Implementations of Terminology

Abstract

This chapter will not present a complete accounting of all terminology implementations. However, we will provide a survey of some of the more highly adopted terminologies. We will describe their scope and purpose, and we will discuss their implementation and the risks and benefits associated with employing each of these terminologies. In so doing we will provide examples of terminologies that can be used by healthcare informaticians to represent health knowledge and to use those representations for clinical decision support.