[Current status and trends in the development of medical information systems for morphological research]

The time of cooperative action of the information medical systems is coming. Standardization of clinical laboratory information systems is one of the most difficult but important problems for clinical laboratory community and technicians. Electronic data exchange requires agreement on the data element format by which healthcare institutions can exchange. Computerization of health care service raises the problem of security because the risk of violation of medical privacy is dramatically increasing. Unauthorized users can access, copy, alter, delete or distort hundreds or thousands of medical records within minutes. Information can be faulted by individuals or system failure. It is necessary to discuss and make a final decision of joining some standard for the purpose of integration.