Two intelligent order viewers for chronic condition patients on clinical information system

The computerization of patient data is proceeding and the amount of patient records has greatly increased. However, physicians have limited time to review and process patient records. In order to use these records effectively, medical institutions need to access the information in a variety of forms. This paper comparatively describes two intelligent viewers that are SAKURA-Viewer and FUJI-Viewer. These viewers reorganize order-related data. SAKURA-Viewer is based on a concept hierarchy method and focuses the view of consolidated information. This viewer represents order history from two viewpoints simultaneously to eliminate semantic redundancies. FUJI-Viewer is based on two-dimensional mapping method and focuses the flow of periodic information. This viewer represents differences between the plan history and the order history to manage a long-term test order history and test plan history concurrently. These viewers also support data entry methods that input order-related data efficiently and accurately. This interface reduces the workload of the medical stuff. These intelligent viewers are incorporated into a clinical information system.