Title :
On the use of reminder systems in healthcare
Author :
Hasman, A. ; Bindels, R. ; de Clercq, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Med. Inf., Maastricht Univ., Netherlands
Abstract :
Several approaches to decision support in healthcare are discussed. Because of pressures form governments and insurance companies healthcare has to become less expensive while keeping its high standard of quality. ICT can help and decision support systems may provide such help. Passive and active systems are discerned and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. Examples are given of reminder systems
Keywords :
decision support systems; health care; medical information systems; active systems; decision support systems; health care; passive systems; reminder systems; Artificial intelligence; Bone diseases; Cardiac disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Computer errors; Decision trees; Government; Insurance; Logic; Medical services;
Conference_Titel :
Euromicro Conference, 2000. Proceedings of the 26th
Conference_Location :
Maastricht
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0780-8
DOI :
10.1109/EURMIC.2000.874612
