title: Philosophies for the design and development of clinical decision-support systems.
abstract: Little significance is attached by medical informatics workers to the many practical issues which affect the development of clinical decision-support systems. We examine the current state of research in clinical decision-support, the characteristics and motivations of developers, and the perceptions of intended end-users. Factors which adversely affect the success of systems are highlighted and pointers to good practice discussed. We then propose a coherent approach to system development, consisting of requirements analysis, software design, implementation, testing, evaluation and maintenance.
authors: Medical Informatics Group, University of Manchester, UK.
authors: H A
authors: HA
authors: Heathfield
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Wyatt
mesh_terms: D003199:Computer Systems; D003658:Decision Making, Computer-Assisted; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000639:trends; D012984:Software / Q000592:standards