> Dear Mike, > > What sets aside a document from a message? > What is recorded in q EHR system? > > A document is the information a healthcare provider attests by signing it. > It contains a set of information in a clear context. > > What is submitted in a EHR system has to be a set of documents, in my view. > > Next to the set of documents other information is part of the record: lab > tests, etc. > > In my view documents are persistent and reflect those parts of the recorded > and exchanged information that the healthcare provider attested. > Documents are not virtual at all and always exist. > > Gerard >
I agree, but I also saw the presentation that Mike is talking about, and they do in fact create virtual CDA instances whcih are made available via the web to give users a virtual view of the EHR. This is using CDA documents not even so much as messages (there is no new content) but as web forms - in other words, a standardised view template for source data from difference systems. - thomas beale - If you have any questions about using this list, please send a message to d.lloyd at openehr.org
