.net Rule Engine for CPOE-EMR app

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I am trying to make a 'build/buy/use opensource' decision on a rule engine for the Computerized physician order entry (CPOE) module within the EMR/EHR application which is .net based. We are trying to do this to be Meaningful Use (MU 2014) compliant.

I am totally new to the healthcare domain and would highly appreciate any help on this topic.

Questions: Has anyone made such a decision? What was your choice and why? If you decided to build a custom engine then please tell me some basic design strategies.

I have already looked at tools like InRule, RulesEngine, Drools and SimpleRuleEngine. The reason why I am posting this question is not to initiate a generic discussion on rule engine but to find out if people have done specifically what I am trying to do: i.e. integrate a medication or lab order rule engine into their existing CPOE/EMR system. In my research so far InRule looks like a good candidate but there is a cost associated with it. My customer is trying to avoid it if possible.

Posted 1-Feb-14 0:33am

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Norman Paterson · Answer 1 · 2014-03-20T06:59:00

Hi, yes I've evaluated rules engines after using the .Net 3.5 engine, and although the rules editor has a lot to be desired, especially because it's a sample project, I find the Microsoft provided rules engine is the best. A lot simpler than Inrule, which has better looking editors but is more complex (plus I found several deficiencies). I thought I heard that MS Bought InRule, but I might be mistaken, I hope not. IBM has a solution, but typical of IBM it is expensive and bloated. I've used the MS rules engine with WCF, it worked well and may use it again.