Participatory approach to the development of a knowledge base for problem-solving in diabetes self-management.

Journal: International journal of medical informatics
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To develop an expandable knowledge base of reusable knowledge related to self-management of diabetes that can be used as a foundation for patient-centric decision support tools.

Authors

  • Heather J Cole-Lewis
    Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; ICF International, Rockville, MD, USA.
  • Arlene M Smaldone
    School of Nursing, Columbia University.
  • Patricia R Davidson
    College of Health Sciences, Nutrition Department, West Chester University, West Chester, PA, USA; Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, USA.
  • Rita Kukafka
    Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, USA.
  • Jonathan N Tobin
    Clinical Directors Network (CDN) and The Rockefeller University.
  • Andrea Cassells
    Clinical Directors Network (CDN).
  • Elizabeth D Mynatt
    Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, USA; Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  • George Hripcsak
    Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, 622 W 168th Street, PH20, New York, NY 10032, USA; Medical Informatics Services, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, 622 W 168th Street, PH20, New York, NY 10032, USA. Electronic address: hripcsak@columbia.edu.
  • Lena Mamykina
    Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University.