On Thursday 26 February 2004 16:54, Michael Hendry wrote:
> But let's assume that we _do_ want to do this job, and do it properly.
> In other words, we believe that it's appropriate to have a clear link
> between a repeat prescription and the condition it's been prescribed
> for
Condition or conditions... which does become more difficult to design and
operate. And don't forget the cases where the indication for drug B is to
prevent the side-effect of drug A (folate for methotrexate, cyclizine for
morphine etc)
Ask the GEHR group what archetypes you need for that.
> ... , and that we want our GP systems to prompt for an indication
> whenever we start a new repeat.
Surely we want our GP systems to often _know_ usually _assume_ and commonly
_offer_ the indication or reason for this item going on the prescription, and
only actually prompt when it is really unclear.
> The reporting system will (at the very
> least) be able to report on our performance in this regard for Q&O
> purposes, but should also be able to report on the range of drugs used
> for particular conditions, etc.
Do you use drugs for particular conditions? I use them for particular
effects.
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