Learning About The Omaha System
The Basics
An Introduction to the Omaha System
Presented by Karen A. Monsen, Ph.D., R.N.
- Video Presentation (flash video, 7 minutes)
- Omaha System Concept Map (pdf)
The Omaha System Visualization
The Omaha System Visualization
How to Read an Omaha System Pathway: A Brief Tutorial
Presented by Karen A. Monsen, Ph.D., R.N.
- Video presentation (5 minutes)
From Bread Crumbs to the Yellow Brick Road: The Evolution of Pathways
Originally presented by Karen Monsen, Ph.D., R.N. at the International Omaha System Conference, April 2005.
- Video Presentation (8 minutes)
Dora the Data Explorer
Originally presented by Amy Lytton, R.N., M.S. at the International Omaha System Conference, April 2007.
- Video Presentation (flash video, 13 minutes)
Meaningful Use of Standardized Terminology to Support the Electronic Health Record
Originally presented by Karen A. Monsen, Ph.D., R.N. at Health Informatics New Zealand, March 29, 2010
- Video Presentation (flash video, 24 minutes)
Community Level Interventions - Rabies Care Plans
Presented by Diane Thorson, PHN, RN at MOSUG, May 25th, 2013
Program Evaluation
Translating Evidence-Based Obesity Guidelines into Clinical Practice
Early Intervention Program & Early Family Support Services: Analyzing Program Outcomes with the Omaha System of Documentation
Presented to MOSUG, February 1, 2012
Maternal Child Health Client Outcomes from Public Health Nurse Visits
The Minnesota Omaha System Users Group Meeting. Presented by Beth Lipton, MPH CPH, Epidemiologist, Kitsap County Public Health. February 1, 2012.
Meaningful Use of Omaha System Data for Program Evaluation in Washington State
Presented by Karen A. Monsen, Ph.D., R.N. at the Washington State Community Health Leadership Forum, September 30, 2010
- Video Presentation (14 minutes)
Measuring Behavioral Health Outcomes: Thriving in the NEW New Mexico
Presented by Karen A. Monsen, Ph.D., R.N. at CAMPO Behavioral Health; Portal, AZ; September 10, 2010
- Video presentation (7 minutes)
Meaningful Use of the Omaha System for Program Evaluation in Public Health Nursing
Presented at the Minnesota TIGER Summit, June 16, 2010
Research
2013 Minnesota E-Health Summit
- Omaha System Partnership For Knowledge Discovery and Health Care Quality. Karen A. Monsen, RN, PhD, FAAN, Kathryn H. Bowles, RN, PhD, FAAN, FACMI, Semra Erdoğan, PhD, Karen S. Martin, RN, MSN, FAAN (pdf)
American Public Health Association 2012
- Evaluation of evidence-based practice for adolescent mothers in public health nursing home visiting care. Karen A. Johnson, PhD, RN and Karen A. Monsen, PhD, RN, FAAN (pdf)
- The Omaha System in Minnesota:Innovations in Policy. Diane Thorson, M.S., R.N., P.H.N., Karen Martin, R.N., M.S.N., F.A.A.N., Karen Monsen, R.N., Ph.D., F.A.A.N.(Powerpoint)
- The Omaha System in Minnesota: Innovations in Research. Karen A. Monsen, Oladimeji Farri, Carolyn Garcia, Elaine M. Darst, Madeleine J. Kerr, David M. Radosevich (Powerpoint)
Practice-Based Informatics Research
- 2012 State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research, "Discovery through Innovation" by Bonnie Westra https://cans.memberclicks.net/2012sos
11th International Conference on Nursing Informatics
- A Nursing Informatics Research Network: The Omaha System Partnership for Knowledge Discovery
and Health Care Quality (Powerpoint) - Envisioning a Future Omaha System Partnership Research Agenda (Powerpoint)
- Involving Students in Omaha System Partnership Research: A View from Istanbul, Turkey (Powerpoint)
- Omaha System Partnership Research Overview (Powerpoint)
Visual Depiction of Intervention Patterns Over Time Enables Hypothesis Generation and Hypothesis Testing
Presented by Karen A. Monsen, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, David M Radosevich, Ph.D, R.N., and Oladimeji F. Farri, MBBS
- Poster (pdf)
Pilot Test of a Maternal Risk Index Score to Assess PHN Caseload Risk and Forecast Care Needs
Presented by Eunice Areba at APHA, November 2011
- Powerpoint slides (In pdf format)
Use of Unsupervised Learning Methods with Structured Clinical Data
Presented by Karen A. Monsen, Ph.D., R.N. at the Institute for Health Informatics Seminar
September 15, 2011
A Response to the Obesity Epidemic: Evidence-Based Physical Activity Care Plan
Debra L. Eardly, DNP, RN, PHN
Finding a Key to the Black Box: Electronic documentation of nursing practice is changing health care, research, practice, and policy
By Nancy Giguere, Online article.
Developing an International Research Network for Nursing Knowledge Discovery
Presented by Karen A. Monsen, Ph.D., R.N. at the University of Minnesota, March 17, 2011.
- Video Presentation
- Powerpoint slides (These are in pdf format. To view the presenter notes that go with the slided, hover your cursor over the presenter bubble in the top left corner of the slide.)
Outcomes from PHN Population-focused Interventions: Use of Existing Intervention and Outcome Databases
Presented by Karen A. Monsen, Ph.D., R.N. at Quality of Public Health Nursing Care: Prioritizing the Research Agenda; Chicago, IL; October 4. 2010
- Video Presentation (13 minutes)
Meaningful Use of the Omaha System to Support Practice, Research, and Policy in the Netherlands
Originally presented by Karen A. Monsen, Ph.D., R.N. in the Netherlands, July 5, 2010
- Video Presentation (flash video, 15 Minutes)
Developing a Health Care Quality Research Trajectory
Originally presented by Karen A. Monsen, Ph.D., R.N. at the University of Iceland, Institute of Nursing Research, June 18, 2010
- Video Presentation (flash video, 28 Minutes)
Comparing Family Health Problems and Outcomes Across Public Health Nursing Agencies
Originally presented by Karen A. Monsen, Ph.D., R.N. at Ohio State University, May 27, 2008
- Video Presentation (flash video, 10 minutes)
- Local Public Health Departmen (LPHD) Outcomes Table (pdf)
Policy
From knowledge representation to public policy: Minnesota informatics path to policy change.
Poster presented at the 2014 American Academy of Nursing meeting. Link to poster.
A National Health Care Quality Strategy: The Netherlands
Presented by Karen A. Monsen, Ph.D., R.N.
- Video Presentaion (10 minutes)
A National Health Care Quality Strategy: Belguim
Presented by Karen A. Monsen, Ph.D., R.N.
- Video Presentation (10 minutes)
Posters and Presentations
Other Presentations
- Social Determinants and the Omaha System: Showing our Work & Outcomes
- Worth 1,000 Words: Envisioning a Simple Picture from your Comprehensive Holistic Assessment Data. Karen A. Monsen, PhD, RN, FAAN (Free registration is required to view this presentation).
2013 Omaha System International Conference
- Innovative Use of the Omaha System at the Community Level
- Use of an Observational Tool and the Omaha System to Capture Acute Nursing Intervention and Time Study Data
- Toward Universal Representaion of Evidence-Based Practice
- Working Together to Define Quality of Care Using the Omaha System
11th International Conference on Nursing Informatics
- Disseminating Nursing Best Practices in Diabetes Home Care: Utilizing Standardized Language within a Global Context, (Chinese care plan, English care plan)
- Development of a Diabetes Interview Tool in Spanish and English: Using a Standardized Nursing Terminology
- Evaluating Effects of Public Health Nurse Home Visiting on Health Literacy for Immigrants and Refugees: Using Standardized Nursing Terminology Data
- Occupational Health Nursing Informatics: Mapping Hearing Health Outcomes to the Omaha System
- Toward a Uniform Nursing Terminology: Mapping ICNP and the Omaha System
Other Posters
- Toward Personalized Algorithms to Improve Nursing Care Quality and Efficiency
- Health Promotion Outcomes in PHN Home Visiting
- Disseminating Evidence-Based Practice For Asthma Care At The Individual And Community Levels Using The Omaha System
- Using the Omaha System to describe outcomes of MCH clients receiving public health nurse home visiting services
- Comparative Study Of Home Care Effectiveness Intervention Research
- Using the Omaha System to Track Public Health Outcomes in Home Visitation Services to Families in Pierce County, WA
- Washington State Public Health Nurse Use of the Omaha System in Serving Children with Special Health Care Needs
- Validation of a Maternal Risk Index Across Multiple Counties
- Using Technology to Achieve International Inter-rater Reliability Using Technology
- Development of International Evidence-Based Standardized Care Plans for Home Care
- Health System Navigation: Opportunities to Promote and Enhance Health Literacy
Using the Omaha System - The Omaha System Helps Find Meaning in Despair
- Translating Evidence from Guideline to a Standardized Documentation Tool (powerpoint)
Education
- Nursing Informatics Case Studies, Informatics Collaboration for Nursing Education, Debra Eardley; Coordinator, Conni deBliek, Co-coordinator
- A Compendium of Papers Evaluating Concepts in SNOMED CT and the Omaha System, University Of Minnesota students, May 2013
- A Compendium of Opportunities in Population Health Informatics, University Of Minnesota students, December 2011
- Application of the Omaha System for Persons with Psychiatric/Mental Health Problems Module, San Jose State University, CA
- University of Istanbul Florence Nightingale Nursing Training School Omaha System translations and survey tool
Problem Classification Scheme | KBS Rating Supplement Form | Nursing Intervention Scheme Form | Survey Instrument