Hi Sam, Is the indicated sentence correct?
Regards! -Thomas Clark Sam Heard wrote: > Dear All > > The openEHR design team have, over many years, decided to separate the > demographic information from the EHR data. Advantages are, amongst > others: > 1. Security - you need access to both sets of data to know about an > individual > 2. Normalisation - you can find people even though they have moved, > changed their name etc > 3. Many health environments have developed demographic services which > people want to keep. > > The EHR model has quite different classes than the EHR model - and the > archetypes are therefore different. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 'EHR model' <-------------------> 'EHR model' > The demographic server in an openEHR environment provides identifying, > contact and credentialling information about parties. > > Hope this is helpful...Sam > >> 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 > - If you have any questions about using this list, please send a message to d.lloyd at openehr.org
