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James J. Cimino
Researcher at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Publications - 390
Citations - 14092
James J. Cimino is an academic researcher from University of Alabama at Birmingham. The author has contributed to research in topics: Unified Medical Language System & Information needs. The author has an hindex of 58, co-authored 367 publications receiving 12899 citations. Previous affiliations of James J. Cimino include Duke University & Rutgers University.
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A review of auditing methods applied to the content of controlled biomedical terminologies
TL;DR: An extensive literature review is performed to identify published descriptions of manual, systematic and heuristic methods that use knowledge (within or external to the terminology) to measure quality factors of different aspects of the terminology content (terms, semantic classification, and semantic relationships).
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Supporting Infobuttons with Terminological Knowledge
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the kinds of knowledge in the Medical Entities Dictionary (MED), including literal attributes, hierarchical links and other semantic links, and how this knowledge is used in system integration.
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The practical impact of ontologies on biomedical informatics.
James J. Cimino,Xinxin Zhu +1 more
TL;DR: Terminologic research and development have advanced significantly in the past 20 years, especially since the recent orientation toward controlled biomedical ontologies, as well as in supporting biomedical information systems.
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Perceived Information Needs and Communication Difficulties of Inpatient Physicians and Nurses
TL;DR: It is suggested that information needs and communication difficulties are common and can lead to medical errors or near misses and many of these problems may be amenable to information technology solutions.
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Health data use, stewardship, and governance: ongoing gaps and challenges: a report from AMIA's 2012 Health Policy Meeting.
George Hripcsak,Meryl Bloomrosen,Patti FlatelyBrennan,Christopher G. Chute,James J. Cimino,Don E. Detmer,Margo Edmunds,Peter J. Embi,Melissa M. Goldstein,William E. Hammond,Gail M. Keenan,Steve Labkoff,Shawn N. Murphy,Charles Safran,Stuart M. Speedie,Howard R. Strasberg,Freda Temple,Adam B. Wilcox +17 more
TL;DR: It is asserted that the use of health data should be viewed as a public good and that achieving the broad benefits of this use will require understanding and support from patients.