Title :
RxNorm: prescription for electronic drug information exchange
Author :
Liu, Simon ; Ma, Wei ; Moore, Robin ; Ganesan, Vikraman ; Nelson, Stuart
Author_Institution :
Inf. Syst., Nat. Medicine Libr., Bethesda, MD, USA
Abstract :
Commercial drug information systems follow a variety of naming conventions. A smooth electronic exchange of the information in these systems - not only between organizations but even within a single organization - is crucial in assuring patient safety. This exchange requires a standardized nomenclature. To meet this need, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) created RxNorm, a standardized nomenclature for clinical drugs that is one of a suite of standards designated for use in US federal government systems for the electronic exchange of clinical health information.
Keywords :
drugs; electronic data interchange; medical information systems; standardisation; RxNorm; drug information systems; electronic clinical health information exchange; electronic drug information exchange; patient safety; standardized nomenclature; Drugs; Hospitals; Inventory management; Joining processes; Libraries; Safety; Software standards; Teleprinting; US Government; Vocabulary; CRUD; Health Level 7 nomenclature; National Library of Medicine (NLM); PL/SQL; RXCUI; Rich Release Format (RRF); RxNorm; RxNorm framework; Type Four JDBC driver; data access objects (DAOs); drug information systems; medical services; semantic network; standardized nomenclature; term type (TTY);
Journal_Title :
IT Professional
DOI :
10.1109/MITP.2005.122
