A telemedicine distributed decision-support system for diabetes management

• Published in: 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Vol. 3; pp. 1238 - 1239
• Main Authors: Gomez, E.J., del Pozo, F., Arredondo, M.T., Hernando, M.E., Sanz, M.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01-10-1992
• Subjects: Biomedical monitoring; Monitoring
• ISBN: 0780307852; 9780780307858
• DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761763

This paper describes the application of a telemedicine system within a distributed knowledge-based framework to the management of diabetes. The objectives are to provide decision-aid support to patients and physicians in a range of therapeutic situations defined by the control goals and time scales of control action required. The telemedicine system allows three monitoring modes: long-term monitoring (weeks/months), short-term monitoring (days) and real-time mode (hours). The distributed KBS architecture has been designed to provide: 1) reasoning procedures at different time-scale and control situations, and 2) decision-aid procedures at various environment, with different person-oriented purpose, and different goals.