Open AccessWhat is an event? Domain constraints for temporal analysis of chief complaints and triage notes
Author(s) -
Haas Stephanie W.,
Travers Debbie A.,
KramerDuffield Jacob
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
proceedings of the american society for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1550-8390
pISSN - 0044-7870
DOI - 10.1002/meet.1450440354
Subject(s) - timeline , triage , event (particle physics) , domain (mathematical analysis) , computer science , emergency department , data science , medical emergency , psychology , medicine , history , mathematics , mathematical analysis , physics , quantum mechanics , archaeology , psychiatry
In this paper we present preliminary results of a study of events represented in portions of the Emergency Department (ED) patient record. An advantage to working in such a specific domain is that we can use domain knowledge to reveal events that are not explicitly mentioned in the record. In addition, domain assumptions and constraints can be used to identify or clarify temporal characteristics of events, allowing more precise placement on an event timeline.