System for screening of medical decision making incorporating a knowledge base

Patent 6049794 Issued on April 11, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date:

December 9, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Application

No. 988368 filed on 12/09/1997

US Classes:

706/45, KNOWLEDGE PROCESSING SYSTEM706/46, Knowledge representation and reasoning technique706/47Ruled-based reasoning system

Examiners

Primary: Lintz, Paul R.
Assistant: Khatri, Anil

Attorney, Agent or Firm

White; Mark P.

International Class

G06F 017/00

Abstract

A System for screening of medical decision making is described. The system runs on a personal computer, and incorporates a knowledge base containing the data required to perform the screening, as well as the rules to be incorporated. The knowledge base is organized into criteria sets subdivided into categories, which include clinical specialties, such as surgery, and imaging, or a level of care, or a body system. The criteria sets are further subdivided into interventions, review types, and levels of care. Finally, within each subdivision, the user selects criteria points which are representations of the patient's clinical condition. Upon selection of the criteria points, the system will indicate whether or not a selected method of treatment is medically appropriate or not. The review process is recorded for subsequent examination.

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