The Latest MML (Medical Markup Language) Version 2.3—XML-Based Standard for Medical Data Exchange/Storage

  • Authors:

  • Jinqiu Guo;Kenji Araki;Koji Tanaka;Junzo Sato;Muneou Suzuki;Akira Takada;Toshiaki Suzuki;Yusei Nakashima;Hiroyuki Yoshihara

  • Affiliations:

  • Graduate School of Medicine, Kumamoto University, Honjo 1-1-1, Kumamoto, Japan/ guo@fc.kuh.kumamoto-u.ac.jp;Department of Medical Informatics, Miyazaki Medical College Hospital, 5200 Kihara, Kiotake, Miyazaki, Japan;Graduate School of Medicine, Kumamoto University, Honjo 1-1-1, Kumamoto, Japan;Medical Information Technology, Kumamoto University Hospital, Honjo 1-1-1, Kumamoto, Japan;Department of Medical Informatics, Miyazaki Medical College Hospital, 5200 Kihara, Kiotake, Miyazaki, Japan;Medical Information Technology, Kumamoto University Hospital, Honjo 1-1-1, Kumamoto, Japan;Non-Profit Organization MedXML Consortium, Ebara 4-2-2, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan;Non-Profit Organization MedXML Consortium, Ebara 4-2-2, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan;Medical Information Technology, Kumamoto University Hospital, Honjo 1-1-1, Kumamoto, Japan

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Medical Systems
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

As a set of standards, Medical Markup Language (MML) has been developed over the last 8 years to allow the exchange of medical data between different medical information providers. MML version 2.21 was characterized by XML as metalanguage and was announced in 1999, at which time full-scale implementation tests were carried out; subsequently, various information and functional inadequacies were discovered in this version. MML was therefore updated to version 2.3 in 2001. At present, MML contains 12 MML modules including the new referral, test result, and report modules. In version 2.3, the group ID element was added; the access right definition and health insurance module were amended.