identifying and organizing of archetypes

Technical (archive)
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What is the unique identifier for each archetype?

I assume it is the id
e.g. openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.blood_pressure.v1

but is there no URI that I could always resolve to get the definition.
For instance the NHS templates refer to an the ID but how do I know
where to go to get that?

The organization of the archectypes is currently by action,
evaluation, instruction, observation etc. - is that the only defined
organization (versus breaking it out by domain e.g. vital signs).

I assume we are not tackling a comprehensive list of clinics or
services provided in healthcare?

thanks

Greg

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Hi Greg

From: Greg Caulton [mailto:caultonpos@gmail.com]

What is the unique identifier for each archetype?
I assume it is the id
e.g. openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.blood_pressure.v1

but is there no URI that I could always resolve to get the definition.
For instance the NHS templates refer to an the ID but how do I know
where to go to get that?

You could simulate it quite easily for the archetypes:
Base URL (e.g.
http://svn.openehr.org/knowledge/archetypes/dev/adl/openehr/ehr/)
+ a folder as per the various Archetype classes (e.g. section/ or
entry/observation)
+ the id + .adl

Or you can also simply search with the Archetypefinder at
http://www.archetypes.com.au

This site also provides a couple of webservices to e.g. retrieve the URL
from the ID and to retrieve the ADL File directly from the ID. These can
also be accessed (tested) via the web, e.g.
http://www.archetypes.com.au/archetypefinder/services/ArchetypeFinderBea
n?method=getArchetypeADLURL&param=openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.blood_pressure
.v1
to retrieve the URL
or
http://www.archetypes.com.au/archetypefinder/services/ArchetypeFinderBea
n?method=getArchetypeInADL&param=openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.blood_pressure.
v1
to retrieve the ADL File direct.
Note that this is a prototype implementation only at the moment.

So
http://www.archetypes.com.au/archetypefinder/services/ArchetypeFinderBea
n?method=getArchetypeADLURL&param=<MYARCHETYPEID> is essentially what
you are looking for I think.

The organization of the archectypes is currently by action,
evaluation, instruction, observation etc. - is that the only defined
organization (versus breaking it out by domain e.g. vital signs).

See http://www.archetypes.com.au again, it gives you an idea of
suggested classifications for archetypes. This is based on an OWL
ontology and the user interface is dynamically generated from it, thus
the classification is very flexible and easy to change.

Cheers
Sebastian