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Decision support system with embedded clinical guidelines

US8515887B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV · NL

Inventors

William Palmer Lord · Fishkill, US
Colleen M. Ennett · White Plains, US
Xinxin Zhu · Ossining, US
Joachim Dieter SCHMIDT · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 6, 2006
Grant date	Aug 20, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 28, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG16H40/20
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A context-aware decision-support system automatically selects the clinical guideline pertaining to the patient's medical care and automatically deduces the current stage in the guideline (S312, S336). The system tracks a patient's progress through the guideline to maintain a determination as to the current stage (S304, S336). Based on the current stage and patient-specific information, an unsolicited recommendation is presented on-screen, accompanied by one or more grades representing the level of evidence underlying the recommendation (S344).

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