A Childhood/Adolescent Knowledge Management System for Urban Area Health Programs in the District of Columbia

Abstract

This chapter introduces an information system with data-derived knowledge management in support of health management of urban children. The development of the standardized medical data collection form which enforces the preventive care content and the summarized medical records in electronic format are the foundation for community health management decisions. The analysis of the lab screening results and risk assessment by the primary care physicians, the assessment of child mental and physical development, and chronic disease diagnosis provide the patient-centric ­evidence of the health conditions of urban community children with geographical variations. The knowledge acquisition, construction, organization, and business processes are systematically illustrated with examples. The introduced system demonstrates that principles of knowledge-driven health management decision making can be achieved through the improved use of data from disparate systems.