A medical illustration information management system for the Apple Macintosh computer

Abstract

Collection and collation of statistical information is an ever-increasing requirement in the modern medical illustration department. Business planning and general management decisions are all based on such criteria. As the NHS ‘market place’ philosophy evolves, traditional manual systems of record-keeping are no longer adequate. This paper describes the ‘in-house’ development of a customized database using the Apple Macintosh computer, and outlines the reasons for this choice of system.