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Prototype Development of an Expert System of Computerized Clinical Guidelines for COVID-19 Diagnosis and Management in Saudi Arabia

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  • Haneen Reda Banjar

    (Computer Science Department, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 80200, Saudi Arabia)

  • Heba Alkhatabi

    (Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 80200, Saudi Arabia
    Center of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research (CEGMR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 80200, Saudi Arabia)

  • Nofe Alganmi

    (Computer Science Department, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 80200, Saudi Arabia
    Center of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research (CEGMR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 80200, Saudi Arabia)

  • Ghaidaa Ibraheem Almouhana

    (Computer Science Department, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 80200, Saudi Arabia)

Abstract

The increasing number of COVID-19 patients has increased health care professionals’ workloads, making the management of dynamic patient information in a timely and comprehensive manner difficult and sometimes impossible. Compounding this problem is a lack of health care professionals and trained medical staff to handle the increased number of patients. Although Saudi Arabia has recently improved the quality of its health services, there is still no suitable intelligent system that can help health practitioners follow the clinical guidelines and automated risk assessment and treatment plan remotely, which would allow for the effective follow-up of patients of COVID-19. The proposed system includes five sub-systems: an information management system, a knowledge-based expert system, adaptive learning, a notification and follow-up system, and a mobile tracker system. This study shows that, to control epidemics, there is a method to overcome the shortage of specialists in the management of infections in Saudi Arabia, both today and in the future. The availability of computerized clinical guidance and an up-to-date knowledge base play a role in Saudi health organizations, which may not have to constantly train their physician staff and may no longer have to rely on international experts, since the expert system can offer clinicians all the information necessary to treat their patients.

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  • Haneen Reda Banjar & Heba Alkhatabi & Nofe Alganmi & Ghaidaa Ibraheem Almouhana, 2020. "Prototype Development of an Expert System of Computerized Clinical Guidelines for COVID-19 Diagnosis and Management in Saudi Arabia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(21), pages 1-19, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:21:p:8066-:d:438775
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    1. Hamid Mukhtar & Saeed Rubaiee & Moez Krichen & Roobaea Alroobaea, 2021. "An IoT Framework for Screening of COVID-19 Using Real-Time Data from Wearable Sensors," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(8), pages 1-17, April.

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