| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 516863 | Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association | 2008 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Complete patient health information that is available where and when it is needed is essential to providers and patients and improves healthcare quality and patient safety. VA and DoD have built on their previous experience in patient data exchange to establish data standards and terminology services to enable real-time bi-directional computable (i.e., encoded) data exchange and achieve semantic interoperability in compliance with recommended national standards and the eGov initiative. The project uses RxNorm, UMLS, and SNOMED CT terminology standards to mediate codified pharmacy and allergy data with greater than 92 and 60 percent success rates respectively. Implementation of the project has been well received by users and is being expanded to multiple joint care sites. Stable and mature standards, mediation strategies, and a close relationship between healthcare institutions and Standards Development Organizations are recommended to achieve and maintain semantic interoperability in a clinical setting.
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Authors
Omar PhD, Pradnya RPh, MS, Fola PharmD, Nhan MD, Jack Mandel, John MD, Michael J. MD,