Modeling Clinical Guidelines for an Epilepsy-CDSS: The EDiTh Project

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2023 May 18:302:611-612. doi: 10.3233/SHTI230218.

Abstract

The knowledge transformation process involves the guideline for the diagnosis and therapy of epilepsy to an executable and computable knowledge base that serves as the basis for a decision-support system. We present a transparent knowledge representation model which facilitates technical implementation and verification. Knowledge is represented in a plain table, used in the frontend code of the software where simple reasoning is performed. The simple structure is sufficient and comprehensible also for non-technical persons (i.e., clinicians).

Keywords: Clinical Decision Support Systems; Computer-Assisted Decision Making; Knowledge Representation (Computer); Practice Guidelines as Topic.

MeSH terms

  • Decision Support Systems, Clinical*
  • Knowledge Bases
  • Software