Extensible and localizable health-related dictionary
US8417537B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 25, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H70/60
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system that uses a health-related dictionary component to establish responses to requests from devices and applications is provided. The innovation discloses uses of a health-related dictionary to enable retrieval of standardized lists and taxonomies in the healthcare space as well as localization of health-related data. Examples of these taxonomies include codes from medical coding vocabularies such as CPT (Current Procedural Terminology), layouts, templates, as well as references to units of measurements such as feet, inches, meters, liters, etc.
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