title: Expert systems in laboratory medicine: a practical consultative application.
abstract: Today, more than ever, clinical pathologists will be required to act as consultants, while at the same time coping with ever-increasing workloads. We present a knowledge-based expert system for providing interpretive reports on over 100 specimens per day in a large commercial laboratory. The program's developmental history is reviewed, followed by a description of the program's structure and operation and how it is used and edited.
authors.affiliation: Smith Kline Bio-Science Laboratories, Nashville, Tennessee 37203.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Pribor
mesh_terms: D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D007256:Information Systems; D008490:Medical Informatics; D012984:Software