HL7 ontology and mobile agents for interoperability in heterogeneous medical information systems

B. Orgun*, J. Vu

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Modern medical information management is a knowledge intensive activity requiring a high degree of interoperability across various health management entities. Ontology-based multi-agent systems provide a framework for interactions in a distributed medical systems environment without the limitations of a more traditional client server approach. In this paper, we describe electronic Medical Agent System (eMAGS) a multi-agent system with an ontology based on an accepted public health message standard, Health Level Seven (HL7), to facilitate the flow of patient information across a whole healthcare organisation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)817-836
Number of pages20
JournalComputers in Biology and Medicine
Volume36
Issue number7-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2006

Keywords

  • Health level seven
  • Heterogeneous medical information systems
  • Interoperability
  • Mobile agents
  • Ontology

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