Semantic Interoperability in Medical Information Science for Enhancing Electronic Health Record System
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Without semantic connectedness in healthcare, it is difficult to improve the speed, quality, or convenience of access to medical knowledge exchange. In Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems, semantic interoperability guarantees that, independent of technology, various healthcare systems may effectively communicate, comprehend, and use patient data across platforms. This essay discusses, mostly in terms of how it enhances electronic health record systems, the significance of semantic sharing in medical information science. We examine the issues resulting from various data types, classifications, and standards and provide a solution when attempting to aggregate healthcare data from several sources. Using modern technologies such natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning coupled with standard models like SNOMED CT and ICD-10, semantic interoperability makes it feasible for data to be exchanged readily. The paper also discusses how semantic interoperability helps clinicians make better judgements, lowers errors, and accelerates clinical procedures so enhancing patient care. We also discuss the ongoing efforts towards creating health information systems capable of communicating with one another and providing ideas for next research. This work aims to use semantic interoperability to enable the development and configuration of robust, patient-centered, next-generation EHR systems.
DOI: 10.56294/mw2024514
Language: English
Subfield: Health Information Management
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4408317178