title: The Inequality of Patient Profile Information in Japanese Hospitals.
abstract: A model dataset of patient profile information was created based on the items used at five Japanese university hospitals, the patient information data elements in Health Level 7 (HL7) v2.5, and the standard datasets for medical information exchange used in Japan. In order to check the validity of the model dataset, a cross-sectional survey was performed. A preliminary analysis of 20 Japanese hospitals found that most items were implemented at some hospitals, but the number of items implemented at many hospitals was rather small. This result strongly shows the necessity for a standardized dataset of patient profile information.
authors: Nursing Course of Medical School, Kochi University.
authors: Yukio
authors: Y
authors: Kurihara
authors: Department of Medical Informatics, Yamaguchi University.
authors: Haku
authors: H
authors: Ishida
authors: Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime University.
authors: Ezen
authors: E
authors: Kimura
authors: Department of Medical Informatics, Okayama University.
authors: Akira
authors: A
authors: Gochi
authors: Department of Medical Informatics, Tottori University.
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Kondoh
authors: Medical IT Center, Tokushima University Hospital.
authors: Ken-Ichiro
authors: K
authors: Shimai
authors: Center of Medical Information Science, Kochi University.
authors: Noriaki
authors: N
authors: Nakajima
authors: Department of Medical Informatics, Hiroshima University Hospital.
authors: Takeshi
authors: T
authors: Tanaka
authors: Shounankai Social Medical Corporation.
authors: Kiyomu
authors: K
authors: Ishikawa
authors: Medical System Division, NEC Corporation.
authors: Michihiro
authors: M
authors: Oohara
authors: Healthcare Solution Division, Fujitsu Corporation.
authors: Takeharu
authors: T
authors: Sonoda
authors: Healthcare Division, Japan IBM Corporation.
authors: Kohei
authors: K
authors: Takai
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000592:standards*; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D050316:Medical Order Entry Systems / Q000592:standards