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Toward an ontology of collaborative learning healthcare systems
OBJECTIVE: To establish a basis for a domain ontology ‐ a formal, explicit specification of a shared conceptualization ‐ of collaborative learning healthcare systems (CLHSs) in order to facilitate measurement, explanation, and improvement. METHODS: We adapted the “Methontology” approach to begin bui...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9284927/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35860315 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lrh2.10306 |
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author | Vinson, Alexandra H. Seid, Michael Gamel, Breck Saeed, Shehzad Fureman, Brandy Cronin, Susan C. Bates, Katherine Hartley, David |
author_facet | Vinson, Alexandra H. Seid, Michael Gamel, Breck Saeed, Shehzad Fureman, Brandy Cronin, Susan C. Bates, Katherine Hartley, David |
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description | OBJECTIVE: To establish a basis for a domain ontology ‐ a formal, explicit specification of a shared conceptualization ‐ of collaborative learning healthcare systems (CLHSs) in order to facilitate measurement, explanation, and improvement. METHODS: We adapted the “Methontology” approach to begin building an ontology of CLHSs. We specified the purpose of an ontology, acquired domain knowledge via literature review, conceptualized a common framework of CLHSs using a grounded approach, refined these concepts based on expert panel input, and illustrated concept application via four cases. RESULTS: The set of concepts identified as important to include in an ontology includes goals, values, structure, actors, environment, and products. To establish this set of concepts, we gathered input from content experts in two ways. First, expert panel methods were used to elicit feedback on these concepts and to test the elicitation of terms for the vocabulary of the Values concept. Second, from these discussions we developed a mapping exercise to test the intuitiveness of the concepts, requesting that network leaders from four CLHSs complete a mapping exercise to associate characteristics of their networks with the high‐level concepts, building the vocabulary for each concept in a grounded fashion. We also solicited feedback from these participants on the experience of completing the mapping exercise, finding that the exercise is acceptable and could aid in CLHS development and collaboration. Respondents identified opportunities to improve the operational definitions of each concept to ensure that corresponding vocabularies are distinct and non‐overlapping. DISCUSSION: Our results provide a foundation for developing a formal, explicit shared conceptualization of CLHSs. Once developed, such a tool can be useful for measurement, explanation, and improvement. Further work, including alignment to a top‐level ontology, expanding the vocabulary, and defining relations between vocabulary is required to formally build out an ontology for these uses. |
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spelling | pubmed-92849272022-07-19 Toward an ontology of collaborative learning healthcare systems Vinson, Alexandra H. Seid, Michael Gamel, Breck Saeed, Shehzad Fureman, Brandy Cronin, Susan C. Bates, Katherine Hartley, David Learn Health Syst Research Reports OBJECTIVE: To establish a basis for a domain ontology ‐ a formal, explicit specification of a shared conceptualization ‐ of collaborative learning healthcare systems (CLHSs) in order to facilitate measurement, explanation, and improvement. METHODS: We adapted the “Methontology” approach to begin building an ontology of CLHSs. We specified the purpose of an ontology, acquired domain knowledge via literature review, conceptualized a common framework of CLHSs using a grounded approach, refined these concepts based on expert panel input, and illustrated concept application via four cases. RESULTS: The set of concepts identified as important to include in an ontology includes goals, values, structure, actors, environment, and products. To establish this set of concepts, we gathered input from content experts in two ways. First, expert panel methods were used to elicit feedback on these concepts and to test the elicitation of terms for the vocabulary of the Values concept. Second, from these discussions we developed a mapping exercise to test the intuitiveness of the concepts, requesting that network leaders from four CLHSs complete a mapping exercise to associate characteristics of their networks with the high‐level concepts, building the vocabulary for each concept in a grounded fashion. We also solicited feedback from these participants on the experience of completing the mapping exercise, finding that the exercise is acceptable and could aid in CLHS development and collaboration. Respondents identified opportunities to improve the operational definitions of each concept to ensure that corresponding vocabularies are distinct and non‐overlapping. DISCUSSION: Our results provide a foundation for developing a formal, explicit shared conceptualization of CLHSs. Once developed, such a tool can be useful for measurement, explanation, and improvement. Further work, including alignment to a top‐level ontology, expanding the vocabulary, and defining relations between vocabulary is required to formally build out an ontology for these uses. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022-02-26 /pmc/articles/PMC9284927/ /pubmed/35860315 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lrh2.10306 Text en © 2022 The Authors. Learning Health Systems published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of University of Michigan. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. |
spellingShingle | Research Reports Vinson, Alexandra H. Seid, Michael Gamel, Breck Saeed, Shehzad Fureman, Brandy Cronin, Susan C. Bates, Katherine Hartley, David Toward an ontology of collaborative learning healthcare systems |
title | Toward an ontology of collaborative learning healthcare systems |
title_full | Toward an ontology of collaborative learning healthcare systems |
title_fullStr | Toward an ontology of collaborative learning healthcare systems |
title_full_unstemmed | Toward an ontology of collaborative learning healthcare systems |
title_short | Toward an ontology of collaborative learning healthcare systems |
title_sort | toward an ontology of collaborative learning healthcare systems |
topic | Research Reports |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9284927/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35860315 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lrh2.10306 |
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