Terminology and Terminological Systems

ISBN-13: 9781447169697 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 221 str.

Peter L. Elkin

Opis

This book deploys real-life examples from the health sector to delineate the principles of data representation, including concept-based indexing. It is thus a vital guide for professionals with responsibility for systems implementation in healthcare settings.

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"The clear, direct prose with its balance of breadth and depth, survey and explanation make the book suitable for both novice and advanced students of healthcare informatics, and the numerous definitions and concise style make it a handy reference for healthcare professionals. ... this book provides useful lists of terminology standards, implementations, and systems. ... A valuable addition to Springer's influential Health Informatics series, it will prove helpful to students and useful in libraries." (Frank Ritchel Ames, Doody's Review Service, September, 2012)

Spis treści

1. Introduction.- 2.History of Terminology.- 3. Knowledge Representation.- 4.Theoretical Foundations.- 5. Compositionality.- 6. Interface Terminologies.- 7. Terminological Standards.- 8. Implementations of Terminology.- 9. Terminological Systems.- 10. Conclusion.

O autorze

Peter L. Elkin

Blurb

Twenty-five years ago the notion that terminology should be concept-based was all but unknown in healthcare; now almost all important terminologies are at least partly concept-based.  With no general model of what a terminology was or should be, there were no tools to support terminology development and maintenance.  Steady progress since then has improved both terminology content and the technology and processes used to sustain that content. 

For students, practitioners and managers, terminology and its understanding will be an asset to be leveraged in care and research. As the first book devoted to the story of terminology in healthcare, Terminology and Terminological Systems emphasizes the central topics of terminology, such as inter-enterprise clinical and research data aggregation,  and will become vital to the professional lives of students of informatics.

For students, practitioners and managers, terminology and its understanding will be an asset to be leveraged in care and research. As the first book devoted to the story of terminology in healthcare, Terminology and Terminological Systems emphasizes the central topics of terminology, such as inter-enterprise clinical and research data aggregation,  and will become vital to the professional lives of students of informatics.