The focus of this project is implementation of healthcare objects using XML. Based on the containers for medical items as described in the GEHR project (United Kingdom), this is a full objected oriented project. The assumption is made that all objects are always on-line available within the network.
Basic medical items include properties like type, author, date, context, content, status, and so on. Derived classes may further specialize the content.
This is not a message exchange project like the usual HL7. Objects can be copied locally. This is potentially compatible, however, with the message exchange approach.
Project is intended for the integrated delivery network, care provider system. Provider participation was not specified. Vendor name was not specified.
The project has been underway for from six to twelve months and is considered to be at the preliminary discussion stage of development.
Approach is expected to reduce the need for DTDs. However several external tables will be required to define standard attributes.
Getting style sheets working directly on standardized medical items will be a challenge.
There will be a need for tools to achieve easy conversions between XML and Java objects.
- The separation between the logical structure of XML and the presentation style.
- Immaturity of specifications related to XML (XLink, schemas)
- Lack of tooling to support creation and processing of XML clinical documents
Not provided.