A history of the INTERNIST-1 and Quick Medical Reference (QMR) computer-assisted diagnosis projects, with lessons learned

R A Miller

A history of the INTERNIST-1 and Quick Medical Reference (QMR) computer-assisted diagnosis projects, with lessons learned

Yearb Med Inform. 2010:121-36.

Author

R A Miller¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Room B003C Eskind Biomedical Library, 2209 Garland Avenue, Nashville, TN, USA. randolph.a.miller@vanderbilt.edu

PMID: 20938584

Abstract

The INTERNIST-1/Quick Medical Reference (QMR) diagnostic decision support project spans four decades, from 1971-onward. This paper describes the history of the project and details insights gained of relevance to the general clinical and informatics communities.

Publication types

Historical Article

MeSH terms

Decision Support Systems, Clinical / history*
Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / history*
Diagnostic Imaging / history
Expert Systems
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Internal Medicine / history