document: A humanist 's legacy in medical informatics : visions and accomplishments of Professor Jean-Raoul Scherrer The objective is to report on the work of Prof. Jean-Raoul Scherrer , and show how his humanist vision , medical skills and scientific background have enabled and shaped the development of medical informatics over the last 30 years . Starting with the mainframe-based patient-centred hospital information system DIOGENE in the 70s , Prof. Scherrer developed , implemented and evolved innovative concepts of man-machine interfaces , distributed and federated environments , leading the way with information systems that obstinately focused on the support of care providers and patients . Through a rigorous design of terminologies and ontologies , the DIOGENE data would then serve as a basis for the development of clinical research , data mining , and lead to innovative natural language processing techniques . In parallel , Prof. Scherrer supported the development of medical image management , ranging from a distributed picture archiving and communication systems -LRB- PACS -RRB- to molecular imaging of protein electrophoreses . Recognizing the need for improving the quality and trustworthiness of medical information of the Web , Prof. Scherrer created the Health-On-the Net -LRB- HON -RRB- foundation . These achievements , made possible thanks to his visionary mind , deep humanism , creativity , generosity and determination , have made of Prof. Scherrer a true pioneer and leader of the human-centered , patient-oriented application of information technology for improving healthcare
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