Arden Syntax for MLM

21 Pages·2004·0.64 MB·English

Arden Syntax for MLM
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Table of Contents
q Overview
q Some Clarification
q Rationale for Arden Syntax
q What is an MLM then?
q Philosophy of Arden Syntax for MLM
q Arden Syntax for MLM Details
q Arden Syntax for MLM Examples
q Arden “Syntax” Advantages & Disadvantages
q Arden Syntax in Use
q Upcoming Arden Syntax
q Resources
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Overview
“Arden Syntax for Medical Logic Module is
a language designed for writing and sharing
task-specific health knowledge”
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Overview - History
“Arden Syntax for Medical Logic Module is
a language designed for writing and sharing
task-specific health knowledge”
HELP CARE
(LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT) (Regenstrief Institute Indianapolis, IN)
q 1989 - Arden Syntax
Arden Homestead Conference: the underlying knowledge representation language was introduced
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as Arden Syntax
q 1992: Arden Syntax became ASTM Standard E 1460-92
q 1998: transfer to the HL7-Standard (SIG)
q 2003: Arden Syntax Version 2.1 (3.0 underway)
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Some Clarification
q Arden Syntax
q CDSS (Clinical Decision Support System)
q CEM (Clinical Event Monitor)
q MLM (Medical Logic Module)
DSS
CEM MLM
AS
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Rationale for Arden Syntax
“Arden Syntax is for Sharable/Practical CDSS”
q Why do you need Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS)
Help Healthcare Personnel
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q How CDSS can help?
Improve quality of care
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Reduce cost of care
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Improve workflow for health care providers
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Rationale for Arden Syntax (cont.)
q CDSS: 6 areas identified by Dr Plyor of Utah LDS Hospital
Alerting – bring dangerous situation to attention. Ex. HELP
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Interpreting – ICU Data interpretation, analysis of results, ex. HELP
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Diagnosis – QMR, DXPlain, ILIAD
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Assisting – Presenting “man”, “guideline” for standard procedure, recommendation
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Critiquing – observing at lab order, prescription or treatment interaction
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Management – after treatment, nursing
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Arden Syntax Aims
q To be a Language for CDSS.
q To create a standard “knowledge representation” syntax
q To make Medical knowledge “portable” “shareable”
q To address the clinician to “formalize(visualize)” its knowledge
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What is an MLM (Medical Logic Module) then?
CDSS can be composed of
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one or more MLMs
which can be written as Arden Syntax
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Philosophy of Arden Syntax for MLM
q Modular Independent Knowledge base
Can be built piecewise
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Each one makes a single medical decision
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MLM can be written, tested, shared, and retested at new location on at a time
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This is far easier than sharing and testing complex, interdependent system
(cid:222)
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