On the other hand, XML is a well-known and robust markup
language designed to encode documents electronically and
represent the data in a structured way. It has been demonstrated
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.