An authors' link to this paper is at: http://healthinformatics.cqu.edu.au/downloads/Garde_BDSArchetypes_2007.pdf
- thomas beale Thomas Beale wrote: > > The following paper on archetypes and clinical data sets was recently > published. > > * /*Expressing Clinical Data Sets with /open/EHR Archetypes: A > Solid Basis for Ubiquitous Computing.*/ (IJMI Link > <http://www.ijmijournal.com/article/PIIS1386505607000457/abstract>) > o Garde S, Hovenga E, Buck J, Knaup P > o //International Journal of Medical Informatics.// 76 > (S3): //S334-S341.// > o /Abstract/: > /Purpose: /The purpose of this paper is to analyse the > feasibility and usefulness of expressing clinical data > sets (CDSs) as /open/EHR archetypes. For this, we present > an approach to transform CDS into archetypes, and outline > typical problems with CDS and analyse whether some of > these problems can be overcome by the use of archetypes. > /Methods/: Literature review and analysis of a selection > of existing Australian, German, other European and > international CDSs; transfer of a CDS for Paediatric > Oncology into /open/EHR archetypes; implementation of CDSs > in application systems. > /Results/: To explore the feasibility of expressing CDS as > archetypes an approach to transform existing CDSs into > archetypes is presented in this paper. In case of the > Paediatric Oncology CDS (which consists of 260 data items) > this lead to the definition of 48 /open/EHR archetypes. To > analyse the usefulness of expressing CDS as archetypes, we > identified nine problems with CDS that currently remain > unsolved without a common model underpinning the CDS. > Typical problems include incompatible basic data types and > overlapping and incompatible definitions of clinical > content. A solution to most of these problems based on > /open/EHR archetypes is motivated. With regard to > integrity constraints, further research is required. > /Conclusions/: While /open/EHR cannot overcome all > barriers to Ubiquitous Computing, it can provide the > common basis for ubiquitous presence of meaningful and > computer-processable knowledge and information, which we > believe is a basic requirement for Ubiquitous Computing. > Expressing CDSs as /open/EHR archetypes is feasible and > advantageous as it fosters semantic interoperability, > supports ubiquitous computing, and helps to develop > archetypes that are arguably of better quality than the > original CDS. > > See the publications page at > http://www.openehr.org:8888/openehr/shared-resources/publications/archetypes.html > > - thomas beale > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > openEHR-technical mailing list > openEHR-technical at openehr.org > http://lists.chime.ucl.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/openehr-technical > -- please change your address book entry for me to Thomas.Beale at OceanInformatics.com *Thomas Beale* /Chief Technology Officer/ Ocean Informatics <http://www.oceaninformatics.com/> Chair Architectural Review Board, /open/EHR Foundation <http://www.openehr.org/> Honorary Research Fellow, University College London <http://www.chime.ucl.ac.uk/> * *
