CHOS-WG : Introduction to Sharable Scenarios

version 0.2, 21 Apr 2009, Etienne Saliez

In the scope of the project http://www.chos-wg.eu/ , the purpose of this chapter is to try to develop better common understanding of what we think we would need in the future.

By means of scenarios, i.e. the description of expected most usual sequences of events. This at 2 levels:

Starting with the most common scenarios expected to be encountered in many patient care situations, initially regardless of different countries, of different type of organization, of different medical specializations, etc... from the point of view of patient needs, who may necessitate various kinds of care.

As far as agreements will be found about the requirement of a generic platform, the scenarios will be extended with "additional requirements" related to particular implementations, due to medical specializations, cultural differences, local spoken languages, etc...

By means of element of working prototypes, illustrating these concepts. We expect to learn much more in discussion in front of pragmatic proposals. The issue is to find out how software components could be integrated.
Keep in mind that this kind of brainstorming exercise and broad perspective, is very necessary before starting to build any system. See below a schematic overview of of the main goals of diverse healthcare departments. Of course this schematic overview cannot take account of many overlapping between the medical specializations.

Family medicine has in principle an overview of the health of the patient, but cannot go deep in any domain and often need the help of the specializations below in this schema.