Administration - FHIR v0.5.0

DSTU2 Ballot Source

This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v0.5.0: DSTU 2 Ballot 2). The current version which supercedes this version is 5.0.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

5.0 Administrative Resources

Attribution

Track individuals and organizations involved in the provision of healthcare
Name	Aliases	Description
Patient	SubjectOfCare Client Resident	Demographics and other administrative information about an individual or animal receiving care or other health-related services.
RelatedPerson		Information about a person that is involved in the care for a patient, but who is not the target of healthcare, nor has a formal responsibility in the care process.
Person		Demographics and administrative information about a person independent of a specific health-related context.
Practitioner		A person who is directly or indirectly involved in the provisioning of healthcare.
Organization		A formally or informally recognized grouping of people or organizations formed for the purpose of achieving some form of collective action. Includes companies, institutions, corporations, departments, community groups, healthcare practice groups, etc.
HealthcareService		The details of a Healthcare Service available at a location.

Resources
Track general support resources used when healthcare is provided
Name	Aliases	Description
Contract		A formal agreement between parties regarding the conduct of business, exchange of information or other matters.
Device		This resource identifies an instance of a manufactured thing that is used in the provision of healthcare without being substantially changed through that activity. The device may be a machine, an insert, a computer, an application, etc. This includes durable (reusable) medical equipment as well as disposable equipment used for diagnostic, treatment, and research for healthcare and public health.
DeviceComponent		Describes the characteristics, operational status and capabilities of a medical-related component of a medical device.
DeviceMetric		Describes a measurement, calculation or setting capability of a medical device.
Location		Details and position information for a physical place where services are provided and resources and participants may be stored, found, contained or accommodated.
Substance		A homogeneous material with a definite composition.
Group		Represents a defined collection of entities that may be discussed or acted upon collectively but which are not expected to act collectively and are not formally or legally recognized. I.e. A collection of entities that isn't an Organization.

Workflow Management
Support for the processes involved in healthcare
Name	Aliases	Description
Encounter	Visit	An interaction between a patient and healthcare provider(s) for the purpose of providing healthcare service(s) or assessing the health status of a patient.
EpisodeOfCare	Case Program Problem	An association between a patient and an organization / healthcare provider(s) during which time encounters may occur. The managing organization assumes a level of responsibility for the patient during this time.
Flag	Barriers to Care, Alert	Prospective warnings of potential issues when providing care to the patient.
Communication		An occurrence of information being transmitted. E.g., an alert that was sent to a responsible provider, a public health agency was notified about a reportable condition.
CommunicationRequest		A request to convey information. E.g., the CDS system proposes that an alert be sent to a responsible provider, the CDS system proposes that the public health agency be notified about a reportable condition.
Supply		A supply - a request for something, and provision of what is supplied.

Scheduling/Ordering
Creation and management of appointments as well as workflow around orders.
Note: The PA work-group would appreciate contributions to enhance the appointment resource(s) to cover additional use-cases if required for implementations.
Name	Aliases	Description
Appointment		A booking of a healthcare event among patient(s), practitioner(s), related person(s) and/or device(s) for a specific date/time. This may result in one or more Encounter(s).
AppointmentResponse		A reply to an appointment request for a patient and/or practitioner(s), such as a confirmation or rejection.
Schedule	Availability	A container for slot(s) of time that may be available for booking appointments.
Slot		A slot of time on a schedule that may be available for booking appointments.
Order	Request	A request to perform an action.
OrderResponse		A response to an order.
DeviceUseRequest		Represents a request for a patient to employ a medical device. The device may be an implantable device, or an external assistive device, such as a walker.
ProcedureRequest		A request for a procedure to be performed. May be a proposal or an order.
VisionPrescription		An authorization for the supply of glasses and/or contact lenses to a patient.

Additional Resources will be added in the future. A list of hypothesized resources can be found on the HL7 wiki. Feel free to add any you think are missing or engage with one of the HL7 Work Groups to submit a proposal to define a resource of particular interest.