Framework and Architecture for the Management of Event-Condition-Action (ECA) Rule Based Clinical Protocols

Authors

Kudakwashe Dube, Technological University Dublin
Bing Wu, Technological University DublinFollow
Jane Grimson, Trinity College

Document Type

Conference Paper

Rights

Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence

Disciplines

Computer Sciences, Information Science, Health care sciences and services

Publication Details

Proceedings of the 15th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems. Maribor, Slovenia, June 2002.

Abstract

Computer-based support for the incorporation of clinical practice guidelines and protocol into daily practice has recently attracted a lot of research interest within the healthcare informatics area. The aim is not only to provide support for the flexible specification and execution of clinical guidelines or protocols but also the dynamic management of these guidelines or protocols. This paper presents a framework and architecture for the management of clinical protocols whose specification and execution models are based on the event-condition-action (ECA) rule paradigm.

Recommended Citation

Dube, K., Wu, B. & Grimson, J. (2002) Framework and Architecture for the Management of Event-Condition-Action (ECA) Rule Based Clinical Protocols. Proceedings of the 15th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems. Maribor, Slovenia, June, 2002.