The Patient View Profile

Today in IHE PCC we discussed a proposal to enable a good patient experience when viewing content. One of the unique things about this profile is that while it doesn't specify what a user experience should be, it enables systems to provide for a good user experience.

Here are some of the kinds of features the profile could enable hiding, showing, organizing or highlighting content according to user preferences and/or policies.

1. Branding content.
2. Patient demographics
3. Empty sections
4. Future appointments.
5. Content Assessed during this visit.
6. Modified/updated during this visit.
7. Patient Contacts
8. Provider List

The profile would, in volume I describe the user experience capabilities we want to enable, and in volume III, identify the ways we could classify narrative content to enable them.