PROBLEMS OF DISEASE CLASSIFICATION IN MACHINE PROCESSABLE FORMAT

Abstract

The medical dilemma with respect to modern information handling is discussed. This dilemma results from professional philosophies which are in part outmoded and in part outscaled by the present demand for information. The effective management of medical and health data, which will come to depend on a visible process of problem definition and therapeutic decision-making, will demand reblocking and resorting of information. Ultimately, however, the ways in which diseases are categorized and the elements chosen for clinical thinking will be altered.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0666017

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  • Thomas L. Lincoln

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