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Clinical Decision Support Work Group | Maturity Level: 2 | Trial Use | Compartments: N/A |
The apply operation applies a definition in a specific context
The official URL for this operation definition is
http://hl7.org/fhir/OperationDefinition/ActivityDefinition-apply
Formal Definition (as a OperationDefinition).
URL: [base]/ActivityDefinition/$apply
URL: [base]/ActivityDefinition/[id]/$apply
This is not an idempotent operation
In Parameters: | |||||
Name | Cardinality | Type | Binding | Profile | Documentation |
activityDefinition | 0..1 | ActivityDefinition | The activity definition to apply. If the operation is invoked on an instance, this parameter is not allowed. If the operation is invoked at the type level, this parameter is required | ||
patient | 1..1 | string (reference) | The patient that is the target of the activity to be applied | ||
encounter | 0..1 | string (reference) | The encounter in context, if any | ||
practitioner | 0..1 | string (reference) | The practitioner in context | ||
organization | 0..1 | string (reference) | The organization in context | ||
userType | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | The type of user initiating the request, e.g. patient, healthcare provider, or specific type of healthcare provider (physician, nurse, etc.) | ||
userLanguage | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Preferred language of the person using the system | ||
userTaskContext | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | 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 | ||
setting | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | The current setting of the request (inpatient, outpatient, etc.) | ||
settingContext | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Additional detail about the setting of the request, if any | ||
Out Parameters: | |||||
Name | Cardinality | Type | Binding | Profile | Documentation |
return | 1..1 | Any | The resource that is the result of applying the definition |
The result of invoking this operation is a resource of the type specified by the activity definition, with all the definitions resolved as appropriate for the type of resource. Any dynamicValue elements will be evaluated (in the order in which they appear in the resource) and the results applied to the returned resource. If the ActivityDefinition includes library references, those libraries will be available to the evaluated expressions. If those libraries have parameters, those parameters will be bound by name to the parameters given to the operation. For a more detailed description, refer to the ActivityDefinition resource
Apply a citalopram prescription activity definition to a patient (Request):
GET [base]/ActivityDefinition/citalopramPrescription/$apply?patient=124
Returned on successful application (Response):
HTTP/1.1 200 OK <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <MedicationRequest xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <!-- This example demonstrates the result of an $apply operation for the citalopramPrescription activity definition. --> <id value="apply-operation-response"/> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> Generated... </div> </text> <contained> <Medication> <id value="citalopramMedication"/> <code> <coding> <system value="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm"/> <code value="200371"/> </coding> <text value="citalopram"/> </code> <form> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="385055001"/> <display value="Tablet dose form"/> </coding> <text value="Tablet dose form"/> </form> <ingredient> <itemReference> <reference value="#citalopramSubstance"/> </itemReference> <amount> <numerator> <value value="20"/> <unit value="mg"/> </numerator> <denominator> <value value="1"/> <unit value="{tbl}"/> </denominator> </amount> </ingredient> </Medication> </contained> <contained> <Substance> <id value="citalopramSubstance"/> <code> <coding> <system value="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm"/> <code value="2556"/> </coding> <text value="citalopram"/> </code> </Substance> </contained> <status value="draft"/> <intent value="proposal"/> <medicationReference> <reference value="#citalopramMedication"/> </medicationReference> <subject> <reference value="Patient/124"/> </subject> <!--definition> <reference value="ActivityDefinition/citalopramPrescription"/> </definition--> <instantiates value="ActivityDefinition/citalopramPrescription"/> <dosageInstruction> <text value="1 tablet oral 1 time daily"/> <timing> <repeat> <frequency value="1"/> <period value="1"/> <periodUnit value="d"/> </repeat> </timing> <route> <coding> <code value="26643006"/> <display value="Oral route (qualifier value)"/> </coding> <text value="Oral route (qualifier value)"/> </route> <doseAndRate> <type> <text value="ordered"/> </type> <doseQuantity> <value value="1"/> <unit value="{tbl}"/> </doseQuantity> </doseAndRate> </dosageInstruction> <dispenseRequest> <numberOfRepeatsAllowed value="3"/> <quantity> <value value="30"/> <unit value="{tbl}"/> </quantity> </dispenseRequest> </MedicationRequest>
For more information about operations, including how they are invoked, see Operations.