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Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the ProcessRequest resource.
| ProcessRequest | |
| Definition | This resource provides the target, request and response, and action details for an action to be performed by the target on or about existing resources. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Summary | true |
| ProcessRequest.action | |
| Definition | The type of processing action being requested, for example Reversal, Readjudication, StatusRequest,PendedRequest. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Binding | ActionList: List of allowable action which this resource can request. (Required) |
| Type | code |
| Summary | true |
| ProcessRequest.identifier | |
| Definition | The ProcessRequest business identifier. |
| Note | This is a business identifer, not a resource identifier (see discussion) |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | Identifier |
| Summary | true |
| ProcessRequest.ruleset | |
| Definition | The version of the style of resource contents. This should be mapped to the allowable profiles for this and supporting resources. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Binding | Ruleset Codes: The static and dynamic model to which contents conform, which may be business version or standard/version. (Example) |
| Type | Coding |
| Summary | true |
| ProcessRequest.originalRuleset | |
| Definition | The style (standard) and version of the original material which was converted into this resource. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Binding | Ruleset Codes: The static and dynamic model to which contents conform, which may be business version or standard/version. (Example) |
| Type | Coding |
| Requirements | Knowledge of the original version can inform the processing of this instance so that information which is processable by the originating system may be generated. |
| Summary | true |
| ProcessRequest.created | |
| Definition | The date when this resource was created. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | dateTime |
| Summary | true |
| ProcessRequest.target | |
| Definition | The organization which is the target of the request. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Reference(Organization) |
| Summary | true |
| ProcessRequest.provider | |
| Definition | The practitioner who is responsible for the action specified in thise request. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Reference(Practitioner) |
| Summary | true |
| ProcessRequest.organization | |
| Definition | The organization which is responsible for the action speccified in thise request. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Reference(Organization) |
| Summary | true |
| ProcessRequest.request | |
| Definition | Reference of resource which is the target or subject of this action. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Reference(Any) |
| Summary | true |
| ProcessRequest.response | |
| Definition | Reference of a prior response to resource which is the target or subject of this action. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Reference(Any) |
| Summary | true |
| ProcessRequest.nullify | |
| Definition | If true remove all history excluding audit. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | boolean |
| Requirements | Some resources must not simply be reversed in a processing or accounting sense but rather must have all history removed, such as the accidental submission of sensitive and/or wrong information. If the receiver cannot comply with a Nullify request then they must reject the request. |
| Summary | true |
| ProcessRequest.reference | |
| Definition | A reference to supply which authenticates the process. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | string |
| Summary | true |
| ProcessRequest.item | |
| Definition | List of top level items to be re-adjudicated, if none specified then the entire submission is re-adjudicated. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Summary | true |
| ProcessRequest.item.sequenceLinkId | |
| Definition | A service line number. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Type | integer |
| Summary | true |
| ProcessRequest.include | |
| Definition | Names of resource types to include. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | string |
| Summary | true |
| ProcessRequest.exclude | |
| Definition | Names of resource types to exclude. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | string |
| Summary | true |
| ProcessRequest.period | |
| Definition | A period of time during which the fulfilling resources would have been created. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Period |
| Summary | true |