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- Test – lab tests(e.g. CD4 Count) or physical exam maneuver (e.g. Babinski)
- Procedure – spinal tap, lumbar puncture, etc.
- Drug – medications, prescriptions and over the counter
- Diagnosis – defined medical conclusion (usually in ICD), e.g. diabetes, AIDS
- Finding – physical or exam findings (shortness of breath, systolic murmur, LLL infiltrate)
- Anatomy – body part, e.g. right arm, frontal lobe, abdomen.
- Question - query to which there are either open-ended or coded responses
- LabSet – a group of several test concepts, e.g. I-Stat Chem8+
- MedSet – a group of several medications, e.g. cardiac medication
- ConvSet – a group of concepts, typically questions, assembled for convenience, e.g. vitals vital signs
- Misc – unclassifiable concepts, typically general descriptions of location or rankings, e.g. left, severe, positive
- Symptom – any sign or indication of a possible conclusion, e.g. chills, increased heart rate
- Symptom/Finding – any sign or indication, not specifically linked to one conclusion
- Specimen – a sample of any larger part, e.g. tissue, blood sample
- Misc Order – orders typically not utilized by the organization
- Program – a specific plan, or set of plans, that a patient may be enrolled in, e.g. first line TB treatment
- Workflow – a process, as described by the organization
- State – a general description of a patient or body’s status, e.g. comatose
More on concept classes at this wiki page.
Concept Datatype
The structured format you desired the data to be represented as. The current types are as follows:
- Numeric – any data represented numerically, also allows you to classify critical values and units, e.g. age, height, and liters consumed per day.
- Coded – allows answers to be only those provided, e.g. Blood type can only be “A,” “B,” and “O”
- Text – Open ended responses
- N/A – the standard datatype for any non-query-like concepts, e.g. symptoms, diagnoses, findings, anatomy, misc, etc.
- Document
- Date – structured day, month, and year
- Time – structured time response
- DateTime – structured response including both the date and the time
- Boolean – checkbox response, e.g. yes or no queries
- Rule
- Structured
More on concept datatypes at this link.
Version
A method to keep track of the number of updates applied to a specific concept.
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- AVOID ALL DUPLICATES – CONDUCT AMAZINGLY THOROUGH SEARCHES BEFORE CREATING CONCEPT
- ONLY USE ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS.
- You can use non-alphanumeric characters in the description only.
- ALWAYS WORK WITH THE END USERS OF OPENMRS TO GUARANTEE DATA IS BEING COLLECTED IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER FOR YOUR NEEDS