FamilyMemberHistory-core

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9.4.10 Family member history for genetics analysis

Patient Care

Work Group

Maturity Level: N/A

Standards Status: Informative

Adds additional information to a family member history supporting both the capture of mother/father relationships as well as additional observations necessary to enable genetics-based risk analysis for patients

9.4.10.1 Content

Profiles:
Family member history for genetics analysis	Adds additional information to a family member history supporting both the capture of mother/father relationships as well as additional observations necessary to enable genetics-based risk analysis for patients
Extensions:
family-member-history-genetics-parent	parent : Identifies a parent of the relative.
family-member-history-genetics-sibling	sibling : Identifies a sibling of the relative.
family-member-history-genetics-observation	observation : Allows capturing risk-relevant observations about the relative that aren't themselves a specific health condition; e.g. Certain ethnic ancestries that are disease-relevant, presence of particular genetic markers, etc.
familymemberhistory-abatement	abatement : The approximate date, age, or flag indicating that the condition of the family member resolved. The abatement should only be specified if the condition is stated in the positive sense, i.e., the didNotHave flag is false.
familymemberhistory-severity	severity : A qualification of the seriousness or impact on health of the family member condition.
familymemberhistory-patient-record	patient-record : A link to one to more patient records for the relation.
familymemberhistory-type	type : Purpose of the family member history or why it was created, such as when family member history is targeted for cardiovascular health, mental health, or genetic counseling.