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ArticleAMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium2018

Selecting Test Cases from the Electronic Health Record for Software Testing of Knowledge-Based Clinical Decision Support Systems.

Omar A Usman, Connie Oshiro, Justin G Chambers, Samson W Tu, Susana Martins, Amy Robinson, Mary K Goldstein

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Article in AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Clinical Decision Support Systems.Visceral medicine · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Omar A UsmanVA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA.
Connie OshiroVA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA.
Justin G ChambersVA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA.
Samson W TuStanford University, Stanford, CA.
Susana MartinsVA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA.
Amy RobinsonVA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA.
Mary K GoldsteinVA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA.

Funding

HSRD VA IP1 HX002261
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Software testing of knowledge-based clinical decision support systems is challenging, labor intensive, and expensive; yet, testing is necessary since clinical applications have heightened consequences. Thoughtful test case selection improves testing coverage while minimizing testing burden. ATHENA-CDS is a knowledge-based system that provides guideline-based recommendations for chronic medical conditions. Using the ATHENA-CDS diabetes knowledgebase, we demonstrate a generalizable approach for selecting test cases using rules/ filters to create a set of paths that mimics the system's logic. Test cases are allocated to paths using a proportion heuristic. Using data from the electronic health record, we found 1,086 cases with glycemic control above target goals. We created a total of 48 filters and 50 unique system paths, which were used to allocate 200 test cases. We show that our method generates a comprehensive set of test cases that provides adequate coverage for the testing of a knowledge-based CDS.

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Decision Support Systems, ClinicalElectronic Health RecordsKnowledge BasesSoftwareDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Glycated HemoglobinHumansProof of Concept StudyGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humanClinical Decision SupportExpert SystemsKnowledge-Based SystemsOffline TestingPath TestingSoftware TestingSoftware VerificationSystem TestingTest Case Selection

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PMID31019657
PMCPMC6457366

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