I am sure that the reason for Epic decision relates to newborn weights although even there I think grams would be better. Phillip proposed a smallest common denominator for measures and I am inclined to keep the ounces and add conversion units for
grams to weight 3 kg pounds for three kg and above with (kg appended). (175lb (79.9 kg) I know metadataxml can convert the units but the question is do we need to write any code to get a uniform display and query engine ________________________________ From: Hickman, Hubert B [[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 12:01 AM To: Campbell, James R; McClay, James C Subject: Weight units Weight being stored in ounces (which seems to be its native form in Epic, sigh, ugh) seems to be of little use to our target audience. Our end users are not thinking in ounces, for sure. I would propose we convert these to pounds or kilograms when we move them into the fact table (otherwise, the unit conversion machinery in i2b2 will be used ALL the time, and my fear it is going to be slow). Unless somebody is a “YE OLDE ENGLISH PEDIATRICIAN” no medical person I know of really thinks in ounces… The heron code converts weights from ounces to pounds. Shall we follow suit? Hubert Hickman P/A III The Nebraska Medical Center, Zip 5030 [email protected] (402) 559-4838 ________________________________ The Nebraska Medical Center E-mail Confidentiality Disclaimer The information in this e-mail may be privileged and confidential, intended only for the use of the addressee(s) above. Any unauthorized use or disclosure of this information is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail by mistake, please delete it and immediately contact the sender.
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