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MEDICAL DECISION SUPPORT IN CLINICAL RECORD MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Stefano Rizzi DEIS - Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università di Bologna, Italy Fulvio Sartoni Olivetti Ricerca S.c.p.a., Italy KEYWORDS: Expert Diagnostic Systems, Knowledge Acquisition, Knowledge-Based Decision Support Systems, Knowledge Representation Abstract - The clinical record is a primary custom presentations of clinical data to be support for the diagnostic process performed created. by physicians. The development of a Clinical 1. Introduction Record Management System can significantly improve the quality of patient The continuous scientific and care by properly supporting the physicians technological progress in Medicine calls for tasks and, in particular, the diagnostic new and more effective information systems process. In this paper we address some key for medical organization support, on both the issues in designing a medical decision administrative and patient care sides [1]. support system. Acquisition of medical The spread of projects aimed at designing or knowledge is supported by a knowledge upgrading Hospital Information Systems editor based on a conceptual model of confirms these needs. In order to ensure diseases, aetiologies, evidence and their resource optimization and support in medical relationships. Diagnostic support is carried practice,