(Opposed to EHRs, Electronic medical records [EMRs] are
typically those which reside with one physician.) Figure 1 shows the main stakeholders
in the healthcare industry, and thus, the necessity for enabling these partners to
communicate. Physician??™s, hospitals, Independent Practice Organizations (IPOs),
and pharmacies interact to exchange patient information for medical purposes.
The government requires that healthcare organizations report medical data for statistical
analysis and so that the overall health of the nation can be assessed. Medical
information is aggregated so that patient identifiers are omitted and reported
Figure 1. The coordination of the healthcare industry is very diverse in its information
needs
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Healthcare Industry Coord nat on Structure
Semant c Web Standards and Ontolog es n the Med cal Sc ences and Healthcare
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