Stream: terminology
Topic: How to determine terminology resources' uris?
Lin Zhang (Nov 07 2020 at 03:54):
In a context of underdeveloped HIT communities, various terminology resources still remain in the paper-based age, their official/recognized uris look like a dream.
Lin Zhang (Nov 07 2020 at 03:56):
So I'm confused about how to select uris for them, I mean those national/regional ones.
Lin Zhang (Nov 07 2020 at 10:24):
Use a NamingSystem resource for this?
Jose Costa Teixeira (Nov 07 2020 at 12:25):
My understanding is that the uris do not have to resolve, they act as a unique identifier for the code systems
Jose Costa Teixeira (Nov 07 2020 at 12:26):
that means that as long as the uri is unique in your jurisdiction/domain, you are good.
Lin Zhang (Nov 07 2020 at 13:15):
Yeah, I agree. But consensus would be needed to avoid proliferation of various URIs.
Lloyd McKenzie (Nov 07 2020 at 20:30):
Yes. This is a governance issue for each country/region. You have to agree on a process to agree on and register URIs for 'common public identifiers' - license numbers, national and regional patient ids, etc. - any identifier that could conceivably be captured in lots of independent systems outside the scope of the organization that defined the identifier. NamingSystem gives you a way to computably share those definitions and stick them in a registry, but you still need a process of deciding and agreeing what they're going to be.
Lin Zhang (Nov 08 2020 at 01:51):
@Lloyd McKenzie Appreciate it so much! It resolved my concern.
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