Caisis is a web based cancer data management system, designed to bridge the gap between research and clinical practice. The project was started with the goal of improving data quality and accuracy, while reducing time and effort for clinicians trying to summarize and document patient histories. Currently, data is electronically captured in Caisis, then printed onto paper

forms (approved by billing and compliance)  that can be used for documentation purposes. A long-term goal of Caisis is to replace these paper forms with electronic interfaces on wireless tablet PCs, which should reduce the reliance on trained data management staff and decrease the turnaround time for data capture.

Absolutely. We welcome the opportunity to speak and work with you. As with all open-source projects, the Caisis Project will be most successful if we build a community of collaborators devoted to the development of freely available software for the healthcare field. As such, we are

Since version 4.0 the Caisis documentation is being maintained on the wiki. This wiki facilitates the core Caisis team and outside community members to continually add new documentation.

In most instances, people are currently using Caisis to help manage their patient
data for research. In the future, we hope that users will take advantage of the full scope of the system including the features for Tumor Banking, Protocol Management, Project Tracking and Patient Education

System requirements for Caisis can be found here.

The Caisis security system strictly adheres to the guidelines set forth by HIPAA. Steps have been taken to limit unauthorized access to patient data, or other security and confidentiality breaches. Once logged into the application, users can prevent unapproved access to entire sections of data.

The features in Caisis have been designed to complement other hospital systems, including electronic medical records and order-management systems. The functions of some hospital systems may be duplicated in future Caisis releases, but you always have the option to turn off functions that are already covered by other systems at your organization.

Caisis is being designed with Web standards in mind. As such, modern standard-compliant browsers should work fine with the application, regardless of the operating system you are running. If you are running Linux or Mac in your server environments, then you may want to review the details of the Mono Project.

Version 1.0 of the Mono project (released June 30, 2004) should allow Caisis to run in the UNIX environment of Linux and Mac OS X. The Caisis team has not yet fully tested the application in this environment, but plans are underway for complete testing in the near future.

Caisis is a derivative of the Italian word, Casus, which means "opportunity" or "event." Because that word was already trademarked, we decided to change the spelling slightly to Caisis, which carries the same meaning. This name also resembles an acronym for Cancer Information System.