Martin Wiesner|Daniel Pfeifer
Health Recommender Systems: Concepts, Requirements, Technical Basics and Challenges
Heilbronn University|Heilbronn University
last decades huge amounts data collected clinical databases representing patients health states eg laboratory results treatment plans medical reports hence digital information available patientoriented decision making increased drastically often scattered across different sites solution personal health record systems phrs meant centralize individuals health data allow access owner well authorized health professionals yet expertoriented language complex interrelations medical facts information overload general pose major obstacles patients understand record draw adequate conclusions context recommender systems may supply patients additional laymenfriendly information helping better comprehend health status represented record however systems must adapted cope specific requirements health domain order deliver highly relevant information patients referred health recommender systems hrs article give introduction health recommender systems explain useful enhancement phr solutions basic concepts scenarios discussed first implementation presented addition outline evaluation approach system supported medical experts construction test collection caserelated recommendations described finally challenges open issues discussed