Title :
An approach to the design of a clinically acceptable expert alert system
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Living, Hartford, CT, USA
Abstract :
The author describes a project in which the goal was to ensure clinician acceptance and use of an expert system that generates information alerts for psychiatric practitioners. The resulting implementation methodology is described, and its potential application in other settings is discussed. The author describes the procedures followed in developing an implementation methodology and key features of the design, and he comments on the applicability of the methodology to other medical settings
Keywords :
expert systems; medical computing; clinically acceptable expert alert system; clinician acceptance; implementation methodology; information alerts; psychiatric practitioners; Application software; Design methodology; Hospitals; Laboratories; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical expert systems; Medical services; Medical treatment; Psychology; Software design;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96479
