Novel framework combining health records with medical algorithms

Abstract

Information overload in the medical field is both visible by the increased number of publications as well as by the volume of patient data. In order to cope with this problem, we propose a novel framework combining patient's health records with medical knowledge, which is based on medical algorithms from frequently used guidelines. The framework uses new types of animation and layout algorithms for visualizing knowledge models in health records. At the Münster University Hospital the framework is already in prototypical use for education and communication purposes.