A quantitative, multi-function risk analysis system for treatment decision support

Author

Chang, C.C. ; Chiu, D.Y. ; Wan, T.L. ; Evens, Martha ; Trace, David A. ; Naeymi-Rad, Frank ; Carmony, Lowell

Author_Institution

Illinois Inst. of Technol., Chicago, IL, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

13-16 Jun 1993

Firstpage

200

Lastpage

205

Abstract

A quantitative, multi-function treatment risk analysis system is being developed by the MEDAS project group. Two main purposes are: to provide a computer-based decision support tool in treatment decision making for practicing physicians; to provide an effective medical decision analysis training tool for medical school students as well as for physicians who are interested in acquiring the skills in this area. The fundamental methodology used in this system is based on Weinstein´s quantitative approach (M.C. Weinstein, H.V. Fineberg, 1980) and the concept of value of clinical information. Three different function models in this system have been constructed. They are the automated consultation model, the user self-consultation model, and the training model

Keywords

decision support systems; medical administrative data processing; medical expert systems; MEDAS project group; automated consultation model; clinical information; computer-based decision support tool; effective medical decision analysis training tool; medical school students; multi-function treatment risk analysis system; practicing physicians; quantitative approach; training model; treatment decision making; user self-consultation model; Control systems; Decision making; Decision trees; Educational institutions; Lakes; Medical treatment; Physics computing; Probability; Risk analysis; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer-Based Medical Systems, 1993. Proceedings of Sixth Annual IEEE Symposium on

Conference_Location

Ann Arbor, MI

Print_ISBN

0-8186-3752-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CBMS.1993.263019

Filename

263019