CIMI Glossary

Overview

Charter

To define terms and abbreviations that are used in communication relating to CIMI and which may not be commonly understood, or those required for logically grouping these terms, and to document these definitions in a commonly accessible glossary

Criterion for what “may not be commonly understood”: whether there has been debate, or such debate might reasonably be predicted

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Glossary Introduction

Glossary Topics

Example Definition

Glossary Entry Page

Getting Set Up

Editing, Plain Text

Editing, form view

Editing, form view (2)

Governance

• Drafted by several people• Reviewed by Glossary workgroup– New– *Reviewed– Final

• Further comments welcome• No current approach for “Finalization”

Standards Knowledge Management Tool Glossary

• Joint Initiative Council of Health Informatics Standards Development Organisations

• www.skmtglossary.org• Best practices documented in ISO TC 215/SC

Development of terms and definitions for the Health Informatics Glossary

• Allows batch upload of terms • Includes harmonisation process

Example: “Concept”

Questions

• Do we wish to “finalize” our definitions?• Do we wish to submit our values to SKMT for

harmonization?• What should we do with the task force?