widely that XML can be used for storing structured
data with a high degree of fiexibility. For example, a database
architecture is proposed for medical data by exploiting XML’s
strength in data interoperability and application integration
An XML-based record system is also developed to provide
customizable storage of medical data based on the needs of
patients Medical markup language (MML), a variation of
XML, is used to design hospital information system for medical data exchange
In these applications, medical data are
represented using XML and stored as XML files. It is worth
noting that popular standards for clinical records
(e.g. ENISO13606, OpenEHR, HL7 RIM-CDA) also use XML to codify information
Furthermore, XML databases are proposed and developed