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An approach for the evaluation of software engineering environments in medicine.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8289531     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This article examines several criteria for the evaluation of software engineering environments (SEE) in medicine. The study is restricted to the evaluation of the SEE itself, not of its by-products which are the medical applications developed with the SEE. Basic principles for an evaluation methodology are presented. They consist in determining the evaluation objectives and judging a SEE according to criteria which are grouped into three broad categories--functional, generic and environmental. Each category reflects a particular domain of evaluation of the SEE. Methods of measurement and questions highlighting these specific areas are mentioned. Criteria are extracted from the list of objectives that follows the HELIOS European AIM project of the Commission of the European Communities. Special emphasis is drawn on the criteria for which the medical specificity and usefulness of a SEE can be approach. For this purpose a method of measurement of such appropriateness is proposed.
Authors:
P Degoulet; L Lucas; M C Jaulent; F C Jean; D Sauquet; M Lavril
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Medical informatics = Médecine et informatique     Volume:  18     ISSN:  0307-7640     ISO Abbreviation:  Med Inform (Lond)     Publication Date:    1993 Jul-Sep
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-02-24     Completed Date:  1994-02-24     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7612096     Medline TA:  Med Inform (Lond)     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  195-208     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Broussais University Hospital, Paris, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Attitude to Computers
Decision Support Techniques
Documentation
Europe
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Human Engineering*
Quality Control
Software / standards*
Software Design
User-Computer Interface

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