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Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the ImmunizationRecommendation resource.
| ImmunizationRecommendation | |
| Definition | A patient's point-in-time immunization and recommendation (i.e. forecasting a patient's immunization eligibility according to a published schedule) with optional supporting justification. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| ImmunizationRecommendation.identifier | |
| Definition | A unique identifier assigned to this particular recommendation record. |
| Note | This is a business identifer, not a resource identifier (see discussion) |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | Identifier |
| Summary | true |
| ImmunizationRecommendation.patient | |
| Definition | The patient for whom the recommendations are for. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Type | Reference(Patient) |
| Summary | true |
| ImmunizationRecommendation.recommendation | |
| Definition | Vaccine administration recommendations. |
| Control | 1..* |
| Summary | true |
| ImmunizationRecommendation.recommendation.date | |
| Definition | The date the immunization recommendation was created. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Type | dateTime |
| Summary | true |
| ImmunizationRecommendation.recommendation.vaccineCode | |
| Definition | Vaccine that pertains to the recommendation. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Binding | Vaccine Administered Value Set: The type of vaccine administered (Example) |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Summary | true |
| ImmunizationRecommendation.recommendation.doseNumber | |
| Definition | This indicates the next recommended dose number (e.g. dose 2 is the next recommended dose). |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | positiveInt |
| Summary | true |
| Comments | May need other dose concepts such as administered vs. valid. |
| ImmunizationRecommendation.recommendation.forecastStatus | |
| Definition | Vaccine administration status. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Binding | Immunization Recommendation Status Codes: The patient's status with respect to a vaccination protocol (Example) |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Summary | true |
| ImmunizationRecommendation.recommendation.dateCriterion | |
| Definition | Vaccine date recommendations. For example, earliest date to administer, latest date to administer, etc. |
| Control | 0..* |
| ImmunizationRecommendation.recommendation.dateCriterion.code | |
| Definition | Date classification of recommendation. For example, earliest date to give, latest date to give, etc. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Binding | Immunization Recommendation Date Criterion Codes: Classifies date criterion with respect to conveying information about a patient's vaccination status (e.g. due date, latest to give date, etc.) (Example) |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| ImmunizationRecommendation.recommendation.dateCriterion.value | |
| Definition | The date whose meaning is specified by dateCriterion.code. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Type | dateTime |
| ImmunizationRecommendation.recommendation.protocol | |
| Definition | Contains information about the protocol under which the vaccine was administered. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| ImmunizationRecommendation.recommendation.protocol.doseSequence | |
| Definition | Indicates the nominal position in a series of the next dose. This is the recommended dose number as per a specified protocol. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | integer |
| ImmunizationRecommendation.recommendation.protocol.description | |
| Definition | Contains the description about the protocol under which the vaccine was administered. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | string |
| ImmunizationRecommendation.recommendation.protocol.authority | |
| Definition | Indicates the authority who published the protocol. For example, ACIP. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Reference(Organization) |
| ImmunizationRecommendation.recommendation.protocol.series | |
| Definition | One possible path to achieve presumed immunity against a disease - within the context of an authority. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | string |
| ImmunizationRecommendation.recommendation.supportingImmunization | |
| Definition | Immunization event history that supports the status and recommendation. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | Reference(Immunization) |
| ImmunizationRecommendation.recommendation.supportingPatientInformation | |
| Definition | Patient Information that supports the status and recommendation. This includes patient observations, adverse reactions and allergy/intolerance information. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | Reference(Observation | AllergyIntolerance) |