Dirk The idea of an order entry is that it is an instruction. The class INSTRUCTION is described in the openEHR reference model RM.Composition.Content.Entry package. Tom and I have spent a day last week reviewing this as we have been under some pressure to do so. The instruction has a number of features - state (as an internal state machine) and an action specification as a STRUCTURE. It is this class that would be used to specify exactly what is ordered, the state would describe whether it has been acted on and completed.
It would be good to involve you in this detailed debate if you are interested. I have been working with the Pathologists on this area for some time and it would be useful to see what others need from this. Remember, if the order is to go beyond the local machine as part of an EHR, it has to be part of a composition in an extract. Alternatively, and more commonly at present, the order may go as a message or a paper order. we do not, at present, have the capability of archetyping instructions but this is why we are reviewing this area of work. Also, South Australia University have been working on the state machine required to manage instructions in the EHR for some time - and we are moving in that direction - allowing an external workflow engine to utilise the EHR if required. Finally, we have a set of codes for laboratory tests in Australia that Michael Legg can help you with if that is useful. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely, Sam Heard > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-openehr-technical at openehr.org > [mailto:owner-openehr-technical at openehr.org]On Behalf Of Marwede Dirk > Sent: Tuesday, 9 December 2003 12:50 AM > To: openehr-technical at openehr.org > Subject: OrderEntry > > > Is it intended to integrate an order entry concept in > the openEHR information model? Are there people > already working on this and where can I find them? > > Regards. > > Dirk > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > > Gesendet von Yahoo! Mail - http://mail.yahoo.de > Logos und Klingelt?ne f?rs Handy bei http://sms.yahoo.de > - > If you have any questions about using this list, > please send a message to d.lloyd at openehr.org - If you have any questions about using this list, please send a message to d.lloyd at openehr.org
