Decision Making, Computer-Assisted

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Weight-elimination neural networks applied to coronary surgery mortality prediction.

The objective was to assess the effectiveness of the weight-elimination cost function in improving classification performance of artificial neural networks (ANNs) and to observe how changing the a priori distribution of the training set affects network ...
Colleen M Ennett, Monique Frize (IEEE Trans Inf Technol Biomed, 200306)
weight-elimination-neural-networks-applied-coronary-surgery-mortality.asp

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Learning support for the consultation: information support and decision support should be placed in an educational framework.

BACKGROUND: Advances in information technology mean that it is now possible to provide contextually relevant, evidence-based information during the course of the consultation. As a consequence, the practitioner has to consider the new information (from ...
Paul Robinson, Ian Purves, Rob Wilson (Med Educ, 200305)
learning-support-consultation-information-support-decision-support.asp

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Building an expert system: a systematic approach to developing an instrument for data extraction from the literature.

When building an expert system that will be acceptable to clinicians in their practice, it is imperative that the knowledge engineer identifies, defines, and describes a clinical problem precisely. This can be accomplished by eliciting private knowledge ...
Renee Daiuta Feuerbach, Teresa L Panniers (J Nurs Care Qual, 200304-06)
building-expert-system-systematic-approach-developing-instrument-data.asp

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Selecting outcomes measures in childrens rehabilitation: a comparison of methods.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of using a computerized self-directed software program, All About Outcomes, to facilitate decisions about the most appropriate outcome measures to use in specific pediatric rehabilitation scenarios. DESIGN: A randomized ...
Mary Law, Patricia Hurley, Dianne Hurley, Gillian King, Steven Hanna (Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 200304)
selecting-outcomes-measures-children-s-rehabilitation-comparison.asp

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A multi-agent system approach for monitoring the prescription of restricted use antibiotics.

Hospitals have a specified set of antibiotics for restricted use (ARU), very expensive, which are only recommended for special pathologies. The pharmacy department daily checks the prescription of this kind of antibiotics since it is often the case that, ...
L Godo, J Puyol-Gruart, J Sabater, V Torra, P Barrufet, X Fàbregas (Artif Intell Med, 200303)
multi-agent-system-approach-monitoring-prescription-restricted.asp

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Formalizing an electronic institution for the distribution of human tissues.

The use of multi-agent systems (MAS) in health-care domains is increasing. Such agent-mediated medical systems can manage complex tasks and have the potential to adapt gracefully to unexpected events. However, in these kinds of systems the issues of ...
J Vázquez-Salceda, J A Padget, U Cortés, A López-Navidad, F Caballero (Artif Intell Med, 200303)
formalizing-electronic-institution-distribution-human-tissues.asp

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Neuropsychological screening for cognitive impairment using computer-assisted tasks.

The aim of this study was to validate a computer-assisted screening battery for classifying patients into two groups, those with and without cognitive impairment. Participants were all patients referred to the neuropsychology clinics at four VA medical ...
Roberta F White, Kenneth E James, Jennifer J Vasterling, Richard Letz, Karen Marans, Richard Delaney, Maxine Krengel, Fredric Rose, Helena C Kraemer (Assessment, 200303)
neuropsychological-screening-cognitive-impairment-computer-assisted.asp

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Computer-assisted functional risk assessment for the dentist, dental technician, and patient.

Functional disturbances due to malocclusion after dental work (which can also be ameliorated again through occlusal adjustment) are increasing. Restorative dentistry today creates significantly more occlusal disharmonies than it alleviates. Instrumental ...
W Janzen, H Strothmann (Int J Comput Dent, 200301)
computer-assisted-functional-risk-assessment-dentist-dental.asp

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Informatics tools and medical communication: patient perspectives of "knowledge coupling" in primary care.

The use of various "informatics tools" for routine patient care promises to radically alter the ways whereby medical knowledge and information are processed and applied. In so doing, it can also change the nature of the information exchange and ...
Robert R Weaver (Health Commun, 2003)
informatics-tools-medical-communication-patient-perspectives.asp

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An advanced artificial intelligence tool for menu design.

The computer-assisted menu design still remains a difficult task. Usually knowledge that aids in menu design by a computer is hard-coded and because of that a computerised menu planner cannot handle the menu design problem for an unanticipated client. To ...
Abdus Salam Khan, Achim Hoffmann (Nutr Health, 2003)
advanced-artificial-intelligence-tool-menu-design.asp