This study works to integrate famous TCM doctors' clinical experience, and establish an intelligence analyzing and data mining platform, in an attempt to consolidate high caliber TCM doctors' experience using modern technologies. Having identified the elements of clinical experience based on investigations and consultations with experts, we developed a Structural Clinical Information Collection System for the Famous TCM Doctors. The database is an integration of clinical information. Clinical information is then converted into structural information that can be analyzed directly. The relationship between clinical elements is displayed and analyzed through on line analyze process (OLAP). Meanwhile, we have integrated a range of data mining methods into a platform, including free- scale network, association rules, clustering etc. We believe that it is necessary to analyze famous TCM doctors' experience using information technology and date mining techniques. This will contribute to the carrying forward of useful clinical experience of senior TCMdoctors.

科学技术部973 计划项目( 2006CB504601) : 中医辨证论治疗效评价方法基础理论研究, 负责人: 刘保延; 科学技术部“十一五”国家科技支撑计划项目( 2007BAI10B06) : 名老中医学术思想临证经验现代分析挖掘方法研究, 负责人: 王映辉; 北京市科技计划重大项目( H020920010590) :基于信息挖掘技术的名老中医临床诊疗经验研究, 负责人: 王映辉。