Intelligent task management platform for health care workers

Inform Health Soc Care. 2017 Mar;42(2):122-134. doi: 10.3109/17538157.2015.1113178. Epub 2016 Feb 18.

Abstract

The medical staff in a hospital could benefit from a specialized task management system, considering their high workload covering different patients. This article presents an intelligent task management platform that automatically prioritizes and (re-)assigns tasks to the appropriate caregivers based on the current health care context captured in a continuous care ontology. Moreover, this platform provides the caregivers with a smartphone allowing them to easily view and process their assigned tasks.

Keywords: eCare; ontology; rules; task management.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Computer Security
  • Continuity of Patient Care / organization & administration*
  • Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration*
  • Information Systems / organization & administration*
  • Time Factors
  • User-Computer Interface
  • Workload*