Presentation of clinical guidelines via a rule-based expert charting system.
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.
Schriger
D L
DL
UCLA Emergency Medicine Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA.
Baraff
L J
LJ
Hassanvand
M
M
Cretin
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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