Frameworks usually embody patterns, guidelines, and rules into a predefined but flexible architecture that developers can extend and modify to fit their needs.
To support this decision-making process, the model-driven development community has started to collect established design practices in terms of patterns, guidelines, story-telling, and procedural models.
Articles published before 2000 were not included to ensure that the analysis focused on contemporary literature that reflects current infection rates, resistance patterns, and clinical practice guidelines.
The variation in the most common PIPs between studies is, in addition to care settings, probably explained by differing prescribing patterns and clinical practice guidelines, prescribing regulation, population characteristics and disease burden [ 40– 40].
This chapter describes these patterns and explains how interactive systems can support these patterns by following certain design guidelines.
The design and implementation of a software system is often governed by a variety of coding conventions, design patterns, architectural guidelines, design rules, and other so-called structural regularities.
Furthermore, design guidelines and structural patterns are presented which support the design and implementation process.
Multiple large observational registries and quality-improvement initiatives now are capturing data regarding adherence to practice guidelines and contemporary patterns of care for ACS.
Despite regional variations in the bacterial spectrum and antibiotic susceptibility patterns, guideline recommendations are usually given on an international level.
These findings suggest inconsistent prescribing patterns that are not being guided by evidence based practice guidelines.
