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<p>WaltBiggs: </p> <hr /> <div>This is the main page for the OntoVistA project. The project is described at http://ontovista.blogspot.com if you want more information about it.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Projects]]<br /> <br /> <br /> To get this started, here are some major branches to build the next few days:<br /> <br /> General Goals and Desires<br /> <br /> [[Basic Goal]] - represent VistA in a rigorous standard ontology structure<br /> <br /> Method goals - user interaction tools<br /> Solicit domain expert interactions<br /> <br /> Next steps - VistA variants<br /> <br /> IHS RPMS ontology layer - a separate layer, common nodes connect to VA layer<br /> CHCS ? layer<br /> Washington State Hospitals layer - adds state psych related elements<br /> ?Wa Corrections<br /> <br /> Big next steps - non-VistA healthcare domains<br /> <br /> ?FreeEMR? - open source EMR system<br /> ?UCDavis VMTH?? - veterinary system?<br /> Epic or some other proprietary system? - maybe collaborate with NIH?<br /> Layers which represent non-provider data systems - SSA, CDC, etc.<br /> <br /> Resources from elsewhere<br /> <br /> Existing Ontology projects<br /> WordNet<br /> Cyc<br /> SUMO<br /> etc...<br /> <br /> Existing User Interfaces and Tools<br /> M2Web<br /> ... ESI-objects, other relevant M tools...<br /> <br /> Existing ontology tools and languages<br /> SUO-Kif<br /> OWL<br /> CycL<br /> <br /> Project Participants<br /> <br /> System and interface developers<br /> Dave Whitten<br /> Walt Biggs<br /> <br /> Project Administration and Collaboration Propulsion<br /> ?Marty Mendelson - Washington state<br /> Arden Forrey - ASTM, AACC, etc.<br /> <br /> Domain Experts<br /> VistA experts<br /> Health Informatics Standards Developers<br /> Lexicon Experts<br /> Messaging Standard Experts<br /> Health Science and Technology Specialty Experts<br /> <br /> Specific Task areas<br /> <br /> form of the knowledge base we are filling<br /> <br /> relationships with existing structures (SUMO, etc.)<br /> <br /> user interation systems and tools<br /> tools to identify VistA data elements and their relationships in situ<br /> (this tool is the main ontology generator)<br /> tools to visualize the onotology from useful perspectives<br /> tools to enter ontological and other data into the knowledge base<br /> tools to review the knowledge base, click Agree for each item, or Correct it<br /> tools to illustrate divergences between real and ideal structurings<br /> for example to extrapolate Agent Orange to general environmental<br /> stressors with associated institutional programs<br /> <br /> domain expert involvement<br /> start with basic VistA architecture <br /> solicit review by experts in the various packages<br /> broader expert participation...</div>

WaltBiggs https://vistapedia.com/index.php?title=OntoVistA&diff=5467 2009-06-05T16:06:04Z

<p>WaltBiggs: </p> <hr /> <div>This is the main page for the OntoVistA project. The project is described at http://ontovista.blogspot.com if you want more information about it.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Projects]]<br /> <br /> <br /> To get this started, here are some major branches to build the next few days:<br /> <br /> General Goals and Desires<br /> <br /> Basic Goal - represent VistA in a rigorous standard ontology structure<br /> <br /> Method goals - user interaction tools<br /> Solicit domain expert interactions<br /> <br /> Next steps - VistA variants<br /> <br /> IHS RPMS ontology layer - a separate layer, common nodes connect to VA layer<br /> CHCS ? layer<br /> Washington State Hospitals layer - adds state psych related elements<br /> ?Wa Corrections<br /> <br /> Big next steps - non-VistA healthcare domains<br /> <br /> ?FreeEMR? - open source EMR system<br /> ?UCDavis VMTH?? - veterinary system?<br /> Epic or some other proprietary system? - maybe collaborate with NIH?<br /> Layers which represent non-provider data systems - SSA, CDC, etc.<br /> <br /> Resources from elsewhere<br /> <br /> Existing Ontology projects<br /> WordNet<br /> Cyc<br /> SUMO<br /> etc...<br /> <br /> Existing User Interfaces and Tools<br /> M2Web<br /> ... ESI-objects, other relevant M tools...<br /> <br /> Existing ontology tools and languages<br /> SUO-Kif<br /> OWL<br /> CycL<br /> <br /> Project Participants<br /> <br /> System and interface developers<br /> Dave Whitten<br /> Walt Biggs<br /> <br /> Project Administration and Collaboration Propulsion<br /> ?Marty Mendelson - Washington state<br /> Arden Forrey - ASTM, AACC, etc.<br /> <br /> Domain Experts<br /> VistA experts<br /> Health Informatics Standards Developers<br /> Lexicon Experts<br /> Messaging Standard Experts<br /> Health Science and Technology Specialty Experts<br /> <br /> Specific Task areas<br /> <br /> form of the knowledge base we are filling<br /> <br /> relationships with existing structures (SUMO, etc.)<br /> <br /> user interation systems and tools<br /> tools to identify VistA data elements and their relationships in situ<br /> (this tool is the main ontology generator)<br /> tools to visualize the onotology from useful perspectives<br /> tools to enter ontological and other data into the knowledge base<br /> tools to review the knowledge base, click Agree for each item, or Correct it<br /> tools to illustrate divergences between real and ideal structurings<br /> for example to extrapolate Agent Orange to general environmental<br /> stressors with associated institutional programs<br /> <br /> domain expert involvement<br /> start with basic VistA architecture <br /> solicit review by experts in the various packages<br /> broader expert participation...</div>

WaltBiggs https://vistapedia.com/index.php?title=OntoVistA&diff=5466 2009-06-04T18:45:24Z

<p>WaltBiggs: </p> <hr /> <div>This is the main page for the OntoVistA project. The project is described at http://ontovista.blogspot.com if you want more information about it.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Projects]]<br /> <br /> <br /> To get this started, here are some major branches to build the next few days:<br /> <br /> General Goals and Desires<br /> <br /> Basic Goal - represent VistA in a rigorous standard ontology structure<br /> <br /> Method goals - user interaction tools<br /> Solicit domain expert interactions<br /> <br /> Next steps - VistA variants<br /> <br /> IHS RPMS ontology layer - a separate layer, common nodes connect to VA layer<br /> CHCS ? layer<br /> Washington State Hospitals layer - adds state psych related elements<br /> ?Wa Corrections<br /> <br /> Big next steps - non-VistA healthcare domains<br /> <br /> ?FreeEMR? - open source EMR system<br /> ?UCDavis VMTH?? - veterinary system?<br /> Epic or some other proprietary system? - maybe collaborate with NIH?<br /> Layers which represent non-provider data systems - SSA, CDC, etc.<br /> <br /> Resources from elsewhere<br /> <br /> Existing Ontology projects<br /> WordNet<br /> Cyc<br /> SUMO<br /> etc...<br /> <br /> Existing User Interfaces and Tools<br /> M2Web<br /> ... ESI-objects, other relevant M tools...<br /> <br /> Existing ontology tools and languages<br /> SUO-Kif<br /> OWL<br /> CycL<br /> <br /> Project Participants<br /> <br /> System and interface developers<br /> Dave Whitten<br /> Walt Biggs<br /> <br /> Project Administration and Collaboration Propulsion<br /> ?Marty Mendelson - Washington state<br /> Arden Forrey - ASTM, AACC, etc.<br /> <br /> Domain Experts<br /> VistA experts<br /> Health Informatics Standards Developers<br /> Lexicon Experts<br /> Messaging Standard Experts<br /> Health Science and Technology Specialty Experts<br /> <br /> Specific Task areas<br /> <br /> form of the knowledge base we are filling<br /> <br /> relationships with existing structures (SUMO, etc.)<br /> <br /> user interation systems and tools<br /> tools to identify VistA data elements and their relationships in situ<br /> tools to visualize the onotology from useful perspectives<br /> tools to enter ontological and other data into the knowledge base<br /> tools to review the knowledge base, click Agree for each item, or Correct it<br /> tools to illustrate divergences between real and ideal structurings<br /> for example to extrapolate Agent Orange to general environmental<br /> stressors with associated institutional programs<br /> <br /> domain expert involvement<br /> start with basic VistA architecture <br /> solicit review by experts in the various packages<br /> broader expert participation...</div>

WaltBiggs https://vistapedia.com/index.php?title=OntoVistA&diff=5465 2009-06-04T18:29:40Z

<p>WaltBiggs: </p> <hr /> <div>This is the main page for the OntoVistA project. The project is described at http://ontovista.blogspot.com if you want more information about it.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Projects]]<br /> <br /> <br /> To get this started, here are some major branches to build the next few days:<br /> <br /> General Goals and Desires<br /> Basic Goal - represent VistA in a rigorous standard ontology structure<br /> Method goals - user interaction tools<br /> Solicit domain expert interactions<br /> Next steps - VistA variants<br /> IHS RPMS ontology layer - a separate layer, common nodes connect to VA layer<br /> CHCS ? layer<br /> Washington State Hospitals layer - adds state psych related elements<br /> ?Wa Corrections<br /> Big next steps - non-VistA healthcare domains<br /> ?FreeEMR? - open source EMR system<br /> ?UCDavis VMTH?? - veterinary system?<br /> Epic or some other proprietary system? - maybe collaborate with NIH?<br /> Layers which represent non-provider data systems - SSA, CDC, etc.<br /> <br /> Resources from elsewhere<br /> Existing Ontology projects<br /> WordNet<br /> Cyc<br /> SUMO<br /> etc...<br /> <br /> Existing User interfaces<br /> M2Web<br /> ... ESI-objects, other relevant M tools...</div>

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