Singh et al. (2005) suggest
that emerging Semantic Web-based technologies offer means to allow seamless
and transparent flow of semantically enriched information through ontologies,
knowledge representation, and intelligent agents. Intelligent agents can enrich the
information by interpretation on behalf of the user to perform an automated function.
The example given at the beginning of this article in which someone queries
for melanoma information and receives information regarding treatments, tests, and
providers in that person??™s location which accept his insurance, shows how intelligent
agents can be utilized to search the Semantic Web. Agents can also be utilized to
verify the source of the information. When sharing of information occurs across the
Web and is pulled automatically by agents, the source of the information needs to
be verified. This is especially true in healthcare with Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act (HIPAA) 1996 regulations. If the foundation of ontology
and interoperable standards exists, intelligent agents will be able to search the Web
for information within the context desired.
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