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The design and implementation of a picklist authoring tool.
Ning Zhuo1, Roberto A Rocha, Stanley M Huff
1Department of Medical Informatics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA.
AMIA ... Annual Symposium Proceedings. AMIA Symposium
|January 20, 2004
Summary
Developing an authoring tool to manage customized medical terminology lists, known as picklists, aims to overcome obstacles in Health Information Systems and Clinical Patient Record systems.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Medical Terminology Management
Background:
- Controlled medical terminologies are essential for Health Information Systems (HIS) and Clinical Patient Record (CPR) systems.
- Creating and managing customized term lists, or picklists, presents a significant challenge in these systems.
Purpose of the Study:
- To address the obstacles in developing and managing customized medical terminology picklists.
- To introduce a sophisticated authoring tool designed for integrated terminology management.
Main Methods:
- Development of a specialized authoring tool.
- Full integration of the authoring tool with an existing terminology server.
- Deployment of the tool for system analysts and clinicians.
Main Results:
- A sophisticated authoring tool has been developed.
- The tool is fully integrated with the terminology server.
- The tool is intended for use by system analysts and clinicians.
Conclusions:
- The developed authoring tool is expected to streamline the creation and management of customized medical terminology picklists.
- This advancement aims to improve the efficiency and usability of Health Information Systems and Clinical Patient Record systems.