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A system for clinical decision support, the system including:

a crawler agent component,

wherein the crawler agent component is adapted to receive a search parameter, wherein the search parameter specifies a criteria for evidence data to be searched for, and

wherein the crawler agent component is adapted to initiate a search of a plurality of evidence sources based at least in part on the search parameter, wherein the search identifies the evidence data, wherein the evidence data is utilized by the clinical decision support system to provide decision support to a healthcare provider for a patient.

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2

The system of Claim 1, wherein the search parameter includes a patient identifier for the patient.

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3

The system of Claim 1, wherein the search parameter includes an identifier for a genetic relative of the patient.

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4

The system of Claim 1, wherein the search parameter includes a context limiter, and wherein the at least one of the plurality of evidence sources is selected based at least in part on the context limiter.

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5

The system of Claim 4, wherein the context limiter is a domain.

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6

The system of Claim 1, wherein at least one evidence source in the plurality of evidence sources is a medical information management system.

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7

The system of Claim 1, wherein the crawler agent component is adapted to automatically determine a domain to search.

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8

The system of Claim 7, wherein the domain is based at least in part on the search parameter.

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9

The system of Claim 1, wherein the crawler agent component is adapted to automatically initiate a search when the search parameter is received.

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10

The system of Claim 1, wherein the crawler agent component is located at a first healthcare facility and wherein at least one of the plurality of evidence sources is located at a second healthcare facility, wherein the second healthcare facility is geographically remote from the first healthcare facility.

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