<b>SS-MIX</b>：<b>A Product of Standardized Healthcare Information Exchange Promotion Project by Ministry, Its Profile and Effectiveness </b> / 薬剤疫学

ABSTRACT

SS-MIX is a product of Ministry of Health's healthcare information exchange promotion project. Its standardized storage stores prescription orders, laboratory test results, diagnosed disease classifications in HL7 v2.5 format. This can be connected to any vendorʼs hospital information system, provided that the system can export these information in HL7 format. The storage software can be downloaded from site of SS-MIX consortium. The stored standardized information can be used in many effective ways. Providing the information of the patient in a referral document form is easy. The server can be set in another place for the purpose of providing backup in case of disaster, natural or man-made, like system down, or network failure. Filling case card, like adverse event report, is also easy, by picking up the prescription, lab results, etc. and filling them into appropriate space, which are formerly filled by human hand, on paper, or through EDC. In Japan, SS-MIX standardized storage is in service at more than 116 hospitals (by March 2012). The coverage of patients by these hospitals are estimated around 1,500,000 people. Hospital information system in Japan must comply safety guideline by the Ministry, so that the electronic medical records can be　used instead of paper records. Audit　trails are mandated, and many human factors are recommended. As most hospital information systems in Japan are complying this Ministry　guideline, gap between complying 21 CFR Part 11 is not a hard task for them. (Jpn J Pharmacoepidemiol 2013;18(1)49-56)