Quantifying care coordination using natural language processing and domain-specific ontology.

Journal: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
Published Date: Oct 16, 2014

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This research identifies specific care coordination activities used by Aging in Place (AIP) nurse care coordinators and home healthcare (HHC) nurses when coordinating care for older community-dwelling adults and suggests a method to quantify care coordination.

Authors

  • Lori L Popejoy
    Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
  • Mohammed A Khalilia
    Department of Computer Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
  • Mihail Popescu
    Health Management and Informatics Department, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
  • Colleen Galambos
    School of Social Work, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
  • Vanessa Lyons
    Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
  • Marilyn Rantz
    Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
  • Lanis Hicks
    Health Management and Informatics Department, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
  • Frank Stetzer
    Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.

Keywords

External Resources

Popular Topics
Recent Journals