title: OOSTT: a Resource for Analyzing the Organizational Structures of Trauma Centers and Trauma Systems.
abstract: Organizational structures of healthcare organizations has increasingly become a focus of medical research. In the CAFÉ project we aim to provide a web-service enabling ontology-driven comparison of the organizational characteristics of trauma centers and trauma systems. Trauma remains one of the biggest challenges to healthcare systems worldwide. Research has demonstrated that coordinated efforts like trauma systems and trauma centers are key components of addressing this challenge. Evaluation and comparison of these organizations is essential. However, this research challenge is frequently compounded by the lack of a shared terminology and the lack of effective information technology solutions for assessing and comparing these organizations. In this paper we present the Ontology of Organizational Structures of Trauma systems and Trauma centers (OOSTT) that provides the ontological foundation to CAFÉ's web-based questionnaire infrastructure. We present the usage of the ontology in relation to the questionnaire and provide the methods that were used to create the ontology.
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Science, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Utecht
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Science, USA; University of Arkansas Little Rock, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Judkins
authors.affiliation: University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA.
authors.forename: J Neil
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Otte
authors.affiliation: Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center.
authors.forename: Terra
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Colvin
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Science, USA.
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Science, USA.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.affiliation: American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, USA.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alvi
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hicks
authors.affiliation: American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, USA.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ball
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Science, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bowman
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Science, USA.
authors.forename: Robert T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Maxson
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Science, USA; Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute.
authors.forename: Rosemary
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nabaweesi
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Science, USA.
authors.forename: Rohit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pradhan
authors.affiliation: American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, USA.
authors.forename: Nels D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Sanddal
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas Little Rock, USA.
authors.forename: M Eduard
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Tudoreanu
authors.affiliation: American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, USA; Weill Cornell Medical College, USA.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Winchell
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Science, USA.
authors.forename: Mathias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brochhausen
keywords: biomedical ontologies; organization; trauma center; trauma system