“If we want to compare and review blood pressure (BP) over time from all sources and clinical situations, then they need to be recorded in a consistent manner. We also need a common structure to facilitate accurate data exchange without manipulation.
Most systems have a proprietary database comprising a home-grown data structure – so if there are ‘n’ thousands of clinical vendors in existence, there are probably way more than ‘n’ thousands of technical approaches to specifying the clinical documentation and process that are so familiar to you. HealthVault is one that publishes its data specifications publicly but most private companies are not so open.”
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Heather Leslie, Archetypical, 24 January 2010
