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Disparate ontologies are ripe in the medical field (SNOMED, ICD 9/10, etc) and there are companies[1] trying to map between them for better interopt between hea
by halfmatthalfcat 5y ago
Disparate ontologies are ripe in the medical field (SNOMED, ICD 9/10, etc) and there are companies[1] trying to map between them for better interopt between healthcare networks.
[1] https://clinicalarchitecture.com https://clinicalarchitecture.com
- danachow 5y agoMedical ontologies are different because there are two enormous economic incentives for their adoption: billing, in the US or any private healthcare - and medical research much of which is highly incentivized by the pharma, device, and diagnostic industries. Improving healthcare interop is not something that happens unless it is subsidized or penalized. 50 years of healthcare IT with systems that are basically the same with some new window dressing have proven that.