Semantic Taxonomy And It's Role In Healthcare Defined At HIMSS15

Health IT Outcomes was at HIMSS15 in Chicago broadcasting live from the show floor and recording podcasts with key exhibitors. Health IT Voices hosts Todd Schnick and Kelly Riggs spoke with many of healthcare's most influential leaders in order to keep you current on the latest technology and people driving health IT.

In this podcast, Derek Gordon, GM, Health Information and Technology Group for Healthline describes Healthline’s Semantic Taxonomy as it relates to the healthcare industry as well as how companies like Elsevier and Aetna are they leveraging it. He also details how, with medical data now being stored in EHRs, what issue Healthline’s HealthData Engine is looking address. Gordon concludes by discussing some of the current challenges he sees with leveraging “Big Data” and how big the chasm between the ability to leverage it and the ability to effectively manage patient populations is.

You can listen to all of our 40 Health IT Voices podcasts and check out our complete coverage of HIMSS15 here.