title: Enhancement of CLAIM (clinical accounting information) for a localized Chinese version.
abstract: CLinical Accounting InforMation (CLAIM) is a standard for the exchange of data between patient accounting systems and electronic medical record (EMR) systems. It uses eXtensible Markup Language (XML) as a meta-language and was developed in Japan. CLAIM is subordinate to the Medical Markup Language (MML) standard, which allows the exchange of medical data between different medical institutions. It has inherited the basic structure of MML 2.x and the current version, version 2.1, contains two modules and nine data definition tables. In China, no data exchange standard yet exists that links EMR systems to accounting systems. Taking advantage of CLAIM's flexibility, we created a localized Chinese version based on CLAIM 2.1. Since Chinese receipt systems differ from those of Japan, some information such as prescription formats, etc. are also different from those in Japan. Two CLAIM modules were re-engineered and six data definition tables were either added or redefined. The Chinese version of CLAIM takes local needs into account, and consequently it is now possible to transfer data between the patient accounting systems and EMR systems of Chinese medical institutions effectively.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Medicine, Kumamoto University, Honjo 1-1-1, Kumamoto, Japan. guo@fc.kuh.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Jinqiu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: Tie
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Miao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Junzo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Muneou
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Kiwamu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Daimon
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Yusei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Araki
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshihara
mesh_terms: D000066:Accounting / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000458:organization & administration; D007802:Language; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000458:organization & administration; D012985:Software Design