Title :
Medical informatics at the AMA: computer oriented biomedical nomenclature
Author :
Schiffman, Donald O.
Author_Institution :
American Med. Assoc., Chicago, IL, USA
Abstract :
The lack of a unified medical language is blamed for the inability of computers to handle medical information effectively. As a solution to at least one of the problems embodied in this lack, the ASTM Subcommittee E31.12 on Medical Informatics has constructed an infrastructure detailing nosologic standards and guides for a biomedical nomenclature that lends itself to computer usage. The thrust of this effort and the principles guiding it are discussed
Keywords :
medical computing; AMA; ASTM Subcommittee E31.12; computer oriented biomedical nomenclature; medical informatics; nosologic standards; unified medical language; Application software; Biomedical computing; Biomedical informatics; Blood; Computer applications; Councils; Hemorrhaging; Medical diagnostic imaging; Standardization; Terminology;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96475
