Abstract
The problem of a decision support of a laboratory service patients originates from the fact that in Russia most patients address laboratory services directly without being referred by a doctor. This leads to the problem of interpretation of test results by the patients without sufficient medical background. So, we have a situation when there is no doctor who can professionally interpret the results. This problem can be solved by a laboratory service if it can provide not only the results of the tests but also their interpretations. This task can be delegated to a decision support system, which can automatically generate interpretation reports and send them to the patients. We have implemented and evaluated such a system in the Helix laboratory service in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Now, it generates about 3500 reports a day. The implementation of the system allowed increasing the number of patients who refer to a doctor after laboratory tests by 14%. A qualitative study with 100 patients demonstrated a high acceptance of the system. The majority (82%) of the patients reported that they trust the system and follow its advice to visit a doctor if necessary.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Information and Software Technologies - 23rd International Conference, ICIST 2017, Proceedings |
| Editors | Robertas Damasevieius, Vilma Mikasyte |
| Publisher | Springer Verlag |
| Pages | 119-128 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783319676418 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2017 |
| Event | 23rd International Conference on Information and Software Technologies, ICIST 2017 - Druskininkai, Lithuania Duration: 12 Oct 2017 → 14 Oct 2017 |
Publication series
| Name | Communications in Computer and Information Science |
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| Volume | 756 |
| ISSN (Print) | 1865-0929 |
Conference
| Conference | 23rd International Conference on Information and Software Technologies, ICIST 2017 |
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| Country | Lithuania |
| City | Druskininkai |
| Period | 12.10.17 → 14.10.17 |
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Keywords
- Decision support
- First order predicates
- Laboratory information system
- Telemedicine
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Science(all)
- Mathematics(all)
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Implementation and evaluation of a decision support systems for the patients of a laboratory service. / Kopanitsa, Georgy; Kopanitsa, Zhanna.
Information and Software Technologies - 23rd International Conference, ICIST 2017, Proceedings. ed. / Robertas Damasevieius; Vilma Mikasyte. Springer Verlag, 2017. p. 119-128 (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 756).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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