Thoughts on the development of International Organization for Standardization standards for Traditional Chinese Medicine information models / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

The development of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) information model is needed to promote the coordinated development of TCM information research and application on a global scale, and it is of great significance to promote the use of TCM data. Based on the 13 years of experience in the development of the ISO standard for the TCM information model, we introduced and discussed the development background, development platform, internationality and classification of the standard development. We determined the necessity of the ISO standard of TCM information model to be independent of modern medical information model standard, the necessity of developing standards on a large scientific platform, and the necessity of health informatics experts participating in standard development. We summarized the main points of international and domestic coordination. We emphasized the balance between the overall layout and new areas development, and the importance of application and promotion.