Missing semantic annotation in databases. The root cause for data integration and migration problems in information systems.
Data integration is a well-known grand challenge in information systems. It is highly relevant in medicine because of the multitude of patient data sources. Semantic annotations of data items regarding concept and value domain, based on comprehensive terminologies can facilitate data integration and migration. Therefore it should be implemented in databases from the very beginning.
Prof. Dr. Martin Dugas, University of Muenster, Institute of Medical Informatics, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Gebäude A11, 48149 Münster, Germany, E-mail: dugas@uni-muenster.de.
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D066289:Data Curation; D019992:Databases as Topic; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D008492:Medical Informatics Computing; D012660:Semantics; D009626:Terminology as Topic