Table 2.

Mapping dynamic checklist concepts to Gaston and Drools concepts

Checklist concept	Gaston concept	Drools concept	Explanation
Clinical algorithm	Nested guideline	Rule file	A clinical algorithm is usually adopted from clinical guidelines describing the best practice.
Rule	Guideline	Rule	A clinical algorithm is usually adopted from clinical guidelines describing the best practice.
Context	Data item	Fact	Patient context is the patient data item used for specifying under which condition a decision should be made.
Decision	Decision step	Conditional element	Decision is a step in an algorithm describing which branch to choose under a certain context.
Action	Action Step	Action element	Action is a step describing the inference result once a decision is made.
Expression	Gaston expression	Conditional element Eval.expression	Expression is used for expressing the criteria for a decision.
Action specification	Action specification	Action Element.value	An action specification specifies what to do in an action step.