TY - GEN
T1 - Population Group 2.0
T2 - 35th Medical Informatics Europe Conference, MIE 2025
AU - Khatwani, Naren
AU - Geller, James
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 The Authors.
PY - 2025/5/15
Y1 - 2025/5/15
N2 - The Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) Metathesaurus is arguably the most comprehensive repository of biomedical terminologies. The UMLS Semantic Network in orders of magnitude is smaller than the Metathesaurus and contains 127 Semantic Types. One of those is “Population Group” – a Semantic Type that encompasses concepts related to various demographics and social groups. However, with the evolution of societal dynamics, the current classifications seem to have become insufficient for distinctively capturing the semantics of the contemporary societal structures. In this paper, we propose a re-evaluation and expansion of the “Population Group” Semantic Type to better accommodate these societal realities. With the introduction of the suggested new Semantic Types, we aim to facilitate more precise healthcare data management, research, and policy making.
AB - The Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) Metathesaurus is arguably the most comprehensive repository of biomedical terminologies. The UMLS Semantic Network in orders of magnitude is smaller than the Metathesaurus and contains 127 Semantic Types. One of those is “Population Group” – a Semantic Type that encompasses concepts related to various demographics and social groups. However, with the evolution of societal dynamics, the current classifications seem to have become insufficient for distinctively capturing the semantics of the contemporary societal structures. In this paper, we propose a re-evaluation and expansion of the “Population Group” Semantic Type to better accommodate these societal realities. With the introduction of the suggested new Semantic Types, we aim to facilitate more precise healthcare data management, research, and policy making.
KW - Gender-based Groups
KW - Population Groups
KW - Semantic Types
KW - Societal dynamics
KW - UMLS Semantic Network
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105005816849
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=105005816849&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3233/SHTI250627
DO - 10.3233/SHTI250627
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 40380730
AN - SCOPUS:105005816849
T3 - Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
SP - 1373
EP - 1377
BT - Intelligent Health Systems - From Technology to Data and Knowledge, Proceedings of MIE 2025
A2 - Andrikopoulou, Elisavet
A2 - Gallos, Parisis
A2 - Arvanitis, Theodoros N.
A2 - Austin, Rosalynn
A2 - Benis, Arriel
A2 - Cornet, Ronald
A2 - Chatzistergos, Panagiotis
A2 - Dejaco, Alexander
A2 - Dusseljee-Peute, Linda
A2 - Mohasseb, Alaa
A2 - Natsiavas, Pantelis
A2 - Nakkas, Haythem
A2 - Scott, Philip
PB - IOS Press BV
Y2 - 19 May 2025 through 21 May 2025
ER -