Automating complex guidelines for chronic disease: Lessons learned

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 154-165

  Maviglia, Saverio M ^a,b   Zielstorff, Rita D ^c   Paterno, Marilyn ^a   Teich, Jonathan M ^b,c   Bates, David W ^a,b   Kuperman, Gilad J ^d  

^a PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Healthvision Inc   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; AUTOMATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EXPERT SYSTEMS; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 0037356455     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M1181     Document Type: Review

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