An experimental comparison of fuzzy logic and analytic hierarchy process for medical decision support systems

2011 ◽  
Vol 103 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faith-Michael Emeka Uzoka ◽  
Okure Obot ◽  
Ken Barker ◽  
J. Osuji
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Logic ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Decision Support Systems ◽  
Medical Decision ◽  
Experimental Comparison ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Medical Decision Support ◽  
Medical Decision Support Systems ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Medical Outcome Prediction for Intensive Care Unit Patients

2012 ◽  
pp. 251-262
Author(s):  
Simone A. Ludwig ◽  
Stefanie Roos ◽  
Monique Frize ◽  
Nicole Yu
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support Systems ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Medical Decision ◽  
Adult Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Medical Decision Support ◽  
Elimination Algorithm ◽  
Medical Decision Support Systems

The rate of people dying from medical errors in hospitals each year is very high. Errors that frequently occur during the course of providing health care are adverse drug events and improper transfusions, surgical injuries and wrong-site surgery, suicides, restraint-related injuries or death, falls, burns, pressure ulcers, and mistaken patient identities. Medical decision support systems play an increasingly important role in medical practice. By assisting physicians in making clinical decisions, medical decision support systems improve the quality of medical care. Two approaches have been investigated for the prediction of medical outcomes: “hours of ventilation” and the “mortality rate” in the adult intensive care unit. The first approach is based on neural networks with the weight-elimination algorithm, and the second is based on genetic programming. Both approaches are compared to commonly used machine learning algorithms. Results show that both algorithms developed score well for the outcomes selected.

Medical Outcome Prediction for Intensive Care Unit Patients

2012 ◽  
pp. 1068-1079
Author(s):  
Simone A. Ludwig ◽  
Stefanie Roos ◽  
Monique Frize ◽  
Nicole Yu
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support Systems ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Medical Decision ◽  
Adult Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Medical Decision Support ◽  
Elimination Algorithm ◽  
Medical Decision Support Systems

The rate of people dying from medical errors in hospitals each year is very high. Errors that frequently occur during the course of providing health care are adverse drug events and improper transfusions, surgical injuries and wrong-site surgery, suicides, restraint-related injuries or death, falls, burns, pressure ulcers, and mistaken patient identities. Medical decision support systems play an increasingly important role in medical practice. By assisting physicians in making clinical decisions, medical decision support systems improve the quality of medical care. Two approaches have been investigated for the prediction of medical outcomes: “hours of ventilation” and the “mortality rate” in the adult intensive care unit. The first approach is based on neural networks with the weight-elimination algorithm, and the second is based on genetic programming. Both approaches are compared to commonly used machine learning algorithms. Results show that both algorithms developed score well for the outcomes selected.

scholarly journals Merits, features, and desiderata to be considered when developing electronic health records with embedded clinical decision support systems in Palestinian hospitals: a consensus study

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramzi Shawahna
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Electronic Health Records ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Decision Support Systems ◽  
Clinical Decision Support ◽  
Clinical Decision Support Systems ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Health Records ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Abstract Background Electronic health records (EHRs) with embedded clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) have the potential to improve healthcare delivery. This study was conducted to explore merits, features, and desiderata to be considered when planning for, designing, developing, implementing, piloting, evaluating, maintaining, upgrading, and/or using EHRs with CDSSs. Methods A mixed-method combining the Delphi technique and Analytic Hierarchy Process was used. Potentially important items were collected after a thorough search of the literature and from interviews with key contact experts (n = 19). Opinions and views of the 76 panelists on the use of EHRs were also explored. Iterative Delphi rounds were conducted to achieve consensus on 122 potentially important items by a panel of 76 participants. Items on which consensus was achieved were ranked in the order of their importance using the Analytic Hierarchy Process. Results Of the 122 potentially important items presented to the panelists in the Delphi rounds, consensus was achieved on 110 (90.2%) items. Of these, 16 (14.5%) items were related to the demographic characteristics of the patient, 16 (14.5%) were related to prescribing medications, 16 (14.5%) were related to checking prescriptions and alerts, 14 (12.7%) items were related to the patient’s identity, 13 (11.8%) items were related to patient assessment, 12 (10.9%) items were related to the quality of alerts, 11 (10%) items were related to admission and discharge of the patient, 9 (8.2%) items were general features, and 3 (2.7%) items were related to diseases and making diagnosis. Conclusions In this study, merits, features, and desiderata to be considered when planning for, designing, developing, implementing, piloting, evaluating, maintaining, upgrading, and/or using EHRs with CDSSs were explored. Considering items on which consensus was achieved might promote congruence and safe use of EHRs. Further studies are still needed to determine if these recommendations can improve patient safety and outcomes in Palestinian hospitals.

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