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Cognitive systems at the point of care: The CREDO program
1Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford and OpenClinical CIC, United Kingdom.
Journal of Biomedical Informatics
|February 25, 2017
Summary
The CREDO framework enhances understanding of human expertise for AI systems supporting clinical tasks. It has led to practical technologies, like the PROforma agent specification language, now used in routine clinical services.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Science
- Artificial Intelligence
- Clinical Informatics
Background:
- The CREDO framework evolved from extensive research on human decision-making and clinical practice.
- It integrates cognitive science principles to understand human expertise and knowledge-based AI.
- Previous work by Das et al. (1997) and Fox and Das (2000) laid groundwork for CREDO technologies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the foundational principles of the CREDO model.
- To summarize theoretical, technical, and clinical contributions of the CREDO program.
- To discuss the advantages of a cognitive approach in designing AI for healthcare.
Main Methods:
- The CREDO framework was developed through a research program on human decision-making and clinical practice.
- It leverages concepts from cognitive science to model human expertise.
- A technology stack, including the PROforma agent specification language, was created.
Main Results:
- CREDO provides a framework for understanding human expertise and supporting cognitive tasks in clinical settings.
- The PROforma agent specification language is a versatile tool for developing point-of-care applications across various clinical specialties.
- Numerous PROforma-based clinical services have been successfully developed, trialed, and implemented in large-scale routine use.
Conclusions:
- The CREDO model offers a robust cognitive approach to designing and deploying AI systems for healthcare.
- The PROforma technology stack has proven effective for creating practical clinical applications.
- The cognitive approach provides significant benefits for AI in clinical decision support and workflow management.
Keywords:
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