Decision support for infectious diseases—a working prototype

• Published in: International journal of medical informatics Vol. 64; no. 2; pp. 331 - 340
• Main Authors: Joch, J., Dudeck, J.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.12.2001; Elsevier
• Subjects: Artificial Intelligence; Biological and medical sciences; Computerized management (medical records, files, hospital management); Computerized, statistical medical data processing and models in biomedicine; Cross Infection; Decision support system; Decision Support Systems, Clinical; Engines; Hospital Information Systems; Humans; Hygiene; Infection Control; Medical management aid. Diagnosis aid; Medical sciences; Nosocomial infections; Decision support system; Engines; Nosocomial infections; Human; Nosocomial infection; Vocabulary; Dictionaries; Prototype; Software development; Information system; Relational database; Search engine; Infection; Biomedical data processing; Computer system; Diagnostic aid; Medical application; Biomedical engineering

This paper presents a decision support system for nosocomial infections and its integration in the large HIS of the University Hospital of Giessen. The system comprises five different engines and a data dictionary. It is designed to detect hospital acquired infections even in a situation where only...