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An XML portable chart format
H C Chueh1, W F Raila, D A Berkowicz
1Laboratory of Computer Science, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.
Proceedings. AMIA Symposium
|February 3, 1999
Summary
A new Portable Chart Format (PCF) standardizes electronic outpatient clinical charts for seamless data transfer and outcomes analysis. This XML-based format ensures efficient sharing of patient information during care transitions.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Clinical Data Management
- Electronic Health Records
Background:
- The clinical chart is essential for outpatient care documentation.
- Electronic migration of clinical charts presents an opportunity for standardization.
- Current data formats lack uniformity for inter-institutional transfer.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a Portable Chart Format (PCF) for outpatient clinical records.
- To facilitate efficient data packaging for care transfer scenarios.
- To enable aggregation of comparable clinical data for outcomes analysis.
Main Methods:
- Utilized Extended Markup Language (XML), a W3C standard, for PCF syntax.
- Designed the PCF structure based on a clinically relevant data view.
- Incorporated existing clinical standards for data definitions and nomenclature.
Main Results:
- Developed a standardized XML-based Portable Chart Format.
- The PCF effectively packages outpatient chart information for transfer.
- The format supports the aggregation of clinical data for analysis.
Conclusions:
- The Portable Chart Format offers a standardized solution for electronic clinical chart exchange.
- PCF enhances data interoperability in healthcare settings.
- This format can improve the quality and efficiency of patient care transitions and outcomes research.