AdaptFlow: Protocol-based medical treatment using adaptive workflows

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 80-88

  Greiner, Ulrike ^a   Mueller, R ^a   Rahm, E ^a   Ramsch, J ^a   Heller, B ^a   Loeffler, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptive workflow management; Clinical protocols; Clinical trials; Event oriented exception handling; Guidelines

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HYBRID; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 16244395776     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633926     Document Type: Article

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