Principles of Health Interoperability HL7 and SNOMED

• Main Author: Benson, Tim (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2012.
• Series: Health Information Technology Standards,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Public health.; Health informatics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Health Informatics.; Public Health.; Medicine/Public Health, general.

Interoperability between healthcare computer systems depends on us developing, implementing and deploying appropriate standards, such as HL7 and SNOMED CT, working together as a tightly specified language. The documentation of HL7 and SNOMED runs to tens of thousands of pages and creates a steep lea...