title: A methodology for eliciting and modeling exceptions.
abstract: Exceptions in safety-critical systems must be addressed during conceptual design and risk analysis. We developed a conceptual model of exceptions, a methodology for eliciting and modeling exceptions, and templates for modeling them in an extension of the Object-Process Methodology (OPM)-a system analysis and design methodology and language that uses a single graphical model for describing systems, including their timing exceptions, which has been shown to be an effective modeling methodology. Using an antibiotics treatment guideline as a case study, we demonstrate the value of our approach in eliciting and modeling exceptions that occur in clinical care systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Management Information Systems, University of Haifa, 31905, Israel.
authors.forename: Mor
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peleg
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Somekh
authors.forename: Dov
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dori
mesh_terms: D019295:Computational Biology / Q000379:methods*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D018570:Risk Assessment