The comparative study on concept representation between the UMLS and the clinical terms in Korean medical records.

Objective: The National Library of Medicine's Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) is a rich source of knowledge in the biomedical domain. The UMLS is used for research and development across wide range of different applications. In this paper, we evaluated the coverage of UMLS as compared with medical terms extracted from Korean medical records and identified differences in concept representation between two terminology sets.

A comparative study on concept representation between the UMLS and the clinical terms in Korean medical records.

The Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) is a rich source of knowledge in the biomedical domain. In this paper, we evaluated the coverage of UMLS as compared with Korean medical terms and identified differences in concept representation between two vocabulary sets. We measured the concept coverage by mapping clinical terms extracted from the discharge records of Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) and the UMLS "Sign or Symptom" and "Disease or Syndrome" concepts.

The knowledge modeling for chronic urticaria assessment in clinical decision support system with PDA.

The benefits of a clinical information system would be enhanced by a clinical decision support system (CDSS). We have developed urticaria diagnosis knowledge model for clinical practice. In order to construct a more accurate, evidenced-based and comprehensive knowledge base for urticaria, we arranged and integrated knowledge from literatures-based knowledge, as provided by; The Korean Academy of Asthma and Allergy [1], the American Allergy Association based on an algorithm of chronic urticaria assessment.