title: HL7 ontology and mobile agents for interoperability in heterogeneous medical information systems.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Computing, Macquarie University, Sydney NSW 2109, Australia. borgun@optushome.com.au
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Orgun
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vu
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D016490:Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems; D008491:Medical Informatics Applications; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized