount of the nursing information using a microcomputer system. In this system, we have combined the information from the patient database and the nursing database in order to evaluate the quality of medical care in the hospital. The utilization of a microcomputer is useful for filing and analyzing it and presenting the results in a variety of formats, including graphic representations.

The management of medical records.

An optical disk filing system is an efficient approach to storing medical records; however, this system has not yet been put to practical use because it is usually a "stand-alone" type indirectly connected to a hospital information system. We have developed a medical record management system with an optical disk filing system connected to the host computer in the hospital information system. We can retrieve and display the medical records through the CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) terminals of the hospital information system at every ward and outpatient clinic.

Computerized nursing system in hospital information system.

We have developed a computerized nursing system including a nursing information system, a nursing administration system and a nursing support system. This on-line nursing system is linked to the total hospital information system. This paper describes the purpose and concept of the system development.

A total hospital information system at Kagoshima University Hospital.

At Kagoshima University Hospital, we have been developing the total hospital information system named THINK (total hospital information system of Kagoshima University), using a large-size computer system. In this system, the entry of data is done only once at the point of origin. The mutual use of data is done by various subsystems, and the user interface is uniformity.

[Studies of the manifold of amylase].

alpha-Amylase (1.4-alpha-D-glucan-glucanohydrolase, E.C 3.