Expert systems in health care
Expert systems in health careA case referring to the beneficial use of the expert systems in the health sector was the attempt of the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake city,Utah to build “ the most complex artificial intelligence system ever created” according to the words of DR David Classen.Its name was AIC or “Antibiotic Computer Consultant” and it was part of HELP(Health Evaluation through Logical Processing), which was LDS’s hospital information system. The latter was existed, before the implementation of the Expert System.
The role of AIC was to help doctors determine proper antibiotic treatment for specific patients.Achieving the specific purpose,the Expert System followed the above stages:
1) The doctor turned to the system with information on the infection type and site, and also identified the patient to the computer.
2) The system determined the pathogens, which are likely to have caused the infection.
3) The software examined the patient’s medical records( through the HELP information system) and searched for similar cases nationwide.
4) Finally, it displayed the five most likely antibiotic regimens to...
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