International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 79, Issue 9 , Pages 611-622 , September 2010

Design and implementation of a standards-based interoperable clinical decision support architecture in the context of the Korean EHR

  • InSook Cho

      Affiliations

    • Inha University, Department of Nursing, Incheon, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82 32 7608201; fax: +82 32 8745880.
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  • JeongAh Kim

      Affiliations

    • Kwandong University, College of Computer Education, Gangneung Si, South Korea
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  • Ji Hyun Kim

      Affiliations

    • Center for Interoperable EHR, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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  • Hyun Young Kim

      Affiliations

    • Eulji University, Department of Nursing, Daejeon, South Korea
    • ,
  • Yoon Kim

      Affiliations

    • Center for Interoperable EHR, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    • Institute of Health Policy and Management, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, South Korea

Received 4 December 2009 ,Revised 5 June 2010 ,Accepted 5 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2010.06.002

International Journal of Medical Informatics
Volume 79, Issue 9 , Pages 611-622 , September 2010

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