Title: Modelling health informatics capacity for neonatal intensive care patient journeys supported by interprofessional teams

Authors: Carolyn McGregor; Andrea Steadman; Jennifer Percival; Andrew James

Addresses: Faculty of Business and Information Technology, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada ' Faculty of Business and Information Technology, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada ' Faculty of Business and Information Technology, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada ' Division of Neonatology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Abstract: Neonatal intensive care is a highly complex area of healthcare requiring coordinated care between multiple healthcare professionals; as a result, information flow within the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) can be very complex and impact quality of care. This paper presents initial research findings based on the use of the patient journey modelling technique known as PaJMa to audit the current state of health informatics within NICUs in Canada. In this paper, a case study including three Ontario NICUs is utilised and their 'Investigations' processes are modelled using PaJMa.

Keywords: neonatal intensive care; integrated multidisciplinary care; interprofessional healthcare teams; health informatics; information technology; patient journey; modelling; patient care pathways; role-based information flow; technology resource utilisation; biomedical engineering.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBET.2013.055378

International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, 2013 Vol.11 No.3, pp.301 - 317

Published online: 27 Sep 2014 *

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