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Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the SupplyDelivery resource.
| SupplyDelivery | |
| Definition | Record of delivery of what is supplied. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Summary | true |
| SupplyDelivery.identifier | |
| Definition | Identifier assigned by the dispensing facility when the item(s) is dispensed. |
| 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 dispenser, and used to refer to this order in other external standards. |
| SupplyDelivery.status | |
| Definition | A code specifying the state of the dispense event. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Binding | SupplyDeliveryStatus: Status of the supply delivery. (Required) |
| Type | code |
| Is Modifier | true |
| Summary | true |
| SupplyDelivery.patient | |
| Definition | A link to a resource representing the person whom the delivered item is for. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Reference(Patient) |
| Summary | true |
| SupplyDelivery.type | |
| Definition | Indicates the type of dispensing event that is performed. Examples include: Trial Fill, Completion of Trial, Partial Fill, Emergency Fill, Samples, etc. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Binding | Supply Item Type: The type of supply dispense. (Required) |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Summary | true |
| SupplyDelivery.quantity | |
| Definition | The amount of supply that has been dispensed. Includes unit of measure. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | SimpleQuantity |
| Summary | true |
| SupplyDelivery.suppliedItem[x] | |
| Definition | Identifies the medication, substance or device being dispensed. This is either a link to a resource representing the details of the item or a code that identifies the item from a known list. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Binding | SNOMED CT Supply Item: The item that was delivered. (Example) |
| Type | CodeableConcept|Reference(Medication | Substance | Device) |
| [x] Note | See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x] |
| Summary | true |
| SupplyDelivery.supplier | |
| Definition | The individual responsible for dispensing the medication, supplier or device. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Reference(Practitioner) |
| Summary | true |
| SupplyDelivery.whenPrepared | |
| Definition | The time the dispense event occurred. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Period |
| Summary | true |
| SupplyDelivery.time | |
| Definition | The time the dispensed item was sent or handed to the patient (or agent). |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | dateTime |
| Summary | true |
| SupplyDelivery.destination | |
| Definition | Identification of the facility/location where the Supply was shipped to, as part of the dispense event. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Reference(Location) |
| Summary | true |
| SupplyDelivery.receiver | |
| Definition | Identifies the person who picked up the Supply. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | Reference(Practitioner) |
| Summary | true |