A Knowledge Based Search Tool for Performance Measures in Health Care Systems

Beyan O. D., BAYKAL N.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SYSTEMS, cilt.36, sa.1, ss.201-221, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10916-010-9459-2
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SYSTEMS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.201-221
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Performance measurement, Health care performance, Indicator search tool, Performance measurement ontology, QUALITY, FRAMEWORK, MANAGEMENT, PROTEGE, HOSPITALS
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Performance measurement is vital for improving the health care systems. However, we are still far from having accepted performance measurement models. Researchers and developers are seeking comparable performance indicators. We developed an intelligent search tool to identify appropriate measures for specific requirements by matching diverse care settings. We reviewed the literature and analyzed 229 performance measurement studies published after 2000. These studies are evaluated with an original theoretical framework and stored in the database. A semantic network is designed for representing domain knowledge and supporting reasoning. We have applied knowledge based decision support techniques to cope with uncertainty problems. As a result we designed a tool which simplifies the performance indicator search process and provides most relevant indicators by employing knowledge based systems.