title: Research takes on a second life. Interview by John McCornack.
abstract: The health care industry is embracing the artificial intelligence concepts that Edward H. Shortliffe, M.D., developed in the 1970s. His current work on Web-based information dissemination may yield applications for the next century.
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Shortliffe
mesh_terms: D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D001499:Bayes Theorem; D002140:California; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D005103:Expert Systems; D006785:Hospitals, University; D008490:Medical Informatics; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration; D011381:Programming Languages; D012106:Research; D018511:Systems Integration; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted