HTN-APT: computer aid in hypertension management
Siepmann, J.P.; Bachman, J.W.
Journal of Family Practice 24(3): 313-316
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0094-3509 PMID: 3819671 Document Number: 289619
Hypertension-aid in physician treatment (HTN-APT) is an expert computer system that assists the physician in determining the best form of treatment for the individual hypertensive patient. The HTN-APT system aids the physician in managing the hypertensive patient by keeping a record of the patient's progress, allowing easy access to drug information, and generating recommendations and critiques about treatment options. The treatment recommendations are ranked by an analogue indication-contraindication scheme whereby each drug both singly and in combination is evaluated for patient suitability on the basis of more than 30 possible patient factors. When the computer-generated recommendations were evaluated by a group of family physicians, the HTN-APT system was found to make beneficial treatment recommendations without major judgmental error.