Archetype (information science)
Encyclopedia
In the field of informatics
, an archetype is a formal re-usable model of a domain concept. Traditionally, the term archetype is used in psychology to mean an idealized model of a person, personality or behaviour (see Archetype
). The usage of the term in informatics is derived from this traditional meaning, but applied to domain modelling instead.
An archetype is defined by the OpenEHR Foundation
(for health informatics
) as follows:
The use of archetypes in health informatics was first documented by Thomas Beale, who stated the concept was coined by Derek Renouf. According to Beale, Renouf applied archetypes to configuring Smalltalk systems.
Informatics (academic field)
Informatics is the science of information, the practice of information processing, and the engineering of information systems. Informatics studies the structure, algorithms, behavior, and interactions of natural and artificial systems that store, process, access and communicate information...
, an archetype is a formal re-usable model of a domain concept. Traditionally, the term archetype is used in psychology to mean an idealized model of a person, personality or behaviour (see Archetype
Archetype
An archetype is a universally understood symbol or term or pattern of behavior, a prototype upon which others are copied, patterned, or emulated...
). The usage of the term in informatics is derived from this traditional meaning, but applied to domain modelling instead.
An archetype is defined by the OpenEHR Foundation
Openehr
openEHR is an open standard specification in health informatics that describes the management and storage, retrieval and exchange of health data in electronic health records . In openEHR, all health data for a person is stored in a "one lifetime", vendor-independent, person-centred EHR...
(for health informatics
Health informatics
.Health informatics is a discipline at the intersection of information science, computer science, and health care...
) as follows:
- An archetype is a computable expression of a domain content model in the form of structured constraint statements, based on some reference model. openEHR archetypes are based on the openEHR reference model. Archetypes are all expressed in the same formalism. In general, they are defined for wide re-use, however, they can be specialized to include local particularities. They can accommodate any number of natural languages and terminologies.
The use of archetypes in health informatics was first documented by Thomas Beale, who stated the concept was coined by Derek Renouf. According to Beale, Renouf applied archetypes to configuring Smalltalk systems.
See also
- EHRcom
- European Institute for Health RecordsEuropean Institute for Health RecordsThe European Institute for Health Records or EuroRec Institute is a non-profit organization founded in 2002 as part of the ProRec initiative. On 13 May 2003, the institute was established as a non-profit organization under French law. Current President of EuroRec is Prof. Georges De Moor...
- Good European Health Record
- HISAHISAThe CEN Standard Architecture for Healthcare Information Systems , Health Informatics Service Architecture or HISA is a standard aimed at enabling the development modular open systems to support healthcare...
- Information scienceInformation science-Introduction:Information science is an interdisciplinary science primarily concerned with the analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information...
- OpenEHROpenehropenEHR is an open standard specification in health informatics that describes the management and storage, retrieval and exchange of health data in electronic health records . In openEHR, all health data for a person is stored in a "one lifetime", vendor-independent, person-centred EHR...