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Clinical Decision Support Work Group | Maturity Level: 3 | Trial Use | Compartments: N/A |
The apply operation applies a PlanDefinition to a given context.
The official URL for this operation definition is
http://hl7.org/fhir/OperationDefinition/PlanDefinition-apply
Formal Definition (as a OperationDefinition).
URL: [base]/PlanDefinition/$apply
URL: [base]/PlanDefinition/[id]/$apply
This is an idempotent operation
In Parameters: | |||||
Name | Cardinality | Type | Binding | Profile | Documentation |
planDefinition | 0..1 | PlanDefinition | The plan definition to be applied. If the operation is invoked at the instance level, this parameter is not allowed; if the operation is invoked at the type level, this parameter is required | ||
subject | 1..* | string (reference) | The subject(s) that is/are the target of the plan to be applied. The subject may be a Patient, Practitioner, Organization, Location, Device, or Group. Subjects provided in this parameter will be resolved as the subject of the PlanDefinition based on the type of the subject. If multiple subjects of the same type are provided, the behavior is implementation-defined | ||
encounter | 0..1 | string (reference) | The encounter in context, if any | ||
practitioner | 0..1 | string (reference) | The practitioner applying the plan definition | ||
organization | 0..1 | string (reference) | The organization applying the plan definition | ||
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 | ||
useCarePlan | 0..1 | boolean | Determines whether the apply should produce a CarePlan with a RequestGroup as an Activity (the default), or just a RequestGroup | ||
Out Parameters: | |||||
Name | Cardinality | Type | Binding | Profile | Documentation |
return | 1..1 | Resource | The Resource (CarePlan or RequestGroup) that is the result of applying the plan definition Note: as this is the only out parameter, it is a resource, and it has the name 'return', the result of this operation is returned directly as a resource |
The result of this operation is a CarePlan or RequestGroup resource. The RequestGroup will have actions for each of the applicable actions in the plan based on evaluating the applicability condition in context. For each applicable action, the definition is applied as described in the $apply operation of the ActivityDefinition resource, and the resulting resource is added as an activity to the CarePlan. 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. In addition, parameters to the $apply operation are available within dynamicValue expressions as context variables, accessible by the name of the parameter, prefixed with a percent (%) symbol. For a more detailed description, refer to the PlanDefinition and ActivityDefinition resource documentation
Request: Apply the low suicide risk order set to patient 124
GET [base]/PlanDefinition/example/$apply?subject=Patient/124
Response: Returned on successful application of the order set
HTTP/1.1 200 OK <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <CarePlan 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> <ServiceRequest> <id value="referralrequest"/> <status value="draft"/> <intent value="proposal"/> <code> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="306206005"/> </coding> <text value="Referral to service (procedure)"/> </code> <subject> <reference value="Patient/124"/> </subject> <occurrenceDateTime value="2017-02-26T11:47:00.000Z"/> <requester> <reference value="Practitioner/123"/> </requester> <performerType> <coding> <system value="http://nucc.org/provider-taxonomy"/> <code value="261QM0850X"/> <display value="Adult Mental Health"/> </coding> </performerType> <reasonCode> <coding> <system value="http://example.org/CodeSystem/suicide-risk-assessment-score"/> <code value="Low"/> <display value="Low Suicide Risk"/> </coding> <text value="Low Suicide Risk"/> </reasonCode> <reasonReference> <reference value="RiskAssessment/suicide-risk-assessment"/> </reasonReference> </ServiceRequest> </contained> <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"/> <instance value="false"/> <code> <concept> <coding> <system value="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm"/> <code value="2556"/> </coding> <text value="citalopram"/> </concept> </code> </Substance> </contained> <contained> <MedicationRequest> <id value="citalopramPrescription"/> <status value="draft"/> <intent value="proposal"/> <medicationReference> <reference value="#citalopramMedication"/> </medicationReference> <subject> <reference value="Patient/124"/> </subject> <requester> <reference value="Practitioner/123"/> </requester> <reasonCode> <coding> <system value="http://example.org/CodeSystem/suicide-risk-assessment-score"/> <code value="Low"/> <display value="Low Suicide Risk"/> </coding> <text value="Low Suicide Risk"/> </reasonCode> <reasonReference> <reference value="RiskAssessment/suicide-risk-assessment"/> </reasonReference> <!--definition> <reference value="http://example.org/fhir/ActivityDefinition/citalopramPrescription"/> </definition--> <instantiates value="http://example.org/fhir/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> </contained> <instantiatesCanonical value="http://example.org/fhir/PlanDefinition/example"/> <status value="draft"/> <intent value="proposal"/> <subject> <reference value="Patient/124"/> </subject> <activity> <reference> <reference value="#referralrequest"/> </reference> </activity> <activity> <reference> <reference value="#citalopramPrescription"/> </reference> </activity> </CarePlan>
For more information about operations, including how they are invoked, see Operations.