Demographics service

2005-03-08 Thread Sam Heard
No - sorry - It should read "The Demographic model has quite..." Sam > 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 fr

Authenticity Issues [was: Re: Demographics service]

2005-03-07 Thread Karsten Hilbert
> However, right now, we have a health system that operates off bits of > paper augmented with IT here and there. ... > Surely the goal of EHR is to do better than the existing systems in some > areas (so there is benefit in choosing EHR), and no worse in others (so > there is no significant det

Authenticity Issues [was: Re: Demographics service]

2005-03-07 Thread USM Bish
On Mon, Mar 07, 2005 at 11:02:03AM +1000, Sebastian Garde wrote: > > There is another issue with digital signatures in the context > of EHRs: Their value decreases over time and with them the > value of digitally signed documents as legal evidence. In other > words: securely signed documen

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2005-03-07 Thread USM Bish
lakewood at copper.net wrote: > Hi Sam, > > Is the indicated sentence correct? > > Regards! > > -Thomas Clark > >> The EHR model has quite different classes than the EHR model - and >> the archetypes are therefore different. >> > ^^ > > > 'EHR model'<--

Demographics service

2005-03-07 Thread Sam Heard
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 m

Authenticity Issues [was: Re: Demographics service]

2005-03-07 Thread Gavin Brelstaff
Kerry Raymond wrote: > There are undeniably enormous challenges in this area. > > However, right now, we have a health system that operates off bits of > paper augmented with IT here and there. Can we verify the authenticity > of a medical record from the 1970s today? Will a paper health record

Authenticity Issues [was: Re: Demographics service]

2005-03-07 Thread Kerry Raymond
There are undeniably enormous challenges in this area. However, right now, we have a health system that operates off bits of paper augmented with IT here and there. Can we verify the authenticity of a medical record from the 1970s today? Will a paper health record created today be authenticated

Authenticity Issues [was: Re: Demographics service]

2005-03-07 Thread Sebastian Garde
March 2005 5:20 AM To: openehr-technical at openehr.org Subject: Re: Authenticity Issues [was: Re: Demographics service] Hi Bish, Periodic and immediate 'Bio' identification would satisfy certain security requirements re authenticity, e.g., official documents (e.g., post surgical

Authenticity Issues [was: Re: Demographics service]

2005-03-07 Thread lakew...@copper.net
Hi Kerry, A Court case in the US involving testimony by a Healthcare Practitioner, whether a party or an Expert Witness', the 'admissible evidence' includes notes, orders, Patient History and other record-oriented evidence. Testimony is in part directed at this 'admissible evidence' but also in

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2005-03-07 Thread Gerard Freriks
Hi, It is known for quite some time that digital signatures are not the best solution to encrypt information that has to be archived. For functions like this we need a real person/organisation that provides this archiving function. see by Ross Anderson: http://www.usenix.org/publications/libr

Demographics service

2005-03-06 Thread Gerard Freriks
HI Thomas, Thanks. I know for certain we (and possibly OpenEHR) is using the term 'Demographic server" for other notions. SO lets wait for the other Thomas to tell us what OpenEHR means. Gerard -- -- Gerard Freriks, arts Huigsloterdijk 378 2158 LR Buitenkaag The Netherlands +31 252 544896 +

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2005-03-06 Thread lakew...@copper.net
> > > >-Original Message- >From: owner-openehr-technical at openehr.org >[mailto:owner-openehr-technical at openehr.org] On Behalf Of >lakewood at copper.net >Sent: Monday, 7 March 2005 5:20 AM >To: openehr-technical at openehr.org >Subject: Re: Authenticity

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2005-03-06 Thread lakew...@copper.net
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 set

Authenticity Issues [was: Re: Demographics service]

2005-03-06 Thread lakew...@copper.net
Hi Kerry, Historical documents under the American version of English Common Law are admissible after 30 years, and before in some jurisdictions by affidavit from a Custodian. This can change at any time. A potential solution, presuming Custodial Affidavit, is entering the record in a Custodial

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2005-03-06 Thread Gerard Freriks
Hi, What is the definition, scope, function of the concept: " demographic server" in the context of OPENEHR? Thomas, Sam, Dipak: HELP! Gerard -- -- 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 c

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2005-03-06 Thread Karsten Hilbert
> Since persons are recorded in systems using a set of more or less > unique features and since these unique features vary in time, one > person will have many digital identities. > This calls for a mechanism that unites all these variations on one > theme. IOW you want FEBRL. Karsten -- GPG

Authenticity Issues [was: Re: Demographics service]

2005-03-06 Thread Karsten Hilbert
> This is a logical process to start with. The issue here is > acceptance and institution of the 'notary servers' ... these > need to find a place within the system universally. It could just as well be served by another entity of trust, say, a bank safe or a real human notary. Karsten --

Authenticity Issues [was: Re: Demographics service]

2005-03-06 Thread USM Bish
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 07:34:47PM +0100, Karsten Hilbert wrote: > > The main issue here is varification of authenticity of digital > > data entry. There must be some mechanism to ensure that every > > entry placed in the EHR must be authenticated

Demographics service

2005-03-06 Thread lakew...@copper.net
Hi Gerard, Some possible applications and sources: 'coronary and stroke event rates in the population' (project-oriented) http://www.ktl.fi/publications/monica/demoqa/demoqa.htm#Discussion Deaths - lethal Dosage http://www.ohd.hr.state.or.us/chs/pas/ar-tbl-1.pdf UN Statistics http://unstats.un.

Authenticity Issues [was: Re: Demographics service]

2005-03-06 Thread lakew...@copper.net
Hi Bish, Periodic and immediate 'Bio' identification would satisfy certain security requirements re authenticity, e.g., official documents (e.g., post surgical release). Your comment re 'thumb imprint', or scan, provides a more secure means of authentication that may be required. Requiring tha

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2005-03-06 Thread lakew...@copper.net
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. G

Demographics service

2005-03-06 Thread Gerard Freriks
TNO, the institute I work for, is of the opinion that the archiving solution is the preferred one. By the way. The topic started discussing demographic services. In general interoperability translates into the need for many shared points of reference. So for identities of persons as wel. Since

Authenticity Issues [was: Re: Demographics service]

2005-03-05 Thread USM Bish
On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 10:22:27PM +1000, Bigpond wrote: > "That is not feasible" > > And that's the problem that will keep the technical people in > money for years to come. > $$$ Cheers $$$ ;-) > Not only must it be feasible it will be demanded by judges and > courts if the EHR is to ever b

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2005-03-05 Thread Bigpond
-openehr-techni...@openehr.org [mailto:owner-openehr-technical at openehr.org] On Behalf Of lakewood at copper.net Sent: Saturday, 5 March 2005 3:36 AM To: openehr-technical at openehr.org Subject: Re: Demographics service Hi David, Significant problem! However, software configuration management has sol

Demographics service

2005-03-05 Thread Bigpond
Original Message- From: owner-openehr-techni...@openehr.org [mailto:owner-openehr-technical at openehr.org] On Behalf Of Karsten Hilbert Sent: Saturday, 5 March 2005 8:22 AM To: openehr-technical at openehr.org Subject: Re: Demographics service > The EHR is rather a unique document an

Authenticity Issues [was: Re: Demographics service]

2005-03-05 Thread Karsten Hilbert
> The main issue here is varification of authenticity of digital > data entry. There must be some mechanism to ensure that every > entry placed in the EHR must be authenticated by the signitory, > even if the entry is made by a secretary, DEO or transcription- > ist. A first-step solution might

Demographics service

2005-03-05 Thread Gerard Freriks
Life is simple. Once we physicians know what to ask and why. Gerard -- -- Gerard Freriks, arts Huigsloterdijk 378 2158 LR Buitenkaag The Netherlands +31 252 544896 +31 654 792800 On 05 Mar 2005, at 13:22, Bigpond wrote: > > And that's the problem that will keep the technical people in money f

Demographics service

2005-03-05 Thread Karsten Hilbert
> "That is not feasible" > > And that's the problem that will keep the technical people in money for > years to come. I am not a technical person per se. I am an clinician. > Not only must it be feasible it will be demanded by judges > and courts Surely, courts and judges have been known to deman

Demographics service

2005-03-05 Thread Karsten Hilbert
Sam, > You will see from the attestation class that it is possible to add an > image with a digital signature - allowing compositions to be pixelmaps > for legal purposes if required. Well, surely it's technically possible to track images of what was sent to the screen for display. But does that

Demographics service

2005-03-05 Thread lakew...@copper.net
Hi Gerard, Wish you were right. Comment: Changes in the legal system can be used to prove the continuing existance of Evolution. Regards! -Thomas Clark Gerard Freriks wrote: > Life is simple. > > Once we physicians know what to ask and why. > > Gerard > -- -- > Gerard Freriks, arts > Huigsl

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2005-03-05 Thread lakew...@copper.net
Hi Karsten, Comments in text. Regards! -Thomas Clark Karsten Hilbert wrote: >>"That is not feasible" >> >>And that's the problem that will keep the technical people in money for >>years to come. >> >> >I am not a technical person per se. I am an clinician. > > > >>Not only must it be fea

Demographics service

2005-03-05 Thread lakew...@copper.net
hr-technical at openehr.org >[mailto:owner-openehr-technical at openehr.org] On Behalf Of Karsten Hilbert >Sent: Saturday, 5 March 2005 8:22 AM >To: openehr-technical at openehr.org >Subject: Re: Demographics service > > > >>The EHR is rather a unique document and a layer

Demographics service

2005-03-05 Thread Sam Heard
Karsten You will see from the attestation class that it is possible to add an image with a digital signature - allowing compositions to be pixelmaps for legal purposes if required. Cheers, Sam Heard >>The EHR is rather a unique document and a layered approach is necessary as >>old data must ne

Demographics service

2005-03-04 Thread Karsten Hilbert
> The EHR is rather a unique document and a layered approach is necessary as > old data must never be altered - may not necessarily be accessible but must > never be altered. Errors can be corrected but the error must remain totally > accessible in the manner it was presented to the clinician when

Demographics service

2005-03-04 Thread Bigpond
The EHR is rather a unique document and a layered approach is necessary as old data must never be altered - may not necessarily be accessible but must never be altered. Errors can be corrected but the error must remain totally accessible in the manner it was presented to the clinician when it was r

Demographics service

2005-03-04 Thread lakew...@copper.net
Hi David, Significant problem! However, software configuration management has solved this before. In the Legal or secure OS environments the contributions of individuals are in fact part of the record even through the 'end-game' is an update that merges the contributions of all, e.g., a composi

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2005-03-04 Thread Sam Heard
emographics was a self-contained subsection. >>>If you really needed to you could just replicate that already archetype >>>sub-section on a Demographics Server - but that should be a read-only >>>copy - the mastercopy being of course that in the full record. >>> >

Demographics service

2005-03-03 Thread Christian Heller
f course that in the full record. > > > > Something like a versioning XML server > > (xmlDB,Xindice,OracleXML DB) might be the way to go. I agree. On Thursday 03 March 2005 06:42, lakewood at copper.net wrote: [..] > A 'Demographics Service component' is an

Demographics service

2005-03-02 Thread lakew...@copper.net
residential location (data supplied upon request). Or perhaps current agriculture workers exposed to chemicals. BTW: Try obtaining a complete medical record for a Patient from their branch of the military. A 'Demographics Service component' is an interesting project but my hunch is that

Demographics service

2005-03-02 Thread Gavin Brelstaff
Yin Su Lim wrote: > This discussion document is produced by UCL (CHIME) to highlight issues > that have arisen when designing a Demographics Service component. This > service component will need to conform to the openEHR demographics > package and be able to support the requirem

Demographics service

2005-03-02 Thread Yin Su Lim
This discussion document is produced by UCL (CHIME) to highlight issues that have arisen when designing a Demographics Service component. This service component will need to conform to the openEHR demographics package and be able to support the requirements of live demonstrator sites in

Demographics service

2005-03-02 Thread Ed Ermini
openehr.org Cc: Tony Austin Subject: Demographics service This discussion document is produced by UCL (CHIME) to highlight issues that have arisen when designing a Demographics Service component. This service component will need to conform to the openEHR demographics package and be able to support t