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The Role of Terminology in Future Health Information Systems

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Veterans Health Administration, USA

    Steven H. Brown MS, MD (Health Information Architect and Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics)

  2. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA

    Steven H. Brown MS, MD (Health Information Architect and Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics)

  3. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Administration, CIO Field Office, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Michael J. Lincoln MD (Associate Professor)

  4. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    Peter L. Elkin MD (Internist)

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  1. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Albany, NY, USA

    James E. Demetriades BS, MS, PE (Chief Health Information Architect) (Chief Health Information Architect)

  2. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Washington, DC, USA

    Gary A. Christopherson MS (Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Health) & Robert M. Kolodner MD (Chief Information Officer) (Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Health) &  (Chief Information Officer)

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Brown, S.H., Lincoln, M.J., Elkin, P.L. (2005). The Role of Terminology in Future Health Information Systems. In: Demetriades, J.E., Christopherson, G.A., Kolodner, R.M. (eds) Person-Centered Health Records. Health Informatics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27375-1_9

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