Background
Blum, Bruce Ivan was born on April 17, 1931 in New York City. Son of Manick H. and Shirley (Feinstein) Blum.
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As its name implies, this book deals with clinical information systems. The clinical information system (or CIS) is an automated system with a long term database containing clinical information used for patient care. This definition excludes business systems (no clinical data), physiological monitoring systems (no long term database), and many research systems (not used in patient care). The theses of this book are (a) that CIS technology is mature, (b) that the CIS will have a major impact upon patient care and the health delivery system, and (c) that the number of commercial systems which now offer these potential benefits is very small. The objective of this book is to establish the above theses and thereby (a) inform both users and developers, (b) increase the demand for more sophisticated products, and finally, (c) provide marketplace incentives to advance the state of the art. The CIS is an application of computer technology for a specific class of problems. Its development requires a knowledge of the technology with an understanding of the application area. As with any tool-based application, the scope of the product will be limited by the capability of the tool. In the case of the CIS, reliable computers with comprehensive database facilities became comĀ mercially available in the early 1970s. By the mid 1970s there was a maturation of the literature, and evaluations of 5-years' use began to appear. As will be shown, there have been surprisingly few new ideas introduced since the 1970s.
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This text presents software engineering as an evolving discipline, and current practices are explained in the context of their initial goals and historical setting. The software process is one of problem solving, and the solutions must be expressed as formal models. This cohesive work provides a basic grounding in the process of software development and explains how a disciplined application of methods and tools can improve the quality and productivity of projects such as information systems, software tools, and engineering analyses. Designed as a text for upper-class undergraduates, or first-year graduates, this book offers an integrated and pragmatic overview of software engineering that should be of interest to practitioners as well. Techniques are compared and contrasted, and the way in which each responds to particular problems inherent in software engineering is demonstrated. All illustrations are drawn from a central case study--the development of a software configuration management system. The book contains exercises and an extended reading list.
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Blum, Bruce Ivan was born on April 17, 1931 in New York City. Son of Manick H. and Shirley (Feinstein) Blum.
Bachelor of Science, Rutgers University, 1951. Master of Arts in History, Columbia University, 1955. Master of Arts in Mathematics, University Maryland, 1964.
Instructor, Fairleigh Dickenson U., Teaneck, New Jersey, 1955-1960; mathematician, Applied Physics Laboratory/Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Maryland., 1962-1967; principal staff, Applied Physics Laboratory/Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Maryland., since 1974; vice president, Wolf Research and Development, Riverdale, Maryland., 1967-1973; associate professor School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, Maryland., since 1976. Director Clinical Information Systems Division, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1976-1983.
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With United States Army, 1952-1954. Fellow American College Medical Information. Member Association Computing Machinery, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society, American Association Artificial Intelligence, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Married Harriet Roth, August 22, 1954. Children: Jody B. Rosenblatt, Marcy B. Del Grosso.