An ontology-based methodology for the migration of biomedical terminologies to electronic health records.
Year: 2005
Type: article
Abstract: Biomedical terminologies are focused on what is general, Electronic Health Records (EHRs) on what is particular, and it is commonly assumed that the step from the one to the other is unproblematic. We argue that this is not so, and that, if the EHR of the future is to fulfill its promise, then the foundations of both EHR architectures and biomedical terminologies need to be reconceived. We accordingly describe a new framework for the treatment of both generals and particulars in biomedical information systems that is designed: 1) to provide new opportunities for the sharing and management of data within and between healthcare institutions, 2) to facilitate interoperability among different terminology and record systems, and thereby 3) to allow new kinds of reasoning with biomedical data.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: Barry Smith, Werner Ceusters
Institution: University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Volkswagen Foundation
OpenAlex ID: W1566243711