You might be interested in looking at the www.HL7.org Pediatric Data Standards Special Interest Group documents because that issue is one that they have raised and is planned to be included in the Pedi project. They also want to be able to control access to those records as it is not always true that a given doc should have access to all of the records of the children in one family or that the family history of one child should match the family history of another. The current plan is to follow the guidance of the SIG as much as possible.
On Thursday 25 November 2004 01:41 pm, John Leo Zimmer wrote: > Ok, > For a diversion from the heavy lifting going on over in > vista-open-source... And for something to think about while digesting the > turkey... > > I am a <<family>> doctor, ok? > VistA has never seemed particularly family oriented to me. (Perhaps because > most veterans do not bring Mom and all the kids along for their health > care.) So, how might we address the task of capturing and using (for > pleasure, profit and the good of mankind) a patient's family ties? > > I do not mean existing next-of-kin fields. I want structured linkages among > patient records. For example, when one of four children comes in for > immunizations, the system might be able to present more than just Johnnie's > record and <<his>> currently needed shots. I want to be presented with the > fact that MaryAnn missed her last polio update, and that Daddy is probably > past due for a tetanus booster, three years ago. And it might be good to > know that grandpa is past due for his colonoscopy. > > It is the sort of thing that could get out of hand very quickly, of course. > But the ability to treat family groups rather than just individuals is one > of the few things that keeps me convinced that I am doing some good in the > world. > > OK, so the question is what would one add to VistA's patient records to > allow such linkages within patient records? I don't want a kludge, but > something elegant. > > Thanks to all, > JohnLeoZ > > Healthcare, a human right. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members -- Nancy Anthracite ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
