title: Presentation of clinical guidelines via a rule-based expert charting system.
abstract: This paper discusses the theoretical basis and cumulative experience with EDECS, the Emergency Department Expert Charting System. This rule-based expert-system introduces clinical guidelines into the flow of patient care while creating the medical record and patient aftercare instructions.
authors.affiliation: UCLA Emergency Medicine Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Schriger
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Baraff
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hassanvand
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cretin
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D005103:Expert Systems; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000628:therapy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted