Obstetrician: a protocol system for a family practice clinic.

Physicians often base their medical practices on bodies of rote medical knowledge. Proper use of this type of knowledge requires thorough and consistent application of large sets of memorized facts--a mental function that is often difficult for the unaided human intellect. Programs such as OBSTETRICIAN can assume this function. Incorporating these programs into medical record systems offers the best hope that busy practitioners will use them.