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Operation Definition
<OperationDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="ActivityDefinition-apply"/> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <h2>Apply</h2> <p>OPERATION: Apply</p> <div> <p>The apply operation realizes a definition in a specific context</p> </div> <p>Parameters</p> <table class="grid"> <tr> <td> <b>Use</b> </td> <td> <b>Name</b> </td> <td> <b>Cardinality</b> </td> <td> <b>Type</b> </td> <td> <b>Binding</b> </td> <td> <b>Documentation</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>IN</td> <td>patient</td> <td>1..1</td> <td>Reference</td> <td/> <td> <div> <p>The patient that is the target of the activity to be applied</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>IN</td> <td>encounter</td> <td>0..1</td> <td>Reference</td> <td/> <td> <div> <p>The encounter in context, if any</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>IN</td> <td>practitioner</td> <td>0..1</td> <td>Reference</td> <td/> <td> <div> <p>The practitioner in context</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>IN</td> <td>organization</td> <td>0..1</td> <td>Reference</td> <td/> <td> <div> <p>The organization in context</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>IN</td> <td>userType</td> <td>0..1</td> <td>CodeableConcept</td> <td/> <td> <div> <p>The type of user initiating the request, e.g. patient, healthcare provider, or specific type of healthcare provider (physician, nurse, etc.)</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>IN</td> <td>userLanguage</td> <td>0..1</td> <td>CodeableConcept</td> <td/> <td> <div> <p>Preferred language of the person using the system</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>IN</td> <td>userTaskContext</td> <td>0..1</td> <td>CodeableConcept</td> <td/> <td> <div> <p>The task the system user is performing, e.g. laboratory results review, medication list review, etc. This information can be used to tailor decision support outputs, such as recommended information resources</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>IN</td> <td>setting</td> <td>0..1</td> <td>CodeableConcept</td> <td/> <td> <div> <p>The current setting of the request (inpatient, outpatient, etc)</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>IN</td> <td>settingContext</td> <td>0..1</td> <td>CodeableConcept</td> <td/> <td> <div> <p>Additional detail about the setting of the request, if any</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>OUT</td> <td>return</td> <td>1..1</td> <td>Any</td> <td/> <td> <div> <p>The resource that is the result of applying the definition</p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/OperationDefinition/ActivityDefinition-apply"/> <name value="Apply"/> <status value="draft"/> <kind value="operation"/> <date value="2016-08-11T17:02:54+10:00"/> <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="other"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> <telecom> <system value="email"/> <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> </telecom> </contact> <description value="The apply operation realizes a definition in a specific context"/> <code value="apply"/> <system value="false"/> <instance value="true"/> <parameter> <name value="patient"/> <use value="in"/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <documentation value="The patient that is the target of the activity to be applied"/> <type value="Reference"/> <profile> <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient"/> </profile> </parameter> <parameter> <name value="encounter"/> <use value="in"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <documentation value="The encounter in context, if any"/> <type value="Reference"/> <profile> <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Encounter"/> </profile> </parameter> <parameter> <name value="practitioner"/> <use value="in"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <documentation value="The practitioner in context"/> <type value="Reference"/> <profile> <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner"/> </profile> </parameter> <parameter> <name value="organization"/> <use value="in"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <documentation value="The organization in context"/> <type value="Reference"/> <profile> <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Organization"/> </profile> </parameter> <parameter> <name value="userType"/> <use value="in"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <documentation value="The type of user initiating the request, e.g. patient, healthcare provider, or specific type of healthcare provider (physician, nurse, etc.)"/> <type value="CodeableConcept"/> </parameter> <parameter> <name value="userLanguage"/> <use value="in"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <documentation value="Preferred language of the person using the system"/> <type value="CodeableConcept"/> </parameter> <parameter> <name value="userTaskContext"/> <use value="in"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <documentation value="The task the system user is performing, e.g. laboratory results review, medication list review, etc. This information can be used to tailor decision support outputs, such as recommended information resources"/> <type value="CodeableConcept"/> </parameter> <parameter> <name value="setting"/> <use value="in"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <documentation value="The current setting of the request (inpatient, outpatient, etc)"/> <type value="CodeableConcept"/> </parameter> <parameter> <name value="settingContext"/> <use value="in"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <documentation value="Additional detail about the setting of the request, if any"/> <type value="CodeableConcept"/> </parameter> <parameter> <name value="return"/> <use value="out"/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <documentation value="The resource that is the result of applying the definition"/> <type value="Any"/> </parameter> </OperationDefinition>
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