Guideline Definition Language (GDL) RETIRED
The language used to encode computable clinical guidelines that operate on openEHR archetypes for point-of-care decision support. GDL rules express conditions and actions over archetype data elements, enabling guideline engines to evaluate and apply clinical recommendations at runtime. GDL2 is the successor with improved expression power and platform integration. A GDL guideline consists of a data bindings section mapping archetype elements to rule variables, and a rules section defining when-then condition-action pairs.
Purpose
This document contains the design specifications of the Guideline Definition Language (GDL). GDL is a formal language for expressing decision support logic. It is designed to be agnostic to natural languages and reference terminologies by leveraging the designs of openEHR Reference Model and Archetype Model.
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