Computer-based execution of clinical guidelines: A review

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 787-808

  Isern, David ^a   Moreno, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clinical practice guideline; Decision making, Computer assisted; Decision support systems, Clinical; Patient care management

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; HEALTH CARE; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEDICAL COMPUTING; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUERY LANGUAGES; TERMINOLOGY;

CLINICAL GUIDELINES; CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE; COORDINATION MECHANISMS; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DECISION-SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; EXECUTION ENGINES; EXECUTION PROCESSES; EXTERNAL-; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; MEDICAL DATABASES; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH AREAS; WIDESPREAD USES;

DECISION MAKING;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ELECTRONICS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER SECURITY; COMPUTERS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS COMPUTING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 54149117433     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2008.05.010     Document Type: Review

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