Sun HL7 Message Library User's Guide

Medical Records/Information Management

The Medical Document Management (MDM) transaction set provides for the transmission of new or updated documents. MDM messages may contain a description of the status of a document (for example, the document has been dictated and is awaiting transcription) or both the status description and the document itself. A medical document or record is a legal document that serves as an accurate and comprehensive account of healthcare services provided to a patient.