Standards, data models, ontologies, rules: Prerequisites for comprehensive clinical practice guidelines

Emory Fry, Davide Sottara

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2 Scopus citations

Abstract

General technical challenges in providing a standardized semantic, structural, and conceptual foundation for comprehensive Clinical Decision Support (CDS) are introduced. The prerequisite requirements for a) standard representations of domain data, b) standard vocabularies to unambiguously define and declare domain concepts, and c) an expressive description logic syntax with which to articulate and encode domain knowledge are examined with reference to the use of CDS in automating Clinical Practice Guidelines. Semantic web, uncertainty and other cognitive technologies are discussed in the context of improving the reliability and adaptability of clinical guidelines in real-world scenarios. Select opportunities for incorporating standards and technology capabilities available in non-medical communities are highlighted when appropriate.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationRule-Based Modeling and Computing on the Semantic Web - 5th International Symposium, RuleML 2011 - America, Proceedings
Pages252-266
Number of pages15
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 9 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event5th International Symposium on Rules: Research-Based and Industry-Focused, RuleML 2011, Collocated with the International Business Rules Forum, BRF - Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
Duration: Nov 3 2011Nov 5 2011

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume7018 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Other

Other5th International Symposium on Rules: Research-Based and Industry-Focused, RuleML 2011, Collocated with the International Business Rules Forum, BRF
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityFort Lauderdale, FL
Period11/3/1111/5/11

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Computer Science(all)

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