Op vrijdag 11 maart 2005 12:34, schreef Karsten Hilbert: > On Fri, Mar 11, 2005 at 12:12:03PM +0100, Bert Verhees wrote: > > I am extracting data from existing systems, and put them in a > > CEN-structure (this is simplified saying of what I am really doing). > > I do not want to loose vital information in this process > > There is one system that stores person-data as > > - Roepnaam (dutch for "call name") > > Pretty close to German: Rufname :-) > > > - Initials > > > > It is necessary that to distinguish as much as possible one person from > > another, both are known in the extracted data. The extracted data can be > > used for automated processing, so an automated process needs a qualifier > > to distinguish as callname from initials. > > Aha. You don't want to loose information you already have. > > In GnuMed there are several ways to solve this: > > a) add initials to firstnames > - this loses some information but does not make it wrong
This can not be processed automatically > > b) put initials into firstnames > - set the name comment to "initials only" > - if the source system does not have firstnames > - loses no information > - could be processed but is not clean This makes it impossible for an automated process to know with what it is dealing > > c) extend the lacking specs > - in our case extend the GnuMed schema > - in your case add a name part initials and use that Yeah, that is a possibility, but then I am alone, no standard supports this. But that is what I am going to do, I guess > > Can you precisely say what your initials stand for ? Here in > Germany they are *always* the first letter of the first > name(s). In other countries, too (US, AU AFAICT). In a name, > that is. A sig may consist of initials only - first/last names > both included - such as on charts etc. > > Karsten In that system, initals stands for the first characters of the christiannames, but that said, it depends on what the GP has used the field for. But that was what the interface asked him/her to do -- regards Bert Verhees ROSA Software - 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
