Medical University of Graz
The Medical University of Graz (MUG) comprises 40 clinical and non-clinical institutions. It is closely associated with Graz University Hospital, which is amongst the largest Hospitals in Europe (more than 2.000 beds) and is a top quality institution offering all fields of human medicine. Subsequently, Graz University Hospital is the flagship Hospital of the Steiermärkische Krankenanstalten Ges.m.b.H. which manages 22 Hospitals in Styria, serving a population of approximately 1.600.000 people of Styria (Austria). The Institute of Medical Informatics, Statistics & Documentation (IMI) sees its mission in the exciting area between modern high-tech and individual patient care. The institute was founded in October 1989, as an Institute in the clinical sector of the Medical Faculty of Graz University, and had its roots in a subdivision of the Radiology department, consequently the experience in design and development of Health Care applications for the use in Hospitals reaches back into the 1970s. This long practice and experience in design, development, deployment and maintenance of classical medical information systems is extremely helpful both for the development of new applications and for establishing a working relationship with the clinical sector. Main areas of work include:
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Information Systems with special focus on HCI and Usability Engineering; |
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Electronic multimedia patient records (EPR); |
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Knowledge Management in Medicine and Health Care; |
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