Reference Architecture Model Enabling Standards Interoperability

Area of Science:

• Health Informatics
• Systems Theory
• Ontology Engineering

Background:

• Advanced health and social services require integrating diverse scientific domains.
• Current interoperability efforts are often limited to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) concerns.
• Systems must encompass real-world business processes and individual actor contexts.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce an ICT-independent, system-theoretical reference architecture model.
• To enable representation and harmonization of all involved domains.
• To facilitate transformation into appropriate ICT design and implementation.

Main Methods:

• Development of a system-theoretical, ontology-driven reference architecture.
• Formalization of the entire process for automation.
• Focus on ICT-independence to integrate diverse scientific and business domains.

Main Results:

• A formalized, ontology-driven reference architecture model is presented.
• The model allows for the harmonization of multiple domains within health and social services.
• The process is fully automatable, streamlining ICT design and implementation.

Conclusions:

• The proposed reference architecture model enhances interoperability beyond ICT.
• It provides a formalized approach to integrate diverse domains in health and social services.
• Full automation of the process ensures efficient and accurate system development.