It would be much easier to decide whether to use an 'Observation' or an 'Evaluation' if the word 'Evaluation' was replaced by 'Inference'.
Colin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] on behalf of Gerard Freriks Sent: Tue 24-Jun-08 5:27 PM To: For openEHR clinical discussions Subject: Toughts about archetypes and patient system Dear all, A few thoughts I wrote down last days but now they are translated into a pictures. It helps me understand when to use what Archetype. The ZIP-file with PDF's can be downloaded via: http://tinyurl.com/63dfg7 1- EHR's are about the Patient system and document the medical treatment process from the healthcare providers perspective. 2- The Patient System consists of: a- Inner system (chemistry, physiology, genomics, etc) b- Patient as a body c- Direct Social Patient System (family, friends, colleagues, neighbors, etc) d- Extended Social Patient System (society, etc) 3- In each layer of the Patient System there are processes 4- These processes give rise to states in the Patient System 5- Observations: Hearing, seeing, feeling, tasting, smelling, touching give information about the states 6- Evaluations: Using expertise and knowledge inferences are made about the processes in the Patient System 7- Instructions: are executed (as Actions) in order to get more Observations or have the intention to influence processes in the Patient System 8- Planned Actions and unplanned Actions: influence the state and/or processes in the Patient System Gerard -- <private> -- Gerard Freriks, MD Huigsloterdijk 378 2158 LR Buitenkaag The Netherlands T: +31 252544896 M: +31 620347088 E: gfrer at luna.nl Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Benjamin Franklin 11 Nov 1755 ##################################################################################### This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses and Content and cleared by MailMarshal ##################################################################################### #################################################################################################################### IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachment to it are intended only to be read or used by the named addressee. It is confidential and may contain legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistaken transmission to you. The CTC is not responsible for any unauthorised alterations to this e-mail or attachment to it. Views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of the CTC. If you receive this e-mail in error, please immediately delete it and notify the sender. You must not disclose, copy or use any part of this e-mail if you are not the intended recipient. ##################################################################################################################### -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: winmail.dat Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 4920 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.openehr.org/mailman/private/openehr-clinical_lists.openehr.org/attachments/20080624/c72e20fe/attachment.dat>
