A digital application for implementing the ICD-11 traditional medicine chapter.

Area of Science:

• Integrative Medicine
• Medical Informatics
• Traditional East Asian Medicine (TEAM)

Background:

• The 11th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-11) officially recognizes traditional East Asian medicine (TEAM).
• Current ICD-11 TEAM classifications represent a limited scope of clinical practice, necessitating further development for comprehensive integration.
• Standardization and objectification of TEAM, coupled with modern scientific integration, are crucial for its advancement.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce Pattern Identification and Prescription Expert-11 (PIPE-11), a clinical decision support system for TEAM.
• To demonstrate how PIPE-11 can standardize TEAM diagnosis and prescription processes.
• To highlight the potential of PIPE-11 in enhancing TEAM's accuracy, reliability, and integration into mainstream medicine.

Main Methods:

• Development of PIPE-11, a TEAM clinical decision support system based on rule-based reasoning.
• Incorporation of extensive clinical literature on TEAM pattern identification and prescription.
• Implementation of diagnostic and prescriptive logic mirroring actual clinical practice by TEAM practitioners.

Main Results:

• PIPE-11 supports the improvement of diagnostic accuracy and treatment reliability in TEAM clinical practice.
• The system facilitates reliable symptom and sign retrieval and patient simulation for research.
• PIPE-11 offers advanced training in TEAM pattern identification and prescription, with self-simulation capabilities for skill reinforcement.

Conclusions:

• PIPE-11 is a digital application designed to support the ICD-11 traditional medicine chapter.
• The system is expected to enhance the accuracy, reliability, and educational aspects of TEAM.
• PIPE-11 has the potential to significantly contribute to the improvement of human health through better integration of TEAM.