Upper-level ontologies for health information systems. Towards an archetype patterns approach
1Graduate School of Business, Fordham University, 113 W. 60th Street, New York, NY 10023, USA. raghupathi@fordham.edu
Methods of Information in Medicine
|February 22, 2011
Summary
Archetype patterns offer a promising approach for developing upper-level ontologies in health information systems (HIS). This method can establish a foundation for interoperability across diverse HIS applications and organizations.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Ontology Engineering
- Information Systems
Background:
- Existing health information systems (HIS) often lack well-developed, general healthcare ontologies.
- Interoperability challenges persist across HIS applications and enterprises due to differing high-level design views.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the potential of archetype patterns for upper-level ontology development within HIS.
- To establish a foundational framework for enhanced interoperability in healthcare information systems.
Main Methods:
- Conceptualization and development of archetype patterns integrating archetype concepts and design patterns.
- Utilization of Unified Modeling Language (UML) for underlying modeling support in the HIS domain.
Main Results:
- Archetype patterns provide viable models for upper-level ontologies in HIS, fostering interoperability.
- Identified limitations in current ontology development methods and challenges in archetype pattern creation.
- The developed framework demonstrates potential for broad application and supports HIS ontology development.
Conclusions:
- Archetype patterns are applicable to ontology development in HIS, addressing the scarcity of general healthcare ontologies.
- This approach can reconcile divergent high-level design views across healthcare enterprises.
- Future work should address governance, standards, tools, and the creation of comprehensive healthcare archetype patterns.
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