Toward Reflective Management of Emergency Department Chief Complaint Information

An approach coined as ldquoreflective information managementrdquo is presented as a technique for the management of emergency department chief complaint information. The architecture of a system integrating principles from this approach is described and its performance is evaluated in providing cate...

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Published in:IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics 2008-11, Vol.12 (6), p.763-767
Main Authors: Niiranen, S.T., Yli-Hietanen, J.M., Nathanson, L.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architecture
Automated
Biomedical signal processing
Clinical diagnosis
Computer Systems
Decision making
Disaster management
Emergencies
Emergency management
Emergency Medical Services
Hospital Information Systems
Humans
Information management
Information systems
Information technology
Management
Medical diagnostic imaging
Medical Informatics
medical information systems
Medical Records Systems, Computerized
Medical services
Natural Language Processing
Natural languages
Performance evaluation
Surveillance
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Summary:An approach coined as ldquoreflective information managementrdquo is presented as a technique for the management of emergency department chief complaint information. The architecture of a system integrating principles from this approach is described and its performance is evaluated in providing categorical information from free-text chief complaints for use, e.g., in automated syndromic surveillance.
ISSN:1089-7771
2168-2194
1558-0032
2168-2208
DOI:10.1109/TITB.2008.926464