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COSTAR (COSTAR) - Synopsis

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Authority
The COmputer STored Ambulatory Record (COSTAR) was developed at the Laboratory of Computer Science of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).

Purpose
COSTAR is a modular medical information system used in a variety of healthcare settings for patient registration, medical records, accounts receivable, report generation, and appointment scheduling.

Metathesaurus Scope
The Metathesaurus representation of COSTAR includes approximately 3,500 terms occurring frequently at three COSTAR implementation sites, which were supplied by MGH.

Audience
COSTAR is used by clinicians, public health practitioners, researchers, and other healthcare professionals.

Metathesaurus Update Frequency
COSTAR was last updated in the Metathesaurus in 2002.

Sites Consulted

  1. Campbell, JR. An ambulatory information system serving the needs of clinical practice: COSTAR V. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care [Internet]. 1986 Oct 26 [cited 2010 Mar 23]; 141–6. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2244993/.