Unified Modeling Language (UML) for hospital-based cancer registration processes.

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dc.contributor.authorShiki, Naomien_US
dc.contributor.authorOhno, Yukoen_US
dc.contributor.authorFujii, Ayumien_US
dc.contributor.authorMurata, Taizoen_US
dc.contributor.authorMatsumura, Yasushien_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T17:52:12Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T17:52:12Z
dc.date.issued2008-10-05en_US
dc.descriptionAsian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention.en_US
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: Hospital-based cancer registry involves complex processing steps that span across multiple departments. In addition, management techniques and registration procedures differ depending on each medical facility. Establishing processes for hospital-based cancer registry requires clarifying specific functions and labor needed. In recent years, the business modeling technique, in which management evaluation is done by clearly spelling out processes and functions, has been applied to business process analysis. However, there are few analytical reports describing the applications of these concepts to medical-related work. In this study, we initially sought to model hospital-based cancer registration processes using the Unified Modeling Language (UML), to clarify functions. METHODS: The object of this study was the cancer registry of Osaka University Hospital. We organized the hospital-based cancer registration processes based on interview and observational surveys, and produced an As-Is model using activity, use-case, and class diagrams. After drafting every UML model, it was fed-back to practitioners to check its validity and improved. RESULTS: We were able to define the workflow for each department using activity diagrams. In addition, by using use-case diagrams we were able to classify each department within the hospital as a system, and thereby specify the core processes and staff that were responsible for each department. The class diagrams were effective in systematically organizing the information to be used for hospital-based cancer registries. Using UML modeling, hospital-based cancer registration processes were broadly classified into three separate processes, namely, registration tasks, quality control, and filing data. An additional 14 functions were also extracted. Many tasks take place within the hospital-based cancer registry office, but the process of providing information spans across multiple departments. Moreover, additional tasks were required in comparison to using a standardized system because the hospital-based cancer registration system was constructed with the pre-existing computer system in Osaka University Hospital. Difficulty of utilization of useful information for cancer registration processes was shown to increase the task workload. CONCLUSION: By using UML, we were able to clarify functions and extract the typical processes for a hospital-based cancer registry. Modeling can provide a basis of process analysis for establishment of efficient hospital-based cancer registration processes in each institute.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDept. of Mathematical Health Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.en_US
dc.identifier.citationShiki N, Ohno Y, Fujii A, Murata T, Matsumura Y. Unified Modeling Language (UML) for hospital-based cancer registration processes. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 2008 Oct-Dec; 9(4): 789-96en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/38058
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.apocp.orgen_US
dc.titleUnified Modeling Language (UML) for hospital-based cancer registration processes.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'ten_US
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