Using medical knowledge to reduce data errors.
Knowledge about the subject of a data base application can be used to reduce errors or data omissions. This article describes a data base system for a gynecologic oncology registry that uses rules incorporating knowledge about gynecologic oncology to minimize errors when a multiple-choice format is used for data entry.
D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006748:Hospital Departments; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital; D009820:Ohio; D012042:Registries