title: Coherent exchange of healthcare knowledge in open systems.
abstract: This paper outlines design philosophies and methods for healthcare knowledge systems. Clinical priorities for knowledge are discussed in terms of temporal and individual needs. Book centred organisation of healthcare knowledge, which has proven effective in clinical practice, is proposed as the basis of virtual libraries available at the point of care for target groups of healthcare professionals.
authors.affiliation: Medical Informatics Unit, Cambridge University, UK. ieb21@cam.ac.uk
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Buchan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hanka
mesh_terms: D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D003628:Database Management Systems; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005103:Expert Systems; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012985:Software Design