DOCLE (Doctor Command Language),[1][2] is a non-numeric health coding and medical classification system. The DOCLE system is used[3] in Health Communication Network's electronic medical record and patient management software package, Medical Director. Medical Director is the most widely used electronic medical record system by Australian primary health care providers.[citation needed]
DOCLE has been modelled on the Linnaean biological classification system since 1995.[4] DOCLE generates clinical codes from ubiquitous health language using an algorithm, hence it is a human readable clinical coding system.[4]
The design principles of DOCLE, as enumerated by the author in the DOCLE website include: