title: Development of a Clinical Decision Support System for the Patients of a Laboratory Service.
abstract: The paper presents the results of the development and implementation of an expert system that automatically generates doctors' letters based on the results of laboratory tests. Medical knowledge is expressed using a first order predicate logic based language. The system was implemented and evaluated in the Helix laboratory service.
authors: Helix laboratory service, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
authors: Ilya
authors: I
authors: Semenov
authors: Institute Cybernetic Center, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, Russia.
authors: Georgy
authors: G
authors: Kopanitsa
mesh_terms: D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019937:Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; D005103:Expert Systems; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration