>>In developing an ontology for health record recordings - an archetype >>ontology - I have come to the idea that there is a great deal of utility in >>the idea of an 'action specification'. This is the part of an instruction >>that says what to do - not when (or under what conditions) to do it.
> Indeed. A very valuable specification. Might I add that one of the > strategic aims of a system is to reduce medical error risks. In the example > above, one could imagine practical applications towards that goal by > emphasising the specific action (for example, route=IV: route=not intra > thecal), or some suitable alert. This very much leans towards "programmed guidelines". One should probably have a good look at what those projects have to offer. Karsten Hilbert -- GPG key ID E4071346 @ wwwkeys.pgp.net E167 67FD A291 2BEA 73BD 4537 78B9 A9F9 E407 1346 - If you have any questions about using this list, please send a message to d.lloyd at openehr.org
