CLAIM (CLinical Accounting InforMation) - An XML-based data exchange standard for connecting electronic medical record systems to patient accounting systems

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 413-423

  Guo, Jinqiu ^a   Takada, Akira ^b   Tanaka, Koji ^a   Sato, Junzo ^b   Suzuki, Muneou ^c   Takahashi, Kiwamu ^d   Daimon, Hiroyuki ^e   Suzuki, Toshiaki ^f   Nakashima, Yusei ^f   Araki, Kenji ^c   Yoshihara, Hiroyuki ^g  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d Satou Hospital   (Japan)

^e CRC Solutions Corp   (Japan)

^f Non Profit Organization MedXML Consortium   (Japan)

^g KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

CLAIM; Electronic medical record system; MML; Patient accounting system; XML

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEM; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PATIENT INFORMATION; REVIEW; STANDARD;

EID: 23944512873     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-005-5899-5     Document Type: Review

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