title: Semantic mapping to simplify deployment of HL7 v3 Clinical Document Architecture.
abstract: HL7 Version 3 was developed to provide semantically reliable healthcare interoperability but has been perceived as overly complex to implement. This paper describes how semantic mapping can simplify usage of HL7 Version 3 Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) and reports on the rationale for adopting this approach in three particular use cases and lessons learned from the practical application experience. We envision a broad application of the semantic mapping approach in clinical documents, messaging and application design modelling.
authors.affiliation: School of Computing, University of Portsmouth, Lion Terrace, Portsmouth PO1 3HE, UK. Philip.scott@port.ac.uk
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Worden
mesh_terms: D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000592:standards*; D057208:Health Level Seven / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D012660:Semantics