Enhancement of MML medical data exchange standard for a localized Chinese version

Medical Markup Language (MML) is a standard for the exchange of medical data among different medical institutions. It was developed in Japan in 1995. Since version 2.21, MML has used eXtensible Markup Language (XML) as a meta-language. The latest version, 3.0, conforms to HL7 Clinical Document Archi...

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Published in:Journal of medical systems 2005-10, Vol.29 (5), p.555-567
Main Authors: Guo, Jinqiu, Takada, Akira, Niu, Tie, He, Miao, Tanaka, Koji, Sato, Junzo, Suzuki, Muneou, Suzuki, Toshiaki, Nakashima, Yusei, Araki, Kenji, Yoshihara, Hiroyuki
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Language:English
Subjects:
Accounting
China
Chinese People's Republic
Computerized records management
Data exchange
Document management systems
Humans
Language
Markup languages
Medical Markup Language
Medical Record Linkage - instrumentation
Medical Record Linkage - standards
Medical records
National Health Programs
Software Design
XML
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Summary:Medical Markup Language (MML) is a standard for the exchange of medical data among different medical institutions. It was developed in Japan in 1995. Since version 2.21, MML has used eXtensible Markup Language (XML) as a meta-language. The latest version, 3.0, conforms to HL7 Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) and contains 14 modules and 36 data definition tables. In China, a standard which structures entire medical records in XML does not yet exist. Taking advantage of MML's flexibility, we created a localized Chinese version based on MML 3.0. Parts of the original specifications have been enhanced; these include a newly developed health insurance information module and 12 additional or redefined data definition tables. The Chinese version takes local needs into account and now makes it possible to exchange medical data among Chinese medical institutions.
ISSN:0148-5598
1573-689X
DOI:10.1007/s10916-005-6111-7