>We are looking at bootstrapping our reference model from the OpenEHR >reference information mode. We are going to use most of the data types >and data structures but will use our own demographic reference model. >Are we likely to face any issues using such an approach?
>If you only use classes from data types and data structures, you should >be safe. But as soon as you start to use, e.g. EHR, COMPOSITION from >ehr_im and VERSION_REPOSITORY from common_im, you will need to handle >PARTY_REF, which is an identifier of any subclass of PARTY in the >demographic service. Since it is not a direct class reference to the >demographic class, it should be possible for you to use id of your own >demographic class which is semantically close to PARTY. > >It would be interesting to know why you want to use your own >demographic reference model. Good question. I think it is something we should have another look at our model and see where and why it deviates from the one in openEHR. cheers </jima> - If you have any questions about using this list, please send a message to d.lloyd at openehr.org
