Jenders R A, Dasgupta B
Department of Medical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
Proc AMIA Annu Fall Symp. 1996:567-71.
We have created a tool that allows users unfamiliar with the Arden Syntax and our underlying database to create Medical Logic Modules (MLMs). In a study of this tool (N 16), subjects found it easy to use (mean score - 4.69 on a scale of 1-5, 5 being best). Each subject created 3 MLMs of varying complexity following a protocol. On average, subjects required 312, 308 and 318 seconds, respectively, to complete each MLM. Comparison of clinicians to non-clinicians and those with to those without knowledge of Arden showed no significant difference. Of the 48 MLMs, 47 compiled and executed with appropriate output. Independent manual review of the MLM correlated well and found few errors. We conclude that our tool is easily used by inexperienced persons to write MLMs in the Arden Syntax.
我们创建了一个工具,该工具使不熟悉 Arden 语法和我们底层数据库的用户能够创建医学逻辑模块(MLM)。在一项针对该工具的研究(N = 16)中,受试者发现它易于使用(在 1 - 5 的评分量表上平均得分为 4.69,5 分为最佳)。每位受试者按照一个方案创建了 3 个复杂度不同的 MLM。平均而言,受试者完成每个 MLM 分别需要 312 秒、308 秒和 318 秒。临床医生与非临床医生以及了解 Arden 语法与不了解 Arden 语法的人之间的比较没有显示出显著差异。在 48 个 MLM 中,47 个进行了编译并执行出了适当的输出。对 MLM 的独立人工审查相关性良好且发现的错误很少。我们得出结论,我们的工具很容易被没有经验的人用于以 Arden 语法编写 MLM。