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Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the Immunization resource.
| Immunization | |
| Definition | Describes the event of a patient being administered a vaccination or a record of a vaccination as reported by a patient, a clinician or another party and may include vaccine reaction information and what vaccination protocol was followed. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Invariants | Defined on this element imm-1: If immunization was not administered (wasNotGiven=true) then there SHALL be no reaction nor explanation.reason present (expression : (wasNotGiven = true).not() or (reaction.empty() and explanation.reason.empty()), xpath: not(f:wasNotGiven/@value=true() and (count(f:reaction) > 0 or exists(f:explanation/f:reason))))imm-2: If immunization was administered (wasNotGiven=false) then explanation.reasonNotGiven SHALL be absent. (expression : (wasNotGiven = true) or explanation.reasonNotGiven.empty(), xpath: not(f:wasNotGiven/@value=false() and exists(f:explanation/f:reasonNotGiven))) |
| Immunization.identifier | |
| Definition | A unique identifier assigned to this immunization record. |
| Note | This is a business identifer, not a resource identifier (see discussion) |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | Identifier |
| Immunization.status | |
| Definition | Indicates the current status of the vaccination event. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Binding | MedicationAdministrationStatus: A set of codes indicating the current status of an Immunization (Required) |
| Type | code |
| Is Modifier | true |
| Summary | true |
| Comments | Will generally be set to show that the immunization has been completed. |
| Immunization.date | |
| Definition | Date vaccine administered or was to be administered. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | dateTime |
| Comments | When immunizations are given a specific date and time should always be known. When immunizations are patient reported, a specific date might not be known. Although partial dates are allowed, an adult patient might not be able to recall the year a childhood immunization was given. |
| Immunization.vaccineCode | |
| Definition | Vaccine that was administered or was to be administered. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Binding | Vaccine Administered Value Set: The code for vaccine product administered (Example) |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Immunization.patient | |
| Definition | The patient who either received or did not receive the immunization. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Type | Reference(Patient) |
| Immunization.wasNotGiven | |
| Definition | Indicates if the vaccination was or was not given. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Type | boolean |
| Is Modifier | true |
| Summary | true |
| Immunization.reported | |
| Definition | True if this administration was reported rather than directly administered. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Type | boolean |
| Comments | May need source of reported info (e.g. parent), but leave out for now. |
| Immunization.performer | |
| Definition | Clinician who administered the vaccine. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Reference(Practitioner) |
| Immunization.requester | |
| Definition | Clinician who ordered the vaccination. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Reference(Practitioner) |
| Comments | Other participants - delegate to Provenance resource. |
| Immunization.encounter | |
| Definition | The visit or admission or other contact between patient and health care provider the immunization was performed as part of. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Reference(Encounter) |
| Immunization.manufacturer | |
| Definition | Name of vaccine manufacturer. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Reference(Organization) |
| Immunization.location | |
| Definition | The service delivery location where the vaccine administration occurred. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Reference(Location) |
| Immunization.lotNumber | |
| Definition | Lot number of the vaccine product. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | string |
| Immunization.expirationDate | |
| Definition | Date vaccine batch expires. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | date |
| Immunization.site | |
| Definition | Body site where vaccine was administered. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Binding | Codes for Immunization Site of Administration: The site at which the vaccine was administered (Example) |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Immunization.route | |
| Definition | The path by which the vaccine product is taken into the body. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Binding | Immunization Route Codes: The route by which the vaccine was administered (Example) |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Immunization.doseQuantity | |
| Definition | The quantity of vaccine product that was administered. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | SimpleQuantity |
| Immunization.note | |
| Definition | Extra information about the immunization that is not conveyed by the other attributes. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | Annotation |
| Summary | true |
| Immunization.explanation | |
| Definition | Reasons why a vaccine was or was not administered. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Immunization.explanation.reason | |
| Definition | Reasons why a vaccine was administered. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Binding | Immunization Reason Codes: The reason why a vaccine was administered (Example) |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Immunization.explanation.reasonNotGiven | |
| Definition | Reason why a vaccine was not administered. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Binding | Immunization Reasons for Not Immunizing Codes: The reason why a vaccine was not administered (Example) |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Immunization.reaction | |
| Definition | Categorical data indicating that an adverse event is associated in time to an immunization. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Comments | A reaction may be an indication of an allergy or intolerance and, if this is determined to be the case, it should be recorded as a new AllergyIntolerance resource instance as most systems will not query against past Immunization.reaction elements. |
| Immunization.reaction.date | |
| Definition | Date of reaction to the immunization. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | dateTime |
| Immunization.reaction.detail | |
| Definition | Details of the reaction. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Reference(Observation) |
| Immunization.reaction.reported | |
| Definition | Self-reported indicator. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | boolean |
| Immunization.vaccinationProtocol | |
| Definition | Contains information about the protocol(s) under which the vaccine was administered. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Immunization.vaccinationProtocol.doseSequence | |
| Definition | Nominal position in a series. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | positiveInt |
| Immunization.vaccinationProtocol.description | |
| Definition | Contains the description about the protocol under which the vaccine was administered. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | string |
| Immunization.vaccinationProtocol.authority | |
| Definition | Indicates the authority who published the protocol. E.g. ACIP. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Reference(Organization) |
| Immunization.vaccinationProtocol.series | |
| Definition | One possible path to achieve presumed immunity against a disease - within the context of an authority. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | string |
| Immunization.vaccinationProtocol.seriesDoses | |
| Definition | The recommended number of doses to achieve immunity. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | positiveInt |
| Immunization.vaccinationProtocol.targetDisease | |
| Definition | The targeted disease. |
| Control | 1..* |
| Binding | Vaccination Protocol Dose Target Codes: The disease target of the vaccination protocol (Example) |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Immunization.vaccinationProtocol.doseStatus | |
| Definition | Indicates if the immunization event should "count" against the protocol. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Binding | Vaccination Protocol Dose Status codes: The status of the vaccination protocol (i.e. should this count) (Example) |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Comments | May need to differentiate between status declarations by a provider vs. a CDS engine. |
| Immunization.vaccinationProtocol.doseStatusReason | |
| Definition | Provides an explanation as to why an immunization event should or should not count against the protocol. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Binding | Vaccination Protocol Dose Status Reason codes: The reason for the determining if a vaccination should count or why vaccination should not count. (Example) |
| Type | CodeableConcept |