Integration of A Computer-Based Consultant Into the Clinical Setting Miriam B. BischofT, Edward H. Shortliffe, A. Carlisle Scottl, Robert W. Carlson, and Charlotte D. Jacobs

ONCOC1N's design and implementation has occurred in unison with a set of studies and analyses Intended to help us better understand the demands of physicians as computer users. Our study of physician attitudes towards computer-based clinical consultation systems 112: emphasized the importance of a system's explanation capabilities and helped convince us of the important role that Al techniques are likely to play in the development of optimal decision aids.