Faculty
Woo, Kyungmi
Education
2018 Ph.D., Columbia University, New York, NY
2007 M.A., Columbia University, New York, NY
2000 B.S.N., Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
2007 M.A., Columbia University, New York, NY
2000 B.S.N., Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Career
LICENSE & CERTIFICATION
2015 Certified Case Manager (CCM), Commission for Case Manager Certification
2010 Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators
2005 Registered Professional Nurse, New York, NY, New York Board of Nursing
2000 Registered Professional Nurse, Seoul, Korea, The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
CAREER
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Nursing, Columbia University, New York, NY
:T32 NR007969, Reducing Disparities through Informatics (PI: Bakken)
:T32 NR014205, Comparative and Cost-effectiveness Research Training for Nurse Scientists (CER2, PI: Stone)
Research Assistant, Columbia University, New York, NY
Teaching Assistant, Columbia University, New York, NY
Adjunct Professor, Queens Borough Community College, Queens, NY
Case Manager, Home Health Care, Centerlight Health Systems/VNR Homecare, New York, NY
Staff Nurse, Diabetes Educator, Endocrinology Clinic, Woodhull Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
Staff Nurse, Geriatric, Our Lady of Consolation Nursing Center, West Islip, NY
2015 Certified Case Manager (CCM), Commission for Case Manager Certification
2010 Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators
2005 Registered Professional Nurse, New York, NY, New York Board of Nursing
2000 Registered Professional Nurse, Seoul, Korea, The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
CAREER
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Nursing, Columbia University, New York, NY
:T32 NR007969, Reducing Disparities through Informatics (PI: Bakken)
:T32 NR014205, Comparative and Cost-effectiveness Research Training for Nurse Scientists (CER2, PI: Stone)
Research Assistant, Columbia University, New York, NY
Teaching Assistant, Columbia University, New York, NY
Adjunct Professor, Queens Borough Community College, Queens, NY
Case Manager, Home Health Care, Centerlight Health Systems/VNR Homecare, New York, NY
Staff Nurse, Diabetes Educator, Endocrinology Clinic, Woodhull Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
Staff Nurse, Geriatric, Our Lady of Consolation Nursing Center, West Islip, NY
Research Interests
Home Health Care/Visiting Nurse Service
Telenursing and Health Education
Predictive Risk Modeling using EHR data
Nursing Information Natural Language Processing
Telenursing and Health Education
Predictive Risk Modeling using EHR data
Nursing Information Natural Language Processing
Publications
Publications
■Kim, A., Choi, S., & Woo, K. (2024). Navigating the Landscape of Telemedicine Research: A Topic Modeling Approach for the Present and Future. Telemedicine and e-Health. ahead of print. http://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2023.0523
■Kim, J., Song, J., Tark , A., Park, S., & Woo , K. . (2023). Do caregivers’ involvement in Type 2 diabetes education affect patients’ health outcomes?: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Health Sciences. https://doi.org/10.17532/jhs.2023.2182 Epub ahead of print.
■Mun, M., Park, Y., Hwang, J., & Woo, K. (2023). Types and Effects of Telenursing in Home Health Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Telemedicine and e-health, 2023 Sep 14. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2023.0188. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37707998.
■Kim, E., Yoon, J. Y., Woo, K., Kim, A., Kim, H., & Lee, J. (2023). Development and evaluation of a problem?based learning simulation module for home?visit nursing. Public Health Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.13244
■Jeon, E., Kim, A., Lee J., Heo, H., Lee, H., & Woo, K. (2023). Developing a classification algorithm for prediabetes risk detection from home care nursing notes using natural language processing. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 41(7), 539?547.
■Mitha, S., Schwartz, J., Hobensack, M., Cato, K., Woo, K., Smaldone, A., & Topaz, M. (2023). Natural Language Processing of Nursing Notes: An Integrative Review. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 41(6), 377-384.
■Pogorzelska-Maziarz, M., Chastain, A. M., Perera, U. G. E., Cohen, C. C., Stone, P. W., Woo, K., & Shang, J. (2022). Health Information Technology Adoption at US Home Health Care Agencies: Results from a Multi-Methods Study. Home Health Care Management & Practice, 10848223221141902.
■Song, J., Ojo, M., Bowles, K. H., McDonald, M. V., Cato, K., Rossetti, S. C., ... & Topaz, M. (2022). Detecting language associated with home healthcare patient’s risk for hospitalization and emergency department visit. Nursing Research, 71(4), 285-294.
■Kim, A., & Woo, K. (2022). Gender differences in the relationship between informal caregiving and subjective health: the mediating role of health promoting behaviors. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 1-14.
■Hong, E., Jung, A., & Woo, K. (2022). A cross-sectional study on public health nurses' disaster competencies and influencing factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 1-15
■Lee, H., Kim, A., Heo, H., Lee, J., & Woo, K. (2022). Examining Characteristics and Service Utilization of South Korean Home Health Care Patients: Secondary Analysis of 10-Year Data From a Tertiary Hospital. Home Health Care Management & Practice, 35(1), 21-30.
■Woo, K., Song, J., Adams, V., Block, L. J., Currie, L. M., Shang, J., & Topaz, M. (2022). Exploring prevalence of wound infections and related patient characteristics in homecare using natural language processing. International Wound Journal, 19(1), 211-221
■김정연, & 우경미. (2022). 한국어판 1형 당뇨병 낙인 측정도구의 타당도와 신뢰도 검증. Korean Journal of Adult Nursing, 34(6), 579-591.
■ Kim, A., Woo, K. Gender differences in the relationship between informal caregiving and subjective health: the mediating role of health promoting behaviors. BMC Public Health 22, 311 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12612-3
■ Kim, A., Kim, J., Woo, K. Perceived social support of family caregiver for people with dementia: A concept analysis. Journal of Korean Academy of community health nursing,32(4), 540-554.
■ Song, J., Ojo, M., Bowles, K. H., McDonald, M.V., Cato, K., Rossetti, S., Adams, V., Chae, S., Hobensack, M., Kennedy E., Tark, A., Kang, M. J., Woo, K., Barron, Y., Sridharan, S., & Topaz, M. (2021) Detecting Language Associated with Home Healthcare Patient’s Risk for Hospitalization and Emergency Department Visit. Nursing Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000586.
■ 권준수 외 옮김 (2021). 원격의료의 기초. 범문에듀케이션. 15장 전세계 이니셔티브: 323-337
■ Woo, K., Song, J., Adams, V., Block, L., Currie, L., Shang, J., Topaz, M. Exploring Prevalence of Wound Infections and Related Patient Characteristics in Homecare Using Natural Language Processing. International Wound Journal. May 12, 2021. DOI: 10.1111/iwj.13623
■ Moon, H, Woo, K. An integrative review on mothers' experiences of online breastfeeding peer support: Motivations, attributes and effects. Matern Child Nutr. 2021;e13200. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13200
■ Song J, Woo K, Shang J, Ojo M, Topaz M. Predictive Risk Models for Wound Infection-Related Hospitalization or ED Visits in Home Health Care Using Machine-Learning Algorithms. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2021 Aug 1;34(8):1-12. doi: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000755928.30524.22. PMID: 34260423.
■ Woo K, Adams V, Wilson P, Fu L-h, Cato K, Rossetti SC, et al. Identifying urinary tract infection-related information in homecare nursing notes. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. Jan. 9, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2020.12.010
■ Woo, K., Zhang Z. The Effect of Unemployment in Depression by Age Group: Using 12 States' Data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Journal of Korean academy of community health nursing, 31(4), 436-446. Dec, 2020. https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2020.31.4.436
■ Woo, K. "What does “Managed Long Term Care Service” Mean in the United States? A Concept Analysis from a Case Manager’s Perspective". Home Health Care Management & Practice. Nov.7, 2020. doi.org/10.1177/1084822320969619
■ Topaz M, Adams V, Wilson P, Woo K, Ryvicker M. Free-Text Documentation of Dementia Symptoms in Home Healthcare: A Natural Language Processing Study. Gerontol Geriatr Med. 2020 Sep 24;6:2333721420959861. doi: 10.1177/2333721420959861.
■ McDonald, M.V., Russell, D., Liu, J., Brickner, C., Larson, E.L., Sridharan, S., Dowding, D., Woo, K., Shang, J. Hand Hygiene Compliance among Home Healthcare Nurses: Results from the Largest Observation Study. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. Sep.19, 2020. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.07.031
■ Topaz, M, Woo, K., Ryvicker, M., Cato, K. Home healthcare clinical notes predict patient hospitalization and emergency department visits: a text mining study. Nursing Research. Nov/Dec., 2020. DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000470
■ Woo K, Dowding D. Decision-making Factors Associated with Telehealth Initiation by Heart Failure Patients at Home: A Qualitative Study. Computers Informatics Nursing. January 10, 2020. doi: 10.1097/CIN.10000000000000589
■ Woo K, Tark A, Baik D, and Dowding D. Informal Caregiver Decision-making Factors Associated with Technology Adoption at Home: A Systematic Scoping Review. Home Healthcare Now. Nov.1st, 2019. doi: 10.1097/NHH.0000000000000811
■ Smaldone, A., Heitkemper, E., Jackman, K., Woo, K., and Kelson, J. Dissemination of PhD dissertation research by dissertation format: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. July 16, 2019. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12504
■ Woo K, Shang J, and Dowding D. Patient factors associated with the initiation of telehealth services among heart failure patients at home. Home Health Care Services Quarterly, Nov. 27, 2018. doi: 10.1080/01621424.2018.1523767.
■ Woo K, Dowding D. Factors affecting the acceptance of telehealth services by heart failure patients: an integrative review. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health. April 2018. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2017.0080.
■ Woo K, Milworm G, and Dowding D. Characteristics of quality improvement champions in nursing homes: A systematic review with implications for evidence-based practice. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, Dec. 2017. doi: 10.1111/wvn.12262.
■ Woo K. (2007). An Online Multimedia Peer Education Smoking Cessation Program for Korean Youth: A Film Script Contest for Stories on Quitting Smoking. Toward Equity in Health: A New Global Approach to Health Disparities. Wallace, B. C. (Eds.). Springer, chapter 18, 323-337
단행본
■김숙희, 김순녀, 김영희, 류미순, 백경양 외 공저. (2022). 우경미 감수. 가정방문간호사를 위한 실무 지침서. 군자출판사
■Shashi Gogia 외. (2021). 원격의료의 기초. (권준수, 공현중, 김민아, 김범준, 김성현, 김원석, 박경우,박경운, 박지은, 박현애, 백남종, 우경미, 윤은영, 이은솔, 이정은, 이호영, 장원기, 조성진, 최세진, 황희, 역). 범문에듀케이션. (원본 출판 2019)
■Kim, A., Choi, S., & Woo, K. (2024). Navigating the Landscape of Telemedicine Research: A Topic Modeling Approach for the Present and Future. Telemedicine and e-Health. ahead of print. http://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2023.0523
■Kim, J., Song, J., Tark , A., Park, S., & Woo , K. . (2023). Do caregivers’ involvement in Type 2 diabetes education affect patients’ health outcomes?: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Health Sciences. https://doi.org/10.17532/jhs.2023.2182 Epub ahead of print.
■Mun, M., Park, Y., Hwang, J., & Woo, K. (2023). Types and Effects of Telenursing in Home Health Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Telemedicine and e-health, 2023 Sep 14. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2023.0188. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37707998.
■Kim, E., Yoon, J. Y., Woo, K., Kim, A., Kim, H., & Lee, J. (2023). Development and evaluation of a problem?based learning simulation module for home?visit nursing. Public Health Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.13244
■Jeon, E., Kim, A., Lee J., Heo, H., Lee, H., & Woo, K. (2023). Developing a classification algorithm for prediabetes risk detection from home care nursing notes using natural language processing. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 41(7), 539?547.
■Mitha, S., Schwartz, J., Hobensack, M., Cato, K., Woo, K., Smaldone, A., & Topaz, M. (2023). Natural Language Processing of Nursing Notes: An Integrative Review. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 41(6), 377-384.
■Pogorzelska-Maziarz, M., Chastain, A. M., Perera, U. G. E., Cohen, C. C., Stone, P. W., Woo, K., & Shang, J. (2022). Health Information Technology Adoption at US Home Health Care Agencies: Results from a Multi-Methods Study. Home Health Care Management & Practice, 10848223221141902.
■Song, J., Ojo, M., Bowles, K. H., McDonald, M. V., Cato, K., Rossetti, S. C., ... & Topaz, M. (2022). Detecting language associated with home healthcare patient’s risk for hospitalization and emergency department visit. Nursing Research, 71(4), 285-294.
■Kim, A., & Woo, K. (2022). Gender differences in the relationship between informal caregiving and subjective health: the mediating role of health promoting behaviors. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 1-14.
■Hong, E., Jung, A., & Woo, K. (2022). A cross-sectional study on public health nurses' disaster competencies and influencing factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 1-15
■Lee, H., Kim, A., Heo, H., Lee, J., & Woo, K. (2022). Examining Characteristics and Service Utilization of South Korean Home Health Care Patients: Secondary Analysis of 10-Year Data From a Tertiary Hospital. Home Health Care Management & Practice, 35(1), 21-30.
■Woo, K., Song, J., Adams, V., Block, L. J., Currie, L. M., Shang, J., & Topaz, M. (2022). Exploring prevalence of wound infections and related patient characteristics in homecare using natural language processing. International Wound Journal, 19(1), 211-221
■김정연, & 우경미. (2022). 한국어판 1형 당뇨병 낙인 측정도구의 타당도와 신뢰도 검증. Korean Journal of Adult Nursing, 34(6), 579-591.
■ Kim, A., Woo, K. Gender differences in the relationship between informal caregiving and subjective health: the mediating role of health promoting behaviors. BMC Public Health 22, 311 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12612-3
■ Kim, A., Kim, J., Woo, K. Perceived social support of family caregiver for people with dementia: A concept analysis. Journal of Korean Academy of community health nursing,32(4), 540-554.
■ Song, J., Ojo, M., Bowles, K. H., McDonald, M.V., Cato, K., Rossetti, S., Adams, V., Chae, S., Hobensack, M., Kennedy E., Tark, A., Kang, M. J., Woo, K., Barron, Y., Sridharan, S., & Topaz, M. (2021) Detecting Language Associated with Home Healthcare Patient’s Risk for Hospitalization and Emergency Department Visit. Nursing Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000586.
■ 권준수 외 옮김 (2021). 원격의료의 기초. 범문에듀케이션. 15장 전세계 이니셔티브: 323-337
■ Woo, K., Song, J., Adams, V., Block, L., Currie, L., Shang, J., Topaz, M. Exploring Prevalence of Wound Infections and Related Patient Characteristics in Homecare Using Natural Language Processing. International Wound Journal. May 12, 2021. DOI: 10.1111/iwj.13623
■ Moon, H, Woo, K. An integrative review on mothers' experiences of online breastfeeding peer support: Motivations, attributes and effects. Matern Child Nutr. 2021;e13200. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13200
■ Song J, Woo K, Shang J, Ojo M, Topaz M. Predictive Risk Models for Wound Infection-Related Hospitalization or ED Visits in Home Health Care Using Machine-Learning Algorithms. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2021 Aug 1;34(8):1-12. doi: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000755928.30524.22. PMID: 34260423.
■ Woo K, Adams V, Wilson P, Fu L-h, Cato K, Rossetti SC, et al. Identifying urinary tract infection-related information in homecare nursing notes. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. Jan. 9, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2020.12.010
■ Woo, K., Zhang Z. The Effect of Unemployment in Depression by Age Group: Using 12 States' Data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Journal of Korean academy of community health nursing, 31(4), 436-446. Dec, 2020. https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2020.31.4.436
■ Woo, K. "What does “Managed Long Term Care Service” Mean in the United States? A Concept Analysis from a Case Manager’s Perspective". Home Health Care Management & Practice. Nov.7, 2020. doi.org/10.1177/1084822320969619
■ Topaz M, Adams V, Wilson P, Woo K, Ryvicker M. Free-Text Documentation of Dementia Symptoms in Home Healthcare: A Natural Language Processing Study. Gerontol Geriatr Med. 2020 Sep 24;6:2333721420959861. doi: 10.1177/2333721420959861.
■ McDonald, M.V., Russell, D., Liu, J., Brickner, C., Larson, E.L., Sridharan, S., Dowding, D., Woo, K., Shang, J. Hand Hygiene Compliance among Home Healthcare Nurses: Results from the Largest Observation Study. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. Sep.19, 2020. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.07.031
■ Topaz, M, Woo, K., Ryvicker, M., Cato, K. Home healthcare clinical notes predict patient hospitalization and emergency department visits: a text mining study. Nursing Research. Nov/Dec., 2020. DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000470
■ Woo K, Dowding D. Decision-making Factors Associated with Telehealth Initiation by Heart Failure Patients at Home: A Qualitative Study. Computers Informatics Nursing. January 10, 2020. doi: 10.1097/CIN.10000000000000589
■ Woo K, Tark A, Baik D, and Dowding D. Informal Caregiver Decision-making Factors Associated with Technology Adoption at Home: A Systematic Scoping Review. Home Healthcare Now. Nov.1st, 2019. doi: 10.1097/NHH.0000000000000811
■ Smaldone, A., Heitkemper, E., Jackman, K., Woo, K., and Kelson, J. Dissemination of PhD dissertation research by dissertation format: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. July 16, 2019. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12504
■ Woo K, Shang J, and Dowding D. Patient factors associated with the initiation of telehealth services among heart failure patients at home. Home Health Care Services Quarterly, Nov. 27, 2018. doi: 10.1080/01621424.2018.1523767.
■ Woo K, Dowding D. Factors affecting the acceptance of telehealth services by heart failure patients: an integrative review. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health. April 2018. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2017.0080.
■ Woo K, Milworm G, and Dowding D. Characteristics of quality improvement champions in nursing homes: A systematic review with implications for evidence-based practice. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, Dec. 2017. doi: 10.1111/wvn.12262.
■ Woo K. (2007). An Online Multimedia Peer Education Smoking Cessation Program for Korean Youth: A Film Script Contest for Stories on Quitting Smoking. Toward Equity in Health: A New Global Approach to Health Disparities. Wallace, B. C. (Eds.). Springer, chapter 18, 323-337
단행본
■김숙희, 김순녀, 김영희, 류미순, 백경양 외 공저. (2022). 우경미 감수. 가정방문간호사를 위한 실무 지침서. 군자출판사
■Shashi Gogia 외. (2021). 원격의료의 기초. (권준수, 공현중, 김민아, 김범준, 김성현, 김원석, 박경우,박경운, 박지은, 박현애, 백남종, 우경미, 윤은영, 이은솔, 이정은, 이호영, 장원기, 조성진, 최세진, 황희, 역). 범문에듀케이션. (원본 출판 2019)