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Questions and Answers

Question: What are the general steps to exchange data between two openEHR systems?Answer:

Question: Every time the GP documents information about Paul's blood pressure, an appropriate 'contribution' is added to Paul's EHR. Correct?
Answer: Yes.

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Question: How would that be done technically? (Does System A sends send a text file containing the necessary information structured in dADL or a derived XML-format to system B?)
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Question: How would Paul be identified in the transmitted data file?
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Question: In the exchanged dADL file the used archetypes are listed but not defined. Does that mean that the receiving system is able to correctly interpret the received data only if it has access to the same archetypes the sending system has used when creating the dADL file?
Answer: Yes, especially in case of decision support systems. (A pure reporting of the received data might be possible without having access to the used archetypes.) 

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