The Semantic aspects of interoperability have only recently been recognised as the major enabling factor for the safe and sensible communication of patient data. Health language is very large and diverse, and as such not equalled by other professional languages. The delivery of safe and effective health care is a challenge, particularly as the extent of medical errors is becoming apparent. The US Institute of Medicine report "To Err is Human" has estimated that 100,000 US citizens die each year through medical errors. Though there is no hard evidence on the exact role played by the lack of available adequate clinical documentation on patients, it is assumed the effect is substantial, and for the greater part avoidable.
For further information, please visit:
http://www.semanticHEALTH.org
Project co-ordinator:
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre; Department of Medical Informatics.
Partners:
- World Health Organization, Geneva (CH);
- Egeszszgugyi Strategiai Kutatointezet, Budapest (HU);
- Uppsala Universiteit, Uppsala (SE);
- Université Jean Monnet Saint Etienne, (FR);
- University College London, (UK)
- Empirca Communication and Technology Research (DE, subcontractor)
Timetable: from 01/06 to 12/07
Total cost: 968.860,00
EC funding: 968.860,00
Instrument: SSA
Project Identifier: IST-2005-027328