Pain Information Model

Title:    Pain Information Model

Author(s):    Knowledge Modeling Workgroup

Abstract:    Pain is a commonly occurring problem associated with high costs for pain management. The methods, frequency, and inconsistency across hospital units can increase the burden of documentation. The Pain Information Model (IM) represents an essential set of nurse-sensitive data elements that are evidence-based and standardized for documentation. A retrospective observational study was conducted using an iterative consensus-based approach to map, analyze, and evaluate data from 10 organizations that uses practice-based evidence to create the model. The Pain IM standardizes pain concepts, definitions, and associated value sets for assessments, goals, interventions, and outcomes. It includes 30 concepts, 4 panels (classes), and 396 value set items. Results build on LOINC pain assessment terms and extend the need for additional terms to support interoperability.

Published articles/books: Citation/ Reference 
   Westra, B.L., Johnson, S. G., Ali, S., Bavuso, K.M., Cruz, C.A., Collins, S., Furukawa, M., Hook, M.L., LaFlamme, A., Lytle, K., Pruinelli, L., Rajchel, T., Settergren, T., Westman, K.F., Whittenburg, L. (2018).Validation and Refinement of a Pain Information Model from EHR Flowsheet Data, Applied Clinical Informatics, 9:185–198, doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1636508.

Keyword
Knowledge Modeling
Clinical and research data collection, curation, preservation, or sharing
Common data mode
Data integration, standardization and interoperability
Data Modeling
Data/system integration, standardization and interoperability
Documentation burden
Information modeling
Knowledge representation, management, engineering
Ontologies