Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system for clinical
decision support including a crawler agent component. The crawler agent
component is adapted to receive a search parameter. The search parameter
specifies a criteria for evidence data to be searched for. 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. The
search identifies the evidence data. The evidence data is utilized by the
clinical decision support system to provide decision support to a
healthcare provider for a patient.