title: Semantic representation of CDC-PHIN vocabulary using Simple Knowledge Organization System.
abstract: PHIN Vocabulary Access and Distribution System (VADS) promotes the use of standards based vocabulary within CDC information systems. However, the current PHIN vocabulary representation hinders its wide adoption. Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS) is a W3C draft specification to support the formal representation of Knowledge Organization Systems (KOS) within the framework of the Semantic Web. We present a method of adopting SKOS to represent PHIN vocabulary in order to enable automated information sharing and integration.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Information Sciences at Houston, University of Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Parsa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mirhaji
mesh_terms: D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D009323:Natural Language Processing; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated / Q000379:methods*; D012660:Semantics; D013358:Subject Headings; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D013781:Texas; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled