Generic screen representations for future proof systems--is it possible? Two-model approach to a generic GUI

Semantic interoperability should not only cover system interpretation of incoming information, but should be extended to include screen representation. This article describes a two-model approach to generate a screen representation for archetype-based information, which is inspired by the two-model...

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Published in:	Studies in health technology and informatics Vol. 129; no. Pt 2; p. 1122
Main Authors:	van der Linden, Helma, Schuler, Thilo, Chen, Rong, Talmon, Jan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands 2007
Subjects:	Computer Graphics - standards Medical Record Linkage Medical Records Systems, Computerized - standards User-Computer Interface
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Summary:	Semantic interoperability should not only cover system interpretation of incoming information, but should be extended to include screen representation. This article describes a two-model approach to generate a screen representation for archetype-based information, which is inspired by the two-model approach used by openEHR for their archetypes. It provides a separation between software-related display knowledge and domain-related display knowledge and is designed with reuse of components in mind. This approach leads to a flexible GUI that can adapt not only to information structures that are not predefined within the receiving system and display them in a meaningful way, but also to novel ways of displaying the information. We are working on a proof of concept implementation to validate the approach.
ISSN:	0926-9630