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Rule-Based Systems
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Computer technology has impacted the practice of medicine in dramatic ways. Imaging techniques provide noninvasive tools which alter the diag nostic process. Sophisticated monitoring equipment presents new levels of detail for both patient management and research. In most of these high technology applications, the computer is embedded in the device; its presence is transparent to the user. There is also a growing number of applications in which the health care provider directly interacts with a computer. In many cases, these appli cations are limited to administrative functions, e.g., office practice man agement, location of hospital patients, appointments, and scheduling. Nevertheless, there also are instances of patient care functions such as results reporting, decision support, surveillance, and reminders. This series, Computers and Medicine, will focus upon the direct use of information systems as it relates to the medical community. After twenty-five years of experimentation and experience, there are many tested applications which can be implemented economically using the current generation of computers. Moreover, the falling cost of computers suggests that there will be even more extensive use in the near future. Yet there is a gap between current practice and the state-of-the-art.
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Book Title: Computer-Assisted Medical Decision Making
Editors: James A. Reggia, Stanley Tuhrim
Series Title: Computers and Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5108-8
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1985
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-9567-9Published: 27 September 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-5108-8Published: 06 December 2012
Series ISSN: 1431-1909
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 296