Design, implementation, use, and preliminary evaluation of an UMLS-enabled terminology Web service for clinical decision support.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
To facilitate the provision of clinical decision support (CDS), the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) was leveraged to implement a terminology Web service. Supported functions include inter-vocabulary translation and the identification of concepts subsumed by a parent concept. Currently, the service is being used to aid the specification of clinical concepts within CDS knowledge modules. Insights gained from this process are discussed, including the limitations of using the UMLS to fulfill CDS terminology needs.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Kawamoto, K; Lobach, DF
Published Date
- 2006
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 2006 /
Start / End Page
- 979 -
PubMed ID
- 17238598
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC1839661
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1942-597X
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States