DocumentCode :
3258914
Title :
Supporting protocol-based care in medicine via multiple coordinated views
Author :
Aigner, Wolfgang ; Miksch, Silvia
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Software Technol. & Interactive Syst., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Austria
fYear :
2004
fDate :
38181
Firstpage :
118
Lastpage :
129
Abstract :
Computer supported protocol-based care aims to aid physicians in the treatment process. The main focus of current research is directed towards the formal methods and representations used "behind the scenes" of such systems. This work on the contrary, is situated at the human end of the human-machine chain. We describe the development of interactive visualization methods to support protocol-based care. We provide multiple simultaneous views to cover different aspects of a complex underlying data structure of treatment plans and patient data. The tightly coupled views use visualization methods well-known to domain experts and are designed to facilitate users\´ tasks. The views are based on the concepts of clinical algorithm maps and Lifelines which have been extended in order to cope with the powerful and expressive plan representation language Asbru. The user-centered development approach applied for these interactive visualization methods has been guided by user input gathered via a user study, design reviews, and prototype evaluations.
Keywords :
data visualisation; medical computing; patient treatment; protocols; specification languages; user centred design; Asbru; Lifelines; clinical algorithm maps; computer supported protocol-based care; data structure; formal methods; human-machine chain; information visualization; interactive visualization; medical informatics; multiple coordinated views; patient data; physician aid; plan representation language; tightly coupled views; treatment plans; user-centered design; user-centered development; Access protocols; Biomedical informatics; Data visualization; Europe; Humans; Interactive systems; Intersymbol interference; Man machine systems; Medical treatment; Physics computing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Coordinated and Multiple Views in Exploratory Visualization, 2004. Proceedings. Second International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2179-7
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/CMV.2004.1319532
Filename :
1319532
Link To Document :
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