[Considerations about developing a clinical decision support system for evidence-based diagnosis and treatment of acupuncture-moxibustion].
To develop a practical clinical decision support system (CDSS) for acu-moxibustion therapy is of highly realistic significance in assisting acupuncturists with their decision-making tasks. In the present paper, the authors review the general state of studies on CDSS and analyze the extant problems and those needing to be tackled urgently in acu-moxibustion clinic. Secondly, the authors put forward some thoughts on developing CDSS for acu-moxibustion and analyze its practicability. In conclusion, the authors think that by making full use of modern methodology of evidence-based medicine and utilizing the abundant available information of current databases and data mining techniques, to develop a practical CDSS for acu-moxibustion is necessary.
Library of Chengdu University of Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610075, China.
Yu-Lan
YL
Ren
Fang
F
Zeng
Ling
L
Zhao
Jie
J
Yang
Fan-Rong
FR
Liang
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D003657:Decision Making; D003933:Diagnosis; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009071:Moxibustion