The purpose of this contract is to review and edit the content of approximately 30,000 machine-readable records for the Metathesaurus, a vocabulary database which will be a component of the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS). The Metathesaurus records contain information about biomedical concepts and their representations in different biomedical terminologies and classifications. The contractor will: (1) receive the records in machine-readable form; (2) load the records into contractor- supplied software and hardware; (3) review and edit the content of the records according to specific instructions, and (4) deliver and edited records to the Government in hardcopy and in a specified machine-readable form.
| McDonald, Clement J; Huff, Stanley M; Suico, Jeffrey G et al. (2003) LOINC, a universal standard for identifying laboratory observations: a 5-year update. Clin Chem 49:624-33 |
| McDonald, Clement J; Schadow, Gunther; Barnes, Michael et al. (2003) Open Source software in medical informatics--why, how and what. Int J Med Inform 69:175-84 |
| McDonald, C J; Schadow, G; Suico, J et al. (2001) Data standards in health care. Ann Emerg Med 38:303-11 |
| Schadow, G; Russler, D C; McDonald, C J (2001) Conceptual alignment of electronic health record data with guideline and workflow knowledge. Int J Med Inform 64:259-74 |
