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Extending contemporary decision support system designs to patient-oriented systems.

Year: 1998

Type: article

Abstract: Decision support systems for patients can benefit from adopting knowledge engineering-based architectures. In this paper, we describe how decision support systems for patients differ from decision support systems for health professionals and knowledge engineering principles that can be used to improve the efficiency of developing patient support systems. We discuss a five-step process model for patient-computer dialogue and its incorporation into an architecture based on knowledge engineering ontologies. The architecture's components are grouped into transient and persistent application layers that support a general framework for patient decision support. The implementation of the object-based model using a relational database management system is also discussed.

Source: PubMed Central

Authors: G C Scott, L A Lenert

Institutions: Stanford Medicine, Stanford University

Language: English

Topic: Electronic Health Records Systems

Subfield: Health Information Management

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institutes of Health

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