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The Problem-Oriented Medical Information System, or PROMIS, was a
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system specially designed for maintaining
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records. PROMIS was developed at the
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in 1976, primarily by Jan Schultz and Dr. Lawrence Weed, M.D. Apparently, the developers of
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's ZOG system were so impressed with PROMIS that it reinspired them to return to their own work. PROMIS was an interactive,
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system that allowed users to access a medical record within a large body of medical knowledge. At its peak, the PROMIS system had over 60,000 frames of knowledge. PROMIS was also known for its fast responsiveness, especially for its time.


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A History of the PROMIS Technology: An Effective Human Interface (PDF file)
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