Sam Heard wrote:
>Hi > >The quantity data type has the possibility of revealing changes that are >unexpected. Let us say for example that you weigh someone and their weight >is 80 Kg - and they tell you that they weighed 100 Kg 3 months ago. Or that >a Hb was 151 and it is now 121 - still normal but has changed a lot and you >may want to have this brought to your attention. > >ALSO - we have not differentiated at the RM level between information from >the clinician and that given by the patient. > why do you say that - ENTRY.provider does this. >So OBSERVATION covers both - >sure we can say where it came from but the weight example really shows that >it may be from both. > not sure what you mean here.... >For this reason - I would like to see the Delta (or change) attribute to >quantities to enable us to say if this measurement has gone up or down more >than expected. > just one little question: when does it get turned on? What is "a lot", or "more than expected"? - thomas beale - If you have any questions about using this list, please send a message to d.lloyd at openehr.org
