title: Implementation of RxNorm as a terminology mediation standard for exchanging pharmacy medication between federal agencies.
abstract: The federal government is working toward its goal of achieving interoperability between health information systems through several multi-agency efforts. While some interoperability partnerships exist between federal agencies, only a few systems are involved and these projects have proven difficult to implement. This paper describes the process of implementing an interoperable standard for exchanging computable pharmacy data between the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
authors.affiliation: Department of Defense, Tricare Management Activity, Falls Church, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Fola
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Parrish
authors.forename: Nhan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Do
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bouhaddou
authors.forename: Pradnya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Warnekar
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D010604:Pharmacy; D018511:Systems Integration; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs; D037041:United States Government Agencies; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled