8. A system for identifying conflicting and duplicate rules in a decision support system, said system comprising: a first subsystem configured to comprise a protocol comprising at least one existing rule, said at least one existing rule comprises an input feature; and a second subsystem configured to: compare terminology in an input feature of a new rule with terminology in said input feature of said at least one existing rule; determine that said new rule and said at least one existing rule are similar as a function of the comparison, wherein determining further comprises passing sample input data through the new rule and the at least one existing rule to determine a respective output of each rule and comparing the output of each rule to determine a duplicate or conflicting output for the same input data; notify a user that said new rule and said at least one existing rule are similar; and prompt the user to resolve the similarity, wherein the user is given an option to cancel said new rule.
10. A system in accordance with claim 8 wherein said system is configured to prompt a user to verify that said new rule and said at least one existing rule treat the same medical condition.