PROFORMA - A GENERAL TECHNOLOGY FOR CLINICAL DECISION-SUPPORT SYSTEMS

Authors
FOX J JOHNS N LYONS C RAHMANZADEH A THOMSON R WILSON P
Citation
J. Fox et al., PROFORMA - A GENERAL TECHNOLOGY FOR CLINICAL DECISION-SUPPORT SYSTEMS, Computer methods and programs in biomedicine, 54(1-2), 1997, pp. 59-67
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematical Methods, Biology & Medicine","Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications","Engineering, Biomedical","Computer Science Theory & Methods","Medical Informatics
Journal title
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
01692607
Volume
54
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
59 - 67
Database
ISI
SICI code
0169-2607(1997)54:1-2<59:P-AGTF>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The need for flexible and well understood knowledge representations wh ich are capable of capturing clinical guidelines and protocols for dec ision support systems is widely recognised, The PROforma method for sp ecifying clinical guidelines and protocols comprises a graphical notat ion for their design, and a formal knowledge representation language t o enable them to be executed by a computer ro support the management o f medical procedures and clinical decision making. PROforma technology consists of a graphical knowledge editor for the creation of guidelin es, and an enactment engine for testing and executing them. This paper provides an overview of the motivation and structure of PROforma, and illustrates its use in the development of clinical applications. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.