Authors:
Scott McLachlan
1
;
Evangelia Kyrimi
2
;
Kudakwashe Dube
3
and
Norman Fenton
2
Affiliations:
1
Health Informatics and Knowledge Engineering Research Group (HiKER), New Zealand, Risk and Information Management, Queen Mary University of London, London and U.K.
;
2
Risk and Information Management, Queen Mary University of London, London and U.K.
;
3
Health Informatics and Knowledge Engineering Research Group (HiKER), New Zealand, School of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North and New Zealand
Keyword(s):
Caremap, Care Map, Clinical Documentation, Clinical Careflow, Flow Diagrams.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Artificial Intelligence
;
Biomedical Engineering
;
Business Analytics
;
Cardiovascular Technologies
;
Computing and Telecommunications in Cardiology
;
Data Engineering
;
Data Management and Quality
;
Data Manipulation
;
Data Visualization
;
Decision Support Systems
;
Decision Support Systems, Remote Data Analysis
;
Health Engineering and Technology Applications
;
Health Information Systems
;
Healthcare Management Systems
;
Knowledge-Based Systems
;
Sensor Networks
;
Symbolic Systems
Abstract:
Caremaps were developed to standardise care. They have evolved from text-based descriptions to flow-based diagrams. Standardising care is seen to improve patient safety and outcomes, and to reduce the costs of providing healthcare services, but contemporary caremaps are not standardised. This research investigates contemporary caremaps and proposes a standardised model for caremap content, structure and development. The proposed model is evaluated through two case studies to create caremaps for; 1) obstetric care during labour and birth, and; 2) management and for women with gestational diabetes mellitus, finding that it is an effective method for creating standardise caremaps.