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Knowledge representation in ICU communication

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IHI '10: Proceedings of the 1st ACM International Health Informatics Symposium

Pages 718 - 723

https://doi.org/10.1145/1882992.1883102

Published: 11 November 2010 Publication History

Abstract

The need to improve team communication among health care providers is imperative in order to improve quality and reduce costs. Since most patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) suffer life threatening adverse events [1-2], there must be an effective and efficient communication protocol that facilitates workflow among the clinical team. In this paper, we studied the significance of communication at the ICU and ways to improve it. Through literature review, we identified and analyzed current research methods in order to locate the areas that require further exploration. Based on research methods review, we proposed our methodology to further comprehend the communication framework at the ICU which enables identifying factors that enhance and limit the communication process. This research proposes that through data collection, first hand and from literature, more communication factors can be identified. Through better understanding, we aim at building a knowledge base which will serve as the foundation to our long term goal of building an ontology-driven educational tool. Such a tool will be used to educate clinicians about miscommunication issues and as a means to improve it. The ultimate goal of our research is through improving clinical communication to reduce medical errors and costs and hence, enhance patient safety.

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Knowledge representation in ICU communication
1. Security and privacy
  1. Cryptography
    1. Mathematical foundations of cryptography
2. Theory of computation
  1. Computational complexity and cryptography
    1. Communication complexity

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https://doi.org/10.1080/17538157.2021.1885037
Khairat SGong Y(2011)Clinical communicationProceedings of the 14th international conference on Human-computer interaction: users and applications - Volume Part IV10.5555/2027819.2027845(182-191)Online publication date: 9-Jul-2011
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/2027819.2027845
Khairat SGong Y(2011)Enhancing patient safety through clinical communication knowledge representation2011 IEEE 13th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services10.1109/HEALTH.2011.6026729(130-133)Online publication date: Jun-2011
https://doi.org/10.1109/HEALTH.2011.6026729
Khairat SGong Y(2011)Clinical Communication: Human-Computer and Human-Human InteractionsHuman-Computer Interaction. Users and Applications10.1007/978-3-642-21619-0_24(182-191)Online publication date: 2011
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21619-0_24

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