Authors:
Denys Proux
;
Eric Cheminot
;
Caroline Hagege
and
Frederique Segond
Affiliation:
Xerox Research Centre Europe, France
Keyword(s):
Smart document technologies, Textual content processing, Structured information, Document conversion, Risk assessment, Healthcare, Hospital acquired infections.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Applications
;
Artificial Intelligence
;
Biomedical Engineering
;
Biomedical Signal Processing
;
Computational Intelligence
;
Data Manipulation
;
e-Business
;
Enterprise Engineering
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Enterprise Ontologies
;
Evolutionary Computing
;
Formal Methods
;
Health Engineering and Technology Applications
;
Human-Computer Interaction
;
Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval
;
Knowledge Engineering and Ontology Development
;
Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
;
Knowledge-Based Systems
;
Machine Learning
;
Methodologies and Methods
;
Natural Language Processing
;
Neurocomputing
;
Neurotechnology, Electronics and Informatics
;
Ontologies
;
Pattern Recognition
;
Physiological Computing Systems
;
Sensor Networks
;
Simulation and Modeling
;
Soft Computing
;
Symbolic Systems
Abstract:
Costs related to healthcare are exploding. In Europe studies show that they will reach in 2050 up to 10% to 15% of the Gross Domestic Product. Several causes drive up these costs such as ageing population or the rise of chronic diseases. Adverse events jeopardizing patient safety in complex hospital workflows such as Hospital Acquired Infections are also a major contributor to these costs. But recent studies suggest that it might be possible to reduce this impact by 20 to 30% with a combination of appropriate processes and smart monitoring tools. Information Technologies are therefore seen as a key enabler to help improving information workflow and process efficiency inside hospitals.