On 19/11/2014 14:04, Karsten Hilbert wrote: > On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 01:35:06PM +0000, Thomas Beale wrote: > >> Consider: the proof that something >> really is considered a 'problem', out of all the non-problems and trivial >> problems (e.g. one-off throat infection) is that some clinical professional >> wants to create a care plan, to define ongoing treatment and track >> interventions (all medications, other interventions etc). > While I agree that that's something to consider I am creating > "care plans" all day, for both "complex" and "trivial" > problems. It is very much in the eye of the beholder what's > trivial and what's not. My patients are so much the happier > for their "plan" for "one-off throat infection". > > It's an interesting point of view. >
well that's my point actually. If a doc wants to create a care plan for X, then X for patient P is by definition a 'problem' in that doc's opinion, and consequently in P's care. So there it doesn't matter what the problem is - fractured toe or cancer, it's up to some health care professional to decide. I am just thinking of abstractions that can be usefully concretised to provide a good framework for applications to enable the patients care team to do their work, and to find & create information in a natural way. - thomas
