title: Automated identification of relevant patient information in a physician's workstation.
abstract: The introduction of computer-based patient records offers an opportunity to improve the ability of physicians to browse the medical record and to monitor patient events. We describe a methodology to identify relevant information in the patient record. This methodology combines a patient-specific physiological model with functions to determine relevance of patient information. The model consists of a qualitative representation of physiological parameters and influences, custom-tailored to a particular patient's problems, medications, and test results. We describe two applications of this model in the context of an integrated physician's workstation: automatic linking of relevant patient information for configuration of user-interface displays, and monitoring of patient events to prevent oversight of noteworthy information.
authors.affiliation: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto, CA.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Suermondt
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Strong
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Annevelink
mesh_terms: D003199:Computer Systems; D003658:Decision Making, Computer-Assisted; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D008838:Microcomputers; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010820:Physicians