Clinical data management and analysis using a microcomputer.

In the clinical setting, it is imperative that the medical staff as well as certain support staff have ready access to patients' records and on-study data. Computerization of the clinical data must not deter non-computer-oriented data users from getting at the information they need. In fact, the computer system should be designed for ease of operation by all potential users so that it becomes a valuable and unobtrusive aid to the clinical environment. This paper describes the workings of a microcomputer system at the Vermont Regional Cancer Center.