Talk:Clinical Document Architecture

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Menglongwang 06:02, 20 May 2007 (UTC) HL7 messages are used to tranfer following information between departments, such as Clinical department (General Ward) or caregivers, such physician or nurse: 1. ADT messages:

  Admit message: A patient is admitted from other department or hospital.
       There are many tirgger events which is intended to be used for Patient admiting. For example, following description is from HL7 document:

An A01 event is intended to be used for “Admitted” patients only. An A01 event is sent as a result of a patient undergoing the admission process which assigns the patient to a bed. It signals the beginning of a patient’s stay in a healthcare facility. Normally, this information is entered in the primary Patient Administration system and broadcast to the nursing units and ancillary systems. It includes short stay and John Doe admissions. For example, an A01 event can be used to notify: the pharmacy system that a patient has been admitted and may be legitimately prescribed drugs; the nursing system that the patient has been admitted and needs a care plan prepared; the finance system of the start of the billing period; the dietary system that a new patient has been installed and requires dietary services; the laboratory, pathology, and radiology systems that a patient has been admitted and is entitled to receive services; the clinical repository that an admission has taken place for the EMR (electronic medical record).

  Discharge message: A patient is discharged from one department or hospital.
  Transfer message: A patient is transfered to other department or hospital because his/her illness shall be cared in other appropriated department for desired care.

2. Order messages

  An order could include medication, treatment, nutrition and others given to patient.
   

3. Examination results 4. Finaicial information 5. Staff information Menglongwang 06:02, 20 May 2007 (UTC)