Biomedical Data Integration Use Cases

Susie,

 

Here's a set of biomedical data integration we have been working on at Partners.

We identified three information queries that might be of interest to biomedical
researchers

and identified the following scenarios:

 

-          Current state: The sequence of steps a biomedical researcher would go
through today to answer these questions

-          Proposed state (involving Semantic Web Technologies): We have tried
to identify where in the current state, SW technology can be applied and what
could be the value (steps in red font).

 

These are at a high level and need more drilling down, so I look to the
following feedback:

1.	Are the value propositions identified in these use cases feasible? Have
I missed any?
2.	Any suggestions for "drill down" including examples, queries, databases,
etc. would be helpful

 

The use cases are available at the following Wiki page:
http://esw.w3.org/topic/HCLSIGUseCases/BiomedicalDataIntegration 

 

If there is interest, I could present this at the next BIORDF telecom and
possibly discuss it at the next F2F.

 

Thanks and Regards,

 

---Vipul

 

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Vipul Kashyap, Ph.D.

Senior Medical Informatician

Clinical Informatics R&D, Partners HealthCare System

Phone: (781)416-9254

Cell: (617)943-7120

http://www.partners.org/cird/AboutUs.asp?cBox=Staff&stAb=vik

 

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