Principles of Health Interoperability: FHIR, HL7 and SNOMED CT

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Tim Benson has been a key figure in health informatics since founding Abies Informatics Ltd in 1980 as one of the first primary care computer suppliers. His contributions include developing Read Codes, used by GPs across the UK, which serves as one of the main sources for SNOMED CT. He also co-chaired the HL7 Education Committee and was involved in establishing CEN TC251 WG3, responsible for health interoperability standards in Europe. His expertise focuses particularly on the architectural principles of medical data interoperability. Notably, he served as the interoperability architect for the Wellcome Trust's Sintero server project. His book, "Principles of Health Interoperability HL7 and SNOMED," discusses the foundational principles of healthcare interoperability using HL7 and SNOMED CT. This information provides theoretical background and practical guidelines for data standardization challenges faced by healthcare institutions and IT developers (e.g., exchanging information between different systems), offering valuable reference material for selecting standards in Japan's electronic medical records or regional care coordination.

Technology Note

FHIR（Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources）は医療データ交換の国際標準。このエントリの関連技術: HL7, SNOMED CT