Re: Propose an HL7 work group on RDF for Semantic Interoperability?

We are in fact doing just that at Kaiser on a small experimental scale. We 
are working with Oxford and RDFox and creating an HL7 "RIM Like model". It 
is not the full RIM but is Entities in Roles Participating in Acts.

I think it would be a mistake to try to put the whole RIM into RDF.  Also 
I'm not a fan of a de novo RDF model that is not based on Entities in 
Roles Participating in Acts, It would then just be an arbitrary other 
model.  You could put FIHR to RDF but I see little reason for it.  Since 
RDF is wide open (almost like saying lets do something in XML) you really 
have to think about what the model is based on before you start.  You've 
only got V2 (no good for RDF) RIM (much too big for RDF) and FIHR (not 
much advantage to RDF for this).

With our "RIM like" model based on Entities in Roles that Participate in 
Acts, we expect to be able to run useful safety and outcome reports.  Also 
we use SNOMED so the ontology of SNOMED will be tightly coupled to our 
model, but our model will not be an extension of the SNOMED model.

I'd be disappointed to see HL7 create a brand new model in RDF that is not 
based on Entities in Roles Participating in Acts.





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From:   Michel Dumontier <michel.dumontier@gmail.com>
To:     David Booth <david@dbooth.org>
Cc:     Anthony Mallia <amallia@edmondsci.com>, "Prud'hommeaux, Eric" 
<eric@w3.org>, Claude Nanjo <cnanjo@cognitivemedicine.com>, "Richards, 
Rafael M. (Rafael.Richards@va.gov)" <Rafael.Richards@va.gov>, w3c semweb 
HCLS <public-semweb-lifesci@w3.org>
Date:   05/13/2014 02:01 PM
Subject:        Re: Propose an HL7 work group on RDF for Semantic 
Interoperability?



David,
  I'm excited about the prospect, but I think the work group may be a bit 
too broad without further refinement. I'd like to see a charter 
articulated with a more specific focus, and identifying milestones that 
deliver concrete outcomes (specifications, implementations, reports) 
around targeted areas of urgent need. 
 More importantly, I'd like to know what the uptake will be (e.g. who will 
implement this), and how plans on using it.

Cheers,

m.


Michel Dumontier
Associate Professor of Medicine (Biomedical Informatics), Stanford 
University
Chair, W3C Semantic Web for Health Care and the Life Sciences Interest 
Group
http://dumontierlab.com


On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 7:54 AM, David Booth <david@dbooth.org> wrote:
I was at the HL7 meetings last week, and the idea arose of proposing an 
HL7 work group on RDF for Semantic Interoperability.  I took the 
initiative to draft a possible charter.  I meant to send it out earlier in 
case folks would like to discuss the idea on our 11:00am Eastern HCLS call 
today.  Attached is what I've drafted.  I'll join the call and see if 
anyone wants to discuss it.  Sorry for the late notice.

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Thanks,
David