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Revision as of 22:52, 14 October 2014


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Background

Clinicians routinely perform clinical assessment to determine what problem(s) may affect the patient and before planning the treatments or management strategies that are best to manage a patient's condition.

From a "problem-oriented" medical record structure perspective, the clinical assessment represents the "A" of the SOAP components.

This collaborative project is initiated to:

  • determine the boundary and scope of "clinical assessment" and;
  • develop a FHIR resource/profile to support the capturing and exchange of clinical assessment information.


Leadership

  • Project co-leads:
- Elaine Ayres
- Stephen Chu
- Russ Leftwich


  • FHIR leads:
- Lloyd McKenzie
- David Hay


  • Domain Experts:
- Elaine Ayres
- Stephen Chu
- Russ Leftwich
- Laura Heermann Langford
- Kevin Coonan
- Rob Hausam


  • Stakeholder Groups:
- Patient Care Workgroup
- Orders & Observation
- Clinical Decision Support
- FHIR



Definitions

  • Dictionary Definition:
- Clinical assessment is "an evaluation of a patient's physical condition and prognosis based on information gathered from physical and laboratory examinations and the patient's medical history".
- Source: http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/clinical+assessment


  • Definition (as discussed at 2014-10-09 conference call)"
- Clinical assessment is defined as the "Process to arrive at the status (including the clinical impression of health risk or prognosis) of a patient constrained by their health concerns"
- The process includes
o Observations as determined by relevant systemic (e.g. CVS, respiratory, neurological) examination of the patient
o Use of prescribed set of standardised assessment protocols/instruments (e.g. APGAR, Glasgow Coma Scale, Mini-Mental State Examination)
(~ it is important to note that "assessment protocol/instrument" is part of the clinical assessment process and not the clinical assessment itself)
- The actual observations represent the "S" and "O" of the SOAP documentation
- The "A" in the SOAP is the documentation of the clinical reasoning or thought process based on the "S" and "O" findings of the patient's status
- The assessment reflects the conclusion of the reasoning process (which also identifies how the conclusion was reached)



Storyboards/Use Cases




Relevant Links and Documents


  • Assessment Instruments and Guidelines:
- Australia-Royal Children Hospital Cervical Spine Assessment Algorithm
- Australia-Queensland Ambulance Service Clinical Assessment Procedures
- Alcohol Withdrawal Assessment Scale


  • Clinical Assessment FHIR Resource/Profile Proposal is available through this link:
- http://wiki.hl7.org/index.php?title=Category:FHIR_Resource_Proposal