When the first edition of Clinical Decision Support Systems was published in 1999, I began
the preface with the statement,“We are at the beginning of a new era in the application of …

Background: Infertility affects up to 15% of couples of reproductive age all over the world, the
prevalence of infertility is said to be increasing globally and Male infertility is the most …

Faced with a documented crisis of patients not receiving appropriate care, there is a need to
implement and refine evidence-based guidelines (EBGs) to ensure that patients receive the …

To address the recognized problems associated with information overload and limited
human memory, computerbased systems which help healthcare providers use information to …

Clinical practice guidelines in paper format are still the preferred form of delivery of medical
knowledge and recommendations to healthcare professionals. Their current support and …

DXplain is an expert system designed to suggest a list of diseases that are associated with a
set of clinical findings entered by a health profession student or practitioner. It has been …

Background: The American Board of Family Practice is developing a computer-based
recertification process. An optimal implementation requires a formal model of family …

This chapter reviews the use of clinical diagnostic decision support systems (CDDSS) for
educating physicians, nurses, physician-assistants, and other medical professionals. The …

A fundamental requirement to achieve effectiveness in a medical expert system is the proper
representation of knowledge about a patient. Knowledge about a patient is stored in the …

Fast, reliable, and correct medical diagnostics is of utter importance in today's world where
diseases can spread quickly. For this reason, we have developed a medical diagnosis …