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. 2000:843–847.

ActiveGuidelines: integrating Web-based guidelines with computer-based patient records.

P C Tang 1, C Y Young 1
PMCID: PMC2243807  PMID: 11080003

Abstract

Use of the World Wide Web provides an efficient means to disseminate guidelines, but integrating them into the workflow at the point of care remains elusive. We developed a method, ActiveGuidelines (AGL), of integrating web-based guidelines with computer-based patient record (CPR) systems. An ActiveGuideline is an HTML document containing special tags that are interpreted by a CPR as actions (e.g., medication order, test order, referral, patient instructions). In our usage scenario, the CPR automatically displays ActiveGuidelines relevant to the current patient context. After reviewing the guideline, the user selects recommended orders directly from the ActiveGuideline. The selected orders are automatically transmitted to the CPR and executed as regular orders. An ActiveGuideline editor facilitates easy conversion of existing HTML-formatted guidelines into ActiveGuidelines. We believe that integrating patient-specific ActiveGuidelines within a CPR system will improve utilization of clinical guidelines in routine patient care.

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