In addition to having access to this high-end supercomputing hardware, our researchers also have access to several software packages that are not installed locally. The Legion Project is developing large, potentially nationwide, virtual machines in which processor cycles, communication, and data are shared transparently. ACHS made several advancements in hardware and software during the year. Through the use of Equipment Trust Fund moneys, the unit upgraded the public labs in its area in ways that greatly improved users' capacity to digitize and display visual data. Upgrades were made to a PC-based file server, flatbed scanners, and a slide scanner.
New hardware includes a color laser printer and a high-resolution color LCD projection system.
The CDR is a clinical information systems prototype that ACHS is developing in cooperation with the Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, Medical Center Computing, Health Services Foundation, and several clinical departments. The CDR combines information from a variety of local and national health-care databases to form a centralized data core. This year, a third person was added to the CDR development team, more data sets were added to the repository, and the database's end-user interface was improved. New phases of the project involve adding such data as laboratory results and outpatient information to the repository.