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Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the SupplyRequest resource.
| SupplyRequest | |
| Definition | A record of a request for a medication, substance or device used in the healthcare setting. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Summary | true |
| To Do | should there be an element for supply requester? |
| SupplyRequest.patient | |
| Definition | A link to a resource representing the person whom the ordered item is for. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Reference(Patient) |
| Summary | true |
| SupplyRequest.source | |
| Definition | The Practitioner , Organization or Patient who initiated this order for the supply. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Reference(Practitioner | Organization | Patient) |
| Summary | true |
| SupplyRequest.date | |
| Definition | When the request was made. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | dateTime |
| Summary | true |
| SupplyRequest.identifier | |
| Definition | Unique identifier for this supply request. |
| Note | This is a business identifer, not a resource identifier (see discussion) |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Identifier |
| Summary | true |
| Comments | This is assigned by the orderer, and used to refer to this order in other external standards. |
| SupplyRequest.status | |
| Definition | Status of the supply request. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Binding | SupplyRequestStatus: Status of the supply request (Required) |
| Type | code |
| Is Modifier | true |
| Summary | true |
| SupplyRequest.kind | |
| Definition | Category of supply, e.g. central, non-stock, etc. This is used to support work flows associated with the supply process. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Binding | Supply Type: Category of supply request (Required) |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Summary | true |
| SupplyRequest.orderedItem | |
| Definition | The item that is requested to be supplied. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Reference(Medication | Substance | Device) |
| Summary | true |
| Comments | Note that there's a difference between a prescription - an instruction to take a medication, along with a (sometimes) implicit supply, and an explicit request to supply, with no explicit instructions. |
| SupplyRequest.supplier | |
| Definition | Who is intended to fulfill the request. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | Reference(Organization) |
| Summary | true |
| SupplyRequest.reason[x] | |
| Definition | Why the supply item was requested. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Binding | SupplyRequestReason: Why the supply item was requested (Example) |
| Type | CodeableConcept|Reference(Any) |
| [x] Note | See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x] |
| Summary | true |
| SupplyRequest.when | |
| Definition | When the request should be fulfilled. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Summary | true |
| SupplyRequest.when.code | |
| Definition | Code indicating when the request should be fulfilled. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Binding | Supply Request When: When the request should be fulfilled (Example) |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Summary | true |
| Comments | Code may simply be a priority code. |
| SupplyRequest.when.schedule | |
| Definition | Formal fulfillment schedule. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Timing |
| Summary | true |