title: Enhancement of MML medical data exchange standard for a localized Chinese version.
abstract: 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.
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: 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: D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008498:Medical Record Linkage / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards; D009313:National Health Programs; D012985:Software Design