Open AccessTerminology services – an example of knowledge management in public health
Author(s) -
László Balkányi
Publication year - 2007
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.12.22.03211-en
Subject(s) - terminology , comparability , interoperability , knowledge management , public health , business , control (management) , computer science , process management , medicine , world wide web , nursing , artificial intelligence , linguistics , philosophy , mathematics , combinatorics
The shared use of a consistent terminology is crucial to ensure interoperability of information systems and comparability of data of different sources, however, it is only rarely implemented in practice. Introducing terminology services at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is an example of how to meet this challenge in the area of public health.