LinkEHR-Ed: a multi-reference model archetype editor based on formal semantics.
OBJECTIVE
To develop a powerful archetype editing framework capable of handling multiple reference models and oriented towards the semantic description and standardization of legacy data.


METHODS
The main prerequisite for implementing tools providing enhanced support for archetypes is the clear specification of archetype semantics. We propose a formalization of the definition section of archetypes based on types over tree-structured data. It covers the specialization of archetypes, the relationship between reference models and archetypes and conformance of data instances to archetypes.


RESULTS
LinkEHR-Ed, a visual archetype editor based on the former formalization with advanced processing capabilities that supports multiple reference models, the editing and semantic validation of archetypes, the specification of mappings to data sources, and the automatic generation of data transformation scripts, is developed.


CONCLUSIONS
LinkEHR-Ed is a useful tool for building, processing and validating archetypes based on any reference model.
Maldonado
José A
JA
Grupo de Informática Biomédica, Instituto de Aplicaciones de las Tecnologías de la Información y de las Comunicaciones Avanzadas, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain. jamaldo@upv.es
Moner
David
D
Boscá
Diego
D
Fernández-Breis
Jesualdo T
JT
Angulo
Carlos
C
Robles
Montserrat
M
D003198:Computer Simulation; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D011381:Programming Languages