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9.4.10 Family member history for genetics analysis

Patient Care Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards 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 analysisAdds 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-parentparent :

Identifies a parent of the relative.

family-member-history-genetics-siblingsibling :

Identifies a sibling of the relative.

family-member-history-genetics-observationobservation :

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-abatementabatement :

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-severityseverity :

A qualification of the seriousness or impact on health of the family member condition.

familymemberhistory-patient-recordpatient-record :

A link to one to more patient records for the relation.

familymemberhistory-typetype :

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.