DCM4MD:Use case candidates

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Use Case Candidates

JL: It might be useful to adopt a naming convention to help define use case scope. I've found the verb-object format to work well: see suggestions in the Notes column.

Candidate Use Case Name	Source	Type	Note
Respirator-acquired pneumonia	VA conference call	Scenario
Glucose measurement	PC meeting at WGM, Jan 2010	Device type	Record blood glucose
Insulin delivery by pump	PC meeting at WGM, Jan 2010	Device type
Patient Controlled Analgesia (or maybe infusion pump?)	PC meeting at WGM, Jan 2010	Device type	Configure PCA; Deliver PCA
Respiratory therapy using patient ventilator	PC meeting at WGM, Jan 2010	Device type
Patient registered at hospital	Ruth Berge (IHE Patient Care Device group)	Business Process	Register patient
Patient admitted to ICU	Ruth Berge (IHE Patient Care Device group)	Business Process	Admit patient to ICU
Nurse initiates bedside flowsheet in ICU, confirms patient location	Ruth Berge (IHE Patient Care Device group)	Business Process	Configure measurement
Nurse ‘admits’ patient to monitor (& ventilator)	Ruth Berge (IHE Patient Care Device group)	Business Process	Connect patient
Monitor & vent data flow to flowsheet	Ruth Berge (IHE Patient Care Device group)	Business Process	Record measurement; Trigger alarm . . .
Stop PCA Infusion (when respiration monitor indicates a problem)	ASTM ICE Group (named by JLyle)	Business Process
Abort Ventilator Imaging Pause (when imaging complete or time limit exceeded)	ASTM ICE Group (named by JLyle)	Business Process
Identify Need to Adjust Infusion Dosage (when tests indicate concentrations are incorrect)	ASTM ICE Group (named by JLyle)	Business Process
Restart Ventilator (when CPB machine is removed)	ASTM ICE Group (named by JLyle)	Business Process
Adjust Infusion Dosage (when tests indicate concentrations are incorrect	ASTM ICE Group (named by JLyle)	Business Process
Alert Rapid Response Team (when vital signs indicate)	ASTM ICE Group (named by JLyle)	Business Process
Confirm device configuration (when device is connected)	ASTM ICE Group (named by JLyle)	Business Process
Apgar Score	HL7 Patient Care DCM documentation	Observation	Record apgar score
Barthel Index	HL7 Patient Care DCM documentation	Observation
Blood Pressure	HL7 Patient Care DCM documentation	Observation
Body Height	HL7 Patient Care DCM documentation	Observation
Body Temperature	HL7 Patient Care DCM documentation	Observation
Body Weight	HL7 Patient Care DCM documentation	Observation
Braden Scale	HL7 Patient Care DCM documentation	Observation
Glasgow Coma Scale	HL7 Patient Care DCM documentation	Observation
Heart Rate	HL7 Patient Care DCM documentation	Observation
Respiration	HL7 Patient Care DCM documentation	Observation
Configure device settings	VA survey recommendations (DDuLong)	Business Process
Patient's response	VA survey recommendations (DDuLong)	Unk
Verify placement	VA survey recommendations (DDuLong)	Business Process
Secretions	VA survey recommendations (DDuLong)	Unk
ET tube	VA survey recommendations (DDuLong)	Unk
Connect Patient	ICE decomposition (JLyle)	Business Process
Disconnect Patient	ICE decomposition (JLyle)	Business Process
Confirm configuration	ICE decomposition (JLyle)	Business Process
Schedule action	ICE decomposition (JLyle)	Business Process
Record observation	ICE decomposition (JLyle)	Business Process