Do existing controlled vocabularies contain terminology needed for patient records?
Humphreys, B.L.
Journal of Ahima 69(5): 30-33
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 1060-5487 PMID: 10179245 Document Number: 491976
A 1996-97 study conducted by the National Library of Medicine and the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research aimed to determine how well existing vocabularies cover the concepts and terms needed in health information systems. The author describes the hypothesis underlying the study, how the process worked, its findings, and implications for future vocabulary development.