caa a22 4500 477061613 CHVBK 20180405111402.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF01061917 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF01061917 Workshop: Data management for a 2000-patient anticoagulation clinic [Elektronische Daten] [Lynn Oertel, Martha Lake] The concept of specialized anticoagulation services has attracted a great deal of enthusiasm because this type of systematic approach offers a number of benefits for patients and providers alike. The computerization of such services challenges the health care team but is ultimately a great aid to clinicians in providing quality care. The Anticoagulant Therapy Unit (ATU) at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston, Massachusetts was first organized in 1969 and is among the largest in the United States. The patient population is presently more than 2400. Full computerization has been the key to the success of this unit in managing the large number of patients and the volume of anticoagulation data. We describe some aspects of how this unit operates, with emphasis on how a computerized database is essential to providing optimal monitoring and tracking for such a large patient population. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996 anticoagulation service nationallicence warfarin therapy nationallicence data management nationallicence Oertel Lynn Anticoagulant Therapy Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Fruit Street, 02114, Boston, MA aut Lake Martha Anticoagulant Therapy Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Fruit Street, 02114, Boston, MA aut Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis Kluwer Academic Publishers 2/4(1996-03-01), 305-307 0929-5305 2:4<305 1996 2 11239 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01061917 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01061917 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Oertel Lynn Anticoagulant Therapy Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Fruit Street, 02114, Boston, MA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lake Martha Anticoagulant Therapy Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Fruit Street, 02114, Boston, MA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis Kluwer Academic Publishers 2/4(1996-03-01), 305-307 0929-5305 2:4<305 1996 2 11239 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer