Representation of change in controlled medical terminologies

Diane E. Oliver, Yuval Shahar, Edward H. Shortliffe, Mark A. Musen

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Abstract

Computer-based systems that support health care require large controlled terminologies to manage names and meanings of data elements. These terminologies are not static, because change in health care is inevitable. To share data and applications in health care, we need standards not only for terminologies and concept representation, but also for representing change. To develop a principled approach to managing change, we analyze the requirements of controlled medical terminologies and consider features that frame knowledge-representation systems have to offer. Based on our analysis, we present a concept model, a set of change operations, and a change-documentation model that may be appropriate for controlled terminologies in health care. We are currently implementing our modeling approach within a computational architecture.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)53-76
Number of pages24
JournalArtificial Intelligence in Medicine
Volume15
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1999
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Computer-based patient record
  • Concept representation
  • Controlled medical terminology
  • Description logic
  • Frame knowledge-representation language
  • Knowledge representation
  • Ontology
  • Terminology maintenance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Artificial Intelligence

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