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Exploiting decision theory concepts within clinical guideline systems: Toward a general approach

2006; Wiley; Volume: 21; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/int.20149

1098-111X

Stefania Montani, Paolo Terenziani,

Electronic Health Records Systems

International Journal of Intelligent SystemsVolume 21, Issue 6 p. 585-599 Research Article Exploiting decision theory concepts within clinical guideline systems: Toward a general approach Stefania Montani, Stefania Montani stefania@mfn.unipmn.it DI, Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Spalto Marengo 33, 15100 Alessandria, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorPaolo Terenziani, Corresponding Author Paolo Terenziani terenz@mfn.unipmn.it DI, Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Spalto Marengo 33, 15100 Alessandria, ItalyDI, Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Spalto Marengo 33, 15100 Alessandria, ItalySearch for more papers by this author Stefania Montani, Stefania Montani stefania@mfn.unipmn.it DI, Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Spalto Marengo 33, 15100 Alessandria, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorPaolo Terenziani, Corresponding Author Paolo Terenziani terenz@mfn.unipmn.it DI, Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Spalto Marengo 33, 15100 Alessandria, ItalyDI, Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Spalto Marengo 33, 15100 Alessandria, ItalySearch for more papers by this author First published: 28 April 2006 https://doi.org/10.1002/int.20149Citations: 14AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract Supporting therapy selection is a fundamental task for a system for computerized management of clinical guidelines (GL). To this end, decision theory concepts could provide significant advances. In this article, we propose a systematic analysis of the main GL representation primitives and of how they could be related to decision theory concepts. The knowledge representation contribution we provide can be seen as a basis for implementing a decision support tool within any of the systems described in the literature: As a matter of fact, at a sufficiently abstract level, the GL primitives we treat are shared by all of the systems. Such a tool could be adopted when executing a GL on a single patient (in clinical practice) and for simulation purposes. In particular, a decision theory tool based on this analysis is being implemented in the GLARE system. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Int Syst 21: 585–599, 2006. Citing Literature Volume21, Issue6June 2006Pages 585-599 RelatedInformation