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Design, implementation, use, and preliminary evaluation of an UMLS-enabled terminology Web service for clinical decision support.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Kawamoto, K; Lobach, DF
Published in: AMIA Annu Symp Proc
2006

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.

Duke Scholars

Published In

AMIA Annu Symp Proc

EISSN

1942-597X

Publication Date

2006

Volume

2006

Start / End Page

979

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Unified Medical Language System
  • Internet
  • Decision Support Systems, Clinical
 

Published In

AMIA Annu Symp Proc

EISSN

1942-597X

Publication Date

2006

Volume

2006

Start / End Page

979

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Unified Medical Language System
  • Internet
  • Decision Support Systems, Clinical