Enhancement of MML Medical Data Exchange Standard for a Localized Chinese Version

Authors:
Jinqiu Guo;Akira Takada;Tie Niu;Miao He;Koji Tanaka;Junzo Sato;Muneou Suzuki;Toshiaki Suzuki;Yusei Nakashima;Kenji Araki;Hiroyuki Yoshihara
Affiliations:
Graduate School of Medicine, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan;Medical Information Technology, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan;Department of Medical Informatics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China;Medical Information Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China;Graduate School of Medicine, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan;Medical Information Technology, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan;Department of Medical Informatics, Miyazaki Medical College Hospital, Kiotake, Japan;Non-Profit Organization MedXML Consortium, Shinagawa-ku, Japan;Non-Profit Organization MedXML Consortium, Shinagawa-ku, Japan;Department of Medical Informatics, Miyazaki Medical College Hospital, Kiotake, Japan;Department of Medical Informatics, Kyoto University Hospital, Sakyo-ku, Japan
Venue:
Journal of Medical Systems
Year:
2005

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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.