The Time is Now: Informatics Research Opportunities in Home Health Care

Paulina S. Sockolow; Kathryn H. Bowles; Maxim Topaz; Gunes Koru; Ragnhild Hellesø; Melissa O'Connor; Ellen J. Bass

doi:10.1055/s-0040-1722222

Applied Clinical Informatics, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Appl Clin Inform 2021; 12(01): 100-106
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1722222

Invited Editorial

The Time is Now: Informatics Research Opportunities in Home Health Care

Paulina S. Sockolow

¹College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Kathryn H. Bowles

²Department of Biobehavioral Health Science, NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

³Center for Home Care Policy and Research, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, New York, United States

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Maxim Topaz

⁴Columbia University School of Nursing, Columbia University Data Science Institute, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, New York, United States

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Gunes Koru

⁵Department of Information Systems, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Ragnhild Hellesø

⁶Department of Nursing Science, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

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Melissa O'Connor

⁷M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States

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Ellen J. Bass

⁸College of Nursing and Health Professions, College of Computing and Informatics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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