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Introduction of knowledge bases in patient's data management system : role of the user interface

As the number of signals and data to be handled grows in intensive care unit, it is necessary to design more powerful computing systems that integrate and summarize all this information. The manual input of data as e.g. clinical signs and drug prescription and the synthetic representation of these d...

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Published in:International journal of clinical monitoring and computing 1995-02, Vol.12 (1), p.11-16, Article 11
Main Authors: CHAMBRIN, M. C, RAVAUX, P, JABORSKA, A, BEUGNET, C, LESTAVEL, P, CHOPIN, C, BONIFACE, M
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Language:English
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Summary:As the number of signals and data to be handled grows in intensive care unit, it is necessary to design more powerful computing systems that integrate and summarize all this information. The manual input of data as e.g. clinical signs and drug prescription and the synthetic representation of these data requires an ever more sophisticated user interface. The introduction of knowledge bases in the data management allows to conceive contextual interfaces. The objective of this paper is to show the importance of the design of the user interface, in the daily use of clinical information system. Then we describe a methodology that uses the man-machine interaction to capture the clinician knowledge during the clinical practice. The different steps are the audit of the user's actions, the elaboration of statistic models allowing the definition of new knowledge, and the validation that is performed before complete integration. A part of this knowledge can be used to improve the user interface. Finally, we describe the implementation of these concepts on a UNIX platform using OSF/MOTIF graphical interface.
ISSN:0167-9945
DOI:10.1007/BF01142440