Hi Gerard, Some possible applications and sources:
'coronary and stroke event rates in the population' (project-oriented) http://www.ktl.fi/publications/monica/demoqa/demoqa.htm#Discussion Deaths - lethal Dosage http://www.ohd.hr.state.or.us/chs/pas/ar-tbl-1.pdf UN Statistics http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/sconcerns/disability/disform.asp?studyid=223 Hearing: http://gri.gallaudet.edu/Demographics/factsheet.html Center for Demographic Study http://cds.duke.edu/publications/search/search_results_ALE.htm HIV/AIDS: http://www.dph.sf.ca.us/HIVPrevPlan/HPPC01FnlRpt/ch3p61~1.pdf RAND/HEALTH: http://www.rand.org/health/archive/sociodemographic/ Center for the Advancement of Health: http://www.hbns.org/newsrelease/after8-8-00.cfm Where related to Healthcare demographics the EHRs may have to incorporate the demographics. Regards! -Thomas Clark Gerard Freriks wrote: > Hi, > > What is the definition, scope, function of the concept: > " demographic server" > in the context of OPENEHR? > > Thomas, Sam, Dipak: HELP! > > Gerard > > -- <private> -- > Gerard Freriks, arts > Huigsloterdijk 378 > 2158 LR Buitenkaag > The Netherlands > > +31 252 544896 > +31 654 792800 > On 06 Mar 2005, at 19:50, lakewood at copper.net wrote: > > Hi Gerard, > > My understanding is that demographic services collect, organize > and process the > characteristics of a 'population'. Presuming this, then I am a > member of a large number > of 'populations' regardless of intent. Narrowed to Healthcare the > number of > 'populations' shrinks but not to one. > > Given the fact that modern 'populations' are not 'stationary' it > appears that there are > many of us that can claim or hold membership in multiple > Healthcare 'populations' > which themselves are subject to new additions, e.g., those > genetically sensitive to > drugs of a particlular family. > > Identifying the indiviudal may have to be a separate operation. > Identifying whether the individual > is a member of a 'population', or 'populations's a subsequent task. > > A 'demographic server' is likely to be specific and limited in > scope to address > 'super populations', e.g., persons residing within the boundaries > of a specific geographical > region, e.g., Africa. A 'network' of such server could provide > additional coverage. > > Since one can apply a variety of rules to the specification of an > individual 'population', > the 'rules' become significant especially where the 'rules' are > chosen to affect results, > all Diabetes Patients in the London area. Due to a number of > reasons one may not be able > to claim that London-area Diabetes Patients are the same as those > in other regions, and, of course, that the Healthcare systems are > the same or equivalent. > > Foundational is 'personal identification'. Without it a > 'demographic server' is handicapped. > Hence a good test for the server is a seriously injured person > arriving at a Healthcare > facility unable to communicate with no other form of identification. > > Since there are many other 'issues' and 'factors' important to the > design, development and > deployment of a 'demographic server' one may have to accept > discussions that attempt > to integrate topics. They are valuable R&D efforts are > results-oriented expectations are > very likely to increase quickly. > > Regards! > > -Thomas Clark > > BTW: I tried to avoid bringing 'Public Health' into a discussion > about 'demographic servers'. > That would have been lengthy! > - If you have any questions about using this list, please send a message to d.lloyd at openehr.org
