Terminology management system
First Claim
1. A system for use in managing healthcare terminology supporting operation of a healthcare enterprise, comprising:
- a first repository including a first set of healthcare related terms;
a second repository including a centralized second set of healthcare related terms encompassing terms of a plurality of terminology sets including said first set of healthcare related terms, said centralized second set including a group of one or more component terms associated with an individual term of said first set; and
an interpretation processor for selecting, from said centralized second set, a subgroup of said group of one or more component terms associated with an individual received term of said first set in response to processing of context information associated with said individual received term, using predetermined rules.
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Abstract
Various embodiments provide a system for use in managing healthcare terminology supporting operation of a healthcare enterprise, comprising: a first repository including a first set of healthcare related terms; a second repository including a centralized second set of healthcare related terms encompassing terms of a plurality of terminology sets including the first set of healthcare related terms, the centralized second set including a group of one or more component terms associated with an individual term of the first set; and an interpretation processor for selecting, from the centralized second set, a subgroup of the group of one or more component terms associated with an individual received term of the first set in response to processing of context information associated with the individual received term, using predetermined rules.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for use in managing healthcare terminology supporting operation of a healthcare enterprise, comprising:
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a first repository including a first set of healthcare related terms;
a second repository including a centralized second set of healthcare related terms encompassing terms of a plurality of terminology sets including said first set of healthcare related terms, said centralized second set including a group of one or more component terms associated with an individual term of said first set; and
an interpretation processor for selecting, from said centralized second set, a subgroup of said group of one or more component terms associated with an individual received term of said first set in response to processing of context information associated with said individual received term, using predetermined rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for use in managing healthcare terminology supporting operation of a healthcare enterprise, comprising the activities of:
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maintaining a first repository including a first set of healthcare related terms;
maintaining a second repository including a centralized second set of healthcare related terms encompassing terms of a plurality of terminology sets including said first set of healthcare related terms, said centralized second set including a group of one or more component terms associated with an individual term of said first set; and
selecting, from said centralized second set, a subgroup of said group of one or more component terms associated with an individual received term of said first set in response to processing of context information associated with said received term, using predetermined rules.
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27. A system for initiating a sequence of tasks supporting delivering healthcare to a patient and to be performed by at least one healthcare worker, comprising:
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a first repository including a first set of healthcare related terms;
a second repository including a centralized second set of healthcare related terms encompassing terms of a plurality of terminology sets including said first set of healthcare related terms, said centralized second set including a group of one or more component terms associated with an individual term of said first set and particular terms of said subgroup being associated with particular tasks to be performed by at least one healthcare worker and particular context information; and
an interpretation processor for;
selecting, from said centralized second set, a subgroup of said group of one or more component terms associated with an individual received term of said first set in response to processing of context information associated with said received term; and
initiating scheduling of particular tasks to be performed by at least one healthcare worker to provide healthcare to a patient in response to said context information and terms of said subgroup.
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