Semantic Integration in Healthcare Networks
Lenz R, Beyer M, Kuhn K (2005)
Publication Type: Conference contribution, Original article
Publication year: 2005
Journal
Publisher: IOS Press; 1999
Edited Volumes: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
City/Town: Amsterdam
Pages Range: 385-390
Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings MIE2005
Event location: Geneva
Abstract
A seamless support of information flow for increasingly distributed healthcare processes requires to integrate heterogeneous IT systems into a comprehensive distributed information system. Different standards contribute to ease this integration. In a research project focussing on the development of a reference architecture for inter-institutional health information systems, we identified and categorised concurring integration standards by distinguishing between technical and semantic integration on the one hand, and data and functional integration on the other hand. In addition, standards for semantic integration are roughly categorised according to their scope. By placing standards into a corresponding matrix a "semantic gap" is revealed, which cannot be covered by standards as it contains volatile medical concepts. As a conclusion, it is recommended to conceptually consider the necessity of system evolution in systems architectures and also in future integration standards.
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APA:
Lenz, R., Beyer, M., & Kuhn, K. (2005). Semantic Integration in Healthcare Networks. In Proceedings MIE2005 (pp. 385-390). Geneva: Amsterdam: IOS Press; 1999.
MLA:
Lenz, Richard, Mario Beyer, and Klaus Kuhn. "Semantic Integration in Healthcare Networks." Proceedings of the Connecting Medical Informatics and Bio-Informatics, Geneva Amsterdam: IOS Press; 1999, 2005. 385-390.
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