Prosjekt: EviCare – Evidence-based care processes: Integrating knowledge in clinical information systems

Objectives

The main objective (O1) of this project is to develop methods and technology for providing «Evidence-Based Medicine» (EBM) at the point of care, integrated with an electronic health record (EHR) or other health information systems directly involved in the clinical process, resulting in higher quality of care and a more detailed, transparent documentation of care processes.

Secondary objectives are to enable and ensure

• (O2) Computerized guideline-based care and collaboration
• (O3) Practical and usable guideline interfaces – both to healthcare providers and to patients
• (O4) Patient-understandable care process documentation
• (O5) National and local maintenance and administration of guidelines

Project contributions

The main technological contributions of the EVICARE project will be in area 4 of the VERDIKT program (Social, economic and cultural challenges and opportunities), since advanced information technology that supports clinical work in hospitals has the potential to have a substantial impact on the quality of health services. The project will also give major, direct contributions to area 1 (User interfaces, information and software technology), and indirectly to areas 2 (Communication technology and infrastructure) and 3 (Security, privacy and vulnerability).

Expected results

1. Product prototypes, methods, tools, workbenches and handbooks
2. New theory in the areas of guideline representation/authoring/presentation and integration with EHR, evidence-based practice, process support, quality indicators and metrics
3. Intellectual properties
4. 5 PhD theses
5. More than 15 internationally refereed and archived papers
6. 5-10 MSc theses
7. Workshops, seminars and sector-oriented courses, further education, newsletters and web-repositories

We aim to demonstrate the relevance and outcome of our theories, models and prototypes by continuous user evaluation. This iterative process will drive the research and uncover the effects of the technology.

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