Computer Stored Ambulatory Record (COSTAR)

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COSTAR or Computer-Stored Ambulatory Record was developed by the Laboratory of Computer Science at Massachusetts General Hospital between 1968 and 1971 for Harvard Community Health Plan by Octo Barnett and Jerome Grossman. COSTAR operates using the MUMPS programming language. MUMPS was widely used in the 70's & 80's for medical applications.

COSTAR was one of the first programs that used "reminders" that were generated once a patient's profile was used. This aided in proper observance of clinical guidelines by the practitioner [Luo JS 2006].


References

Hattwick MA. Computer Stored Ambulatory Record (COSTAR) in Real Life Practice. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care. 1979 October 17; 761–764.

Luo JS. Electronic Medical Records. Primary Psychiatry. 2006; 13(2): pp. 22-30. Available from: http://www.primarypsychiatry.com/aspx/articledetail.aspx?articleid=87

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