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Medical informatics and pediatrics article

Title: Medical informatics and pediatrics: decision-support

Authors: Johnson, Kevin B.; Feldman, Mitchell J.

Citation: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Dec 1995 v149

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Subjects: Medical informatics_Usage

Pediatrics_Data processing

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Abstract: Medical diagnostic decision-support (MDDS) systems can assist doctors in making diagnoses and treating patients. MDDS systems enable doctors to manage the overwhelming amount of medical information, increase diagnostic accuracy, and make medically and financially optimal treatment decisions. Primarily, MDDS systems offer possible diagnoses in response to the doctor's input of history, clinical findings, and test results. They can also present treatment options, remind doctors of the need for screening tests or prevention information, calculate drug dosages, and warn against potential adverse reactions or complications. Fears of interference with patient rapport, loss of physician autonomy, expanse of legal liability, and the belief that it is too difficult or not worthwhile to work with an MDDS system are not justified. Several MDDS and reminder systems are described and evaluated.

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Author's Abstract: COPYRIGHT American Medical Association 1995

Decision support is an important area of medical informatics research. Computer-based decision-support tools facilitate diagnosis and the management of patients after a diagnosis has been established. Diagnostic decision-support tools, such as Meditel, Quick Medical Reference, DXplain, Iliad, and PEM-DXP are potentially useful "expert systems." Other management-support tools, such as systems that use clinical practice guidelines to create reminders and alerts, also have been developed and evaluat...

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