title: Mapping XML documents into databases: a Data-Driven Framework for bioinformatic data interchange.
abstract: The Data-Driven Framework (DDF) described here addresses two major problems for healthcare Electronic Data Interchange, data formats and software development costs. The use of a standard XML Document Type Definition (DTD) allows robust representation in any application area and leverages industry-standard tools and development directions. The DDF allows reduced software development and maintenance costs since all data-entry and database tools are generated from the DTD. The DTD can change and the tools can be regenerated. The case-study below uses the DDF for reporting cell assays to determine the roles of factors influencing cellular gene expression and regulation.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Healthcare Informatics, Department of Information Systems, University of Maryland, UMBC, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Canfield
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sorace
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000592:standards*; D019992:Databases as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D019146:Hypermedia; D011381:Programming Languages; D012985:Software Design; D014584:User-Computer Interface