A Meta-model for the Guideline Definition Language

Reyes Grangel, Cristina Campos Sancho, Begoña Martínez-Salvador, Mar Marcos

2021

Abstract

Computer-Interpretable Guidelines (CIGs) are a key issue to implement decision support systems that could help clinical practice. To represent these guidelines numerous modeling languages, such as PROforma, Asbru, or GLIF, have been defined and they are currently used in different contexts with more or less acceptance. The Guideline Definition Language (GDL) is a rule-based modeling language for CIGs proposed recently by the openEHR Foundation. This language might have a wider acceptance because of the fact that it is defined as an open standard and, as such, open detailed specifications are provided. In this paper, we focus on the most recent specification of GDL, GDL2. Our objective is to gain insight and knowledge about this language and its specifications for software engineering application purposes, such as Model-Driven solutions. In this context, we present a proposal for a GDL meta-model as an attempt to formalise the GDL2 specification in a UML meta-model. Additionally, in order to validate this proposal, we present a sample GDL model, based on a clinical guideline for the diagnosis of heart failure, developed using the GDL meta-model implemented in Eclipse.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Grangel R., Campos Sancho C., Martínez-Salvador B. and Marcos M. (2021). A Meta-model for the Guideline Definition Language. In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Software Technologies - Volume 1: ICSOFT, ISBN 978-989-758-523-4, pages 59-68. DOI: 10.5220/0010543400590068

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icsoft21,
author={Reyes Grangel and Cristina Campos Sancho and Begoña Martínez-Salvador and Mar Marcos},
title={A Meta-model for the Guideline Definition Language},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Software Technologies - Volume 1: ICSOFT,},
year={2021},
pages={59-68},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010543400590068},
isbn={978-989-758-523-4},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Software Technologies - Volume 1: ICSOFT,
TI - A Meta-model for the Guideline Definition Language
SN - 978-989-758-523-4
AU - Grangel R.
AU - Campos Sancho C.
AU - Martínez-Salvador B.
AU - Marcos M.
PY - 2021
SP - 59
EP - 68
DO - 10.5220/0010543400590068