On Wed, May 10, 2006 at 06:38:07AM -0500, Bill Walton wrote: > Could you say more about the need for 'substance use' > archetypes? I'm not sure I understand why it would be a > good idea to record alcohol consumption differently from, > for example, consumption of herbal teas. Or prescription > drugs for that matter. I'm sure I'm missing something.
Recording "substance use" is more intended to record a *fact* about the lifestyle of an individual rather than an *intent to treat* as with prescription drugs. There's a fine line as always: herbal teas, OTC drugs etc may or may not have been intended to be treatment by the provider. However, disambiguating such in a given case is at the discreetion of the provider/patient in question. OpenEHR needs to provide facilities for both. Karsten -- GPG key ID E4071346 @ wwwkeys.pgp.net E167 67FD A291 2BEA 73BD 4537 78B9 A9F9 E407 1346
