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Conflicting rule resolution system

  • US 8,170,972 B2
  • Filed: 05/02/2007
  • Issued: 05/01/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for identifying conflicting and duplicate rules in a decision support system, said method comprising:

  • establishing a first subsystem comprising a protocol of existing rules, each existing rule comprises an input feature;

    creating a new rule comprising an input feature and a health care treatment instruction, wherein the input feature of the new rule is not identical to the input feature of any of the existing rules;

    comparing terminology in the input feature of the new rule with terminology in the input feature of each existing rule of the protocol using a second subsystem;

    determining that the new rule and at least one existing rule from the protocol are similar as a function of said comparison, wherein determining further comprises passing sample input data through the new rule and the at least one existing rule to determine a respective output of each rule and comparing the output of each rule to determine a duplicate or conflicting output for the same input data;

    notifying a user that the new rule and the at least one existing rule are similar; and

    prompting the user to resolve the similarity, wherein the user is given an option to cancel the new rule.

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