TY - GEN
T1 - Specification, execution and management of clinical test ordering protocols
T2 - 1st European Workshop on Computer-Based Support for Clinical Guidelines and Protocols, EWGLP 2000
AU - Dube, Kudakwashe
AU - Wu, Bing
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - There is general recognition that the use of clinical test ordering protocols supported by Information Technology can enhance quality and proper usage of clinical laboratory resources. This effort aims at addressing the requirement for a generic framework and software environment for the specification, execution and management of clinical test ordering protocols. The approach taken for the representation of clinical test order protocols is based on the event-condition-action (ECA) rule paradigm as defined in active databases. In this paper, a relational database approach to maintaining the protocol specification is discussed. Emphasis is placed on the importance of the efficient and effective management of computer-based test ordering protocol specifications at both schema and instance levels. A framework for the execution and management of clinical test ordering protocols is presented. A distinction and separation is drawn between the static protocol (specification) and the dynamic patient test plan (protocol instance).
AB - There is general recognition that the use of clinical test ordering protocols supported by Information Technology can enhance quality and proper usage of clinical laboratory resources. This effort aims at addressing the requirement for a generic framework and software environment for the specification, execution and management of clinical test ordering protocols. The approach taken for the representation of clinical test order protocols is based on the event-condition-action (ECA) rule paradigm as defined in active databases. In this paper, a relational database approach to maintaining the protocol specification is discussed. Emphasis is placed on the importance of the efficient and effective management of computer-based test ordering protocol specifications at both schema and instance levels. A framework for the execution and management of clinical test ordering protocols is presented. A distinction and separation is drawn between the static protocol (specification) and the dynamic patient test plan (protocol instance).
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84888352908
U2 - 10.3233/978-1-60750-927-1-31
DO - 10.3233/978-1-60750-927-1-31
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84888352908
SN - 1586031937
SN - 9781586031930
T3 - Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
SP - 31
EP - 42
BT - Computer-Based Support for Clinical Guidelines and Protocols - Proceedings of EWGLP 2000
PB - IOS Press
Y2 - 13 November 2000 through 14 November 2000
ER -