Health Level Seven (HL7) - Resources and InformationShow Full Record1124
Source:
Health Level Seven Inc.
Resource Type(s):
FAQs, News, Standards and Guidelines
Searchable Keywords:
Data managementHealth Level Seven (HL7)Information exchangeMessaging
Abstract:
From web site: "Organization of healthcare subject matter experts and information scientists collaborating to create standards for the exchange, management and integration of electronic healthcare information. HL7 promotes the use of such standards within and among healthcare organizations to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare delivery for the benefit of all." This web resource provides information and resources about HL7 most of which is of specific use to members but some ...
Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) - Resources and InformationShow Full Record1123
Source:
Regenstrief Institute for Health Care
Resource Type(s):
Fact Sheets, News, Presentations, Standards and Guidelines, Tools and Software
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Information managementLogical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LONIC)MessagingTerminology
Abstract:
From web site: "The purpose of the LOINC database is to facilitate the exchange and pooling of results, such as blood hemoglobin, serum potassium, or vital signs, for clinical care, outcomes management, and research. Currently, most laboratories and other diagnostic services use HL7 to send their results electronically from their reporting systems to their care systems. However, most laboratories and other diagnostic care services identify tests in these messages by means of their internal and i...
Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) - Fact SheetShow Full Record1122
Source:
National Institutes of Health. U.S. National Library of Medicine
Resource Type(s):
Fact Sheets
Searchable Keywords:
ClassificationInformation managementTaxonomiesTerminologyUnified Medical Language System (UMLS)
Abstract:
From article: "The purpose of NLM's Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) is to facilitate the development of computer systems that behave as if they "understand" the meaning of the language of biomedicine and health. To that end, NLM produces and distributes the UMLS Knowledge Sources (databases) and associated software tools (programs) for use by system developers in building or enhancing electronic information systems that create, process, retrieve, integrate, and/or aggregate biomedical an...
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