I guess I'm missing something. PID-5, patient name, is a repeating
fieled, anyway.

--- Nancy Anthracite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> This problem was addressed by the Pediatric HL7 Special interest
> group.  Not 
> only are there no names to start out with, but there are likely to be
> 
> situations with multiple names being used for the same child, both
> legally 
> and otherwise with foster care, adoption, separated parents, etc. 
> The 
> listing of items which are possibly unique to the Pediatric Record
> that need 
> to be addressed in the standard for a medical record overall was
> presented to 
> representatives from the EHR-TC and Patient Care TC just yesterday
> afternoon 
> by members of the Pedi SIG so the additional hard work of trying to
> figure 
> out how to deal in the standard for the overall medical record can
> progress.  
> I have had the privilege of being able to "attend" some to the
> conference 
> calls of the Pedi HL7 SIG and it has been invaluable for giving me an
> idea 
> what has to be done.  That said, actually doing it in a in a
> reasonable, 
> staged, workable manner that can be incorporated into VistA is
> another kettle 
> of fish altogether.
> 


A practical man is a man who practices the errors of his forefathers. 
--Benjamin Disraeli
====
Greg Woodhouse 
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