The data dictionary--a controlled vocabulary for integrating clinical databases and medical knowledge bases

The medical information systems of the future will probably include the entire medical record as well as a knowledge base, providing decision support for the physician during patient care. Data dictionaries will play an important role in integrating the medical knowledge bases with the clinical data...

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Published inMethods of information in medicine Vol. 28; no. 2; p. 78
Main Authors Linnarsson, R, Wigertz, O
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.04.1989
Subjects
Database Management Systems
Humans
Information Systems
Medical Records
Models, Theoretical
Subject Headings
Vocabulary
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ISSN0026-1270
DOI10.1055/s-0038-1635556

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Summary:The medical information systems of the future will probably include the entire medical record as well as a knowledge base, providing decision support for the physician during patient care. Data dictionaries will play an important role in integrating the medical knowledge bases with the clinical databases. This article presents an infological data model of such an integrated medical information system. Medical events, medical terms, and medical facts are the basic concepts that constitute the model. To allow the transfer of information and knowledge between systems, the data dictionary should be organized with regard to several common classification schemes of medical nomenclature.
ISSN:0026-1270
DOI:10.1055/s-0038-1635556