A task-based support architecture for developing point-of-care clinical decision support systems for the emergency department

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 18-32

  Wilk, Szymon ^a,b   Michalowski, W ^b   O'Sullivan, D ^b,c   Farion, K ^c   Sayyad Shirabad, J ^d   Kuziemsky, C ^b   Kukawka, B ^a,d  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agent oriented paradigm; Clinical decision support system; Ontology driven design; Point ofcare; System architecture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE BASE; PILOT STUDY; RISK MANAGEMENT; WORKFLOW;

ASTHMA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE BASES; PILOT PROJECTS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; RISK MANAGEMENT; WORKFLOW;

EID: 84875320134     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3414/ME11-01-0099     Document Type: Article

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