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Integrating Protocol-driven Decision Support within E-Referral System: Supporting Primary Care Practitioners for Spinal Care Consultation and Triaging

dc.contributor.authorMaghsoud-Lou, Ehsan
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Health Informaticsen_US
dc.contributor.departmentFaculty of Computer Scienceen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.external-examinern/aen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorDr. Syed Sibte Raza Abidien_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Sean Christieen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Samina Abidien_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorDr. Syed Sibte Raza Abidien_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-29T14:54:15Z
dc.date.available2014-04-29T14:54:15Z
dc.date.defence2014-04-02
dc.date.issued2014-04-29
dc.description.abstractReferrals to the Halifax Infirmary Neurosurgery Department are submitted with regards to spinal conditions with different degrees of complications. Although there exists a Spinal Condition Consultation Protocol to standardize spinal referrals, the information provided from referring physicians is frequently inadequate to accurately triage the patient's condition, partly due to missing diagnostic therapies. The Neurosurgery Department receives a high volume of referrals each year, which imposes a significant administrative workload on the staff. We propose to develop a protocol-driven decision support system to: 1) Provide primary care physicians with timely access to condition specific consultation treatment protocols; and 2) Automate the referral assessment process to eliminate processing delays and administration burden. To this aim, we transformed the Consultation Protocol into a semantic knowledgebase. The decision support services are integrated within a standardized electronic referral system. We believe this system can significantly improve the referral process at the Neurosurgery Division.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/50390
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectHealth Informaticsen_US
dc.subjectDecision Support Systemen_US
dc.subjectOntologyen_US
dc.subjectKnowledgebaseen_US
dc.subjectElectronic Referral Systemen_US
dc.subjectConsultation Referralen_US
dc.subjectSpine Conditionen_US
dc.subjectNeurosurgeryen_US
dc.subjectKnowledge Transformationen_US
dc.subjectClinical Guidelineen_US
dc.titleIntegrating Protocol-driven Decision Support within E-Referral System: Supporting Primary Care Practitioners for Spinal Care Consultation and Triagingen_US

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