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Clinical Terminology

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Principles of Health Interoperability

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Abstract

Unlike most sciences, medical terminology is poorly structured. This creates major problems for semantic interoperability, where terms need to be used in a precise and unambiguous way. This chapter introduces the core concepts of clinical terminology, sets out a list of requirements (desiderata) and illustrates these with the story of the Chocolate Teapot.

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  1. R-Outcomes Ltd, Newbury, UK

    Tim Benson

  2. Health Intersections Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia

    Grahame Grieve

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Benson, T., Grieve, G. (2016). Clinical Terminology. In: Principles of Health Interoperability. Health Information Technology Standards. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30370-3_7

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