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Structured terminologies in clinical information systems: implementation through collaboration.

Robert E Haskell¹, Nicholas R Hardiker, Tera J Watkins

¹Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services, Malvern, PA, USA. robert.haskell@siemens.com

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|July 14, 2009

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Implementing structured clinical terminologies requires addressing challenges across stakeholder groups and application areas. Successful use hinges on broad collaboration for effective health care information systems.

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A Metadata Extraction Approach for Clinical Case Reports to Enable Advanced Understanding of Biomedical Concepts

A Metadata Extraction Approach for Clinical Case Reports to Enable Advanced Understanding of Biomedical Concepts

Published on: September 20, 2018

Area of Science:

Health Informatics
Clinical Information Systems
Medical Terminology

Background:

The dialog between clinical end-users and information systems is crucial for data capture and healthcare efficiency.
Embedded structures and processes model clinical expression and guide terminology population.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify challenges in implementing structured clinical terminologies.
To categorize these challenges by stakeholder group and application area.

Main Methods:

Analysis of practical experience in clinical information system use.
Categorization of implementation challenges based on stakeholder and application domains.

Main Results:

Challenges vary significantly across different stakeholder groups (e.g., clinicians, IT staff).
Implementation hurdles differ based on specific application areas within healthcare.

Conclusions:

Cross-stakeholder collaboration is essential for successful terminology implementation.
Widespread collaboration across diverse application areas is key to effective use of structured clinical terminologies in healthcare.