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Publets: clinical judgement on the web.
Proceedings. AMIA Symposium
|February 5, 2002
Summary
The internet enables computer-readable medical guidelines for patient care. New "publets" offer opportunities but require a safety case for quality assurance.
Area of Science:
- Medical Informatics
- Health Services Research
- Digital Health
Background:
- The internet is a primary platform for disseminating medical research and clinical practice guidelines.
- Computer-interpretable formats allow for internet-based delivery of patient-specific medical advice and services.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe a development lifecycle and technology for publishing and delivering point-of-care services called "publets".
- To discuss the risks and opportunities associated with this new technology.
Main Methods:
- Development of a lifecycle for creating and deploying "publets".
- Description of the technology enabling internet-based delivery of medical information at the point of care.
Main Results:
- The described technology facilitates the creation and delivery of "publets" for patient-specific services.
- New methods present both significant opportunities and inherent risks in medical information dissemination.
Conclusions:
- "Publets" represent a novel approach to delivering medical guidance at the point of care.
- Robust quality requirements are essential, including an integral safety case for all "publets" to mitigate risks.