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. 2022 Mar 7;9:802487. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.802487

Table 4.

Comparing data model levels, dimensions of modeling, data model at different information level, and the ISO interoperability and integration reference architecture model, applied to specification examples (22).

Data model level Dimen-sion of modeling Data models at different information levels Modeling actors Model scope ISO 23903 interop. & integration RA Examples
Very-high-level data model Know-ledge space External Business domains stakeholders Scope, requirements and related basic concepts of business case Business View ISO 23903 Interoperability and Integration Reference Architecture
High-level data model Know-ledge Conceptual Business domains stakeholders Relevant information and representation & relationships of basic concepts Enterprise View DCM, CSO
ISO 10746 ODP-RM
Logical data model Information Logical Data modelers and analysts Layout & types of data and object relationships Infor-mation View HL7 V3 (CMETs), HL7 CIMI, openEHR Arche-types, FHIM
Compu-tational View HL7 FHIR
Physical data model Data Physical Data modelers and developers Implementation-related and platform-specific aspects Engineer-ing View