BACKGROUND Informatics capacity building is resource and personnel intensive. Many local health departments (LHDs) face tradeoffs between using their resources to carry out existing mandates and using resources to build their capacity, for example, through informatics, to deliver essential services in a more effective and efficient manner. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this case study is to descri...

I. INTRODUCTION Quality patient care depends critically on the efficient management and availability of accurate information. There are many challenges involved in organizing and communicating information in radiation oncology (RT). As our planning and delivery systems become more complex and the amount of available data increase, a comprehensive information management scheme becomes a prerequi...