Time-Critical Action: Representations and Application

We review the problem of time-critical action and discuss a reformulation that shifts knowledge acquisition from the assessment of complex temporal probabilistic dependencies to the direct assessment of time-dependent utilities over key outcomes of interest. We dwell on a class of decision problems characterized by the centrality of diagnosing and reacting in a timely manner to pathological processes. We motivate key ideas in the context oftrauma-care triage and transportation decisions.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1997
• Where: UAI
• Authors: Eric Horvitz, Adam Seiver
• Keywords: Context Oftrauma-care Triage, Key Outcomes, Temporal Probabilistic Dependencies, UAI 1997, UAI 2008