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Standard protocol for exchange of health-checkup data based on SGML: the Health-checkup Data Markup Language (HDML)
H Sugimori1, K Yoshida, S Hara
1Department of Preventive Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan. hsugimor@marianna-u.ac.jp
Objectives:
To develop a health/medical data interchange model for efficient electronic exchange of data among health-checkup facilities.
Results:
A Health-checkup Data Markup Language (HDML) was developed on the basis of the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML), and a feasibility study carried out, involving data exchange between two health checkup facilities. The structure of HDML is described.
Results:
The transfer of numerical lab data, summary findings and health status assessment was successful.
Conclusions:
HDML is an improvement to laboratory data exchange. Further work has to address the exchange of qualitative and textual data.