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Arden Syntax
summary Arden Syntax for representing and sharing clinical knowledge in Medical Logic Modules.
location USA. Arden Syntax-based decision support applications are typically incorporated within commercial applications for use within proprietary environments.
sponsoring organisations HL7. The Arden Syntax SIG of the HL7 Clinical Decision Support Technical Committee is sponsoring and co-ordinating the continued development of the Arden Syntax.

adoption date First introduced in 1989 at the Arden Homestead Conference in Harriman, New York. Arden Syntax for Medical Logic Systems Version 1.0 was adopted by ASTM in 1992. Version 2.0 was adopted by HL7 and ANSI in August, 1999. Version 2.1 was certified as an ANSI standard in December, 2002.

clinical domains N/A

keywords clinical decision support, computer-interpretable guidelines, knowledge representation, Medical Logic Modules (MLMs), ANSI, HL7, ASTM

developed by Development is overseen by the HL7 Arden Syntax Special Interest Group and the Clinical Decision Support Technical Committee.

links  bullet  Arden Syntax [OC]  bullet  Robert Jenders' Arden Syntax site at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles  bullet  Arden Syntax SIG of Clinical Decision Support Technical Committee of HL7

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Entry on OpenClinical 24 February 2005
Last main update: 14 September 2005

 

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