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This chapter discusses the role of decision context within time-critical decision support in medical triage. Time-critical environments pose a challenge in the development of decision support systems in regards to the provision of relevant and timely information. Establishing context is used within a number of information technology fields as a means to improve the functionality of information systems. Likewise, establishing a decision context in time-critical decision support could assist in the provision of time-critical information to improve decision outcomes. This research proposes identifying contextual elements of a task being undertaken as a means to establish rules which can influence decision support provided. Through this, it is intended that a decision support system can refine contextual guidelines on the task being undertaken to act as a safety measure and for the purpose of risk mitigation within a clinical health care setting.
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Grigsby, S., Burstein, F., Parker, N. (2011). Context Modelling in Time-Critical Decision Support for Medical Triage. In: Burstein, F., Brézillon, P., Zaslavsky, A. (eds) Supporting Real Time Decision-Making. Annals of Information Systems, vol 13. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7406-8_14
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