Administrative Resources

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5.0 Administrative Resources

Attribution

Track individuals and organizations involved in the provision of healthcare
Name	Aliases	Description
Patient		Demographics and other administrative information about a person or animal receiving care or other health-related services.
RelatedPerson		Information about a person that is involved in the care for a patient, but who is not the target of healthcare, nor has a formal responsibility in the care process.
Practitioner		A person who is directly or indirectly involved in the provisioning of healthcare.
Organization		A formally or informally recognized grouping of people or organizations formed for the purpose of achieving some form of collective action. Includes companies, institutions, corporations, departments, community groups, healthcare practice groups, etc.

Resources
Track general support resources used when healthcare is provided
Name	Aliases	Description
Device		This resource identifies an instance of a manufactured thing that is used in the provision of healthcare without being substantially changed through that activity. The device may be a machine, an insert, a computer, an application, etc. This includes durable (reusable) medical equipment as well as disposable equipment used for diagnostic, treatment, and research for healthcare and public health.
Location		Details and position information for a physical place where services are provided and resources and participants may be stored, found, contained or accommodated.
Substance		A homogeneous material with a definite composition.
Group		Represents a defined collection of entities that may be discussed or acted upon collectively but which are not expected to act collectively and are not formally or legally recognized. I.e. A collection of entities that isn't an Organization.

Workflow Management
Support for the processes involved in healthcare
Name	Aliases	Description
Encounter	Visit	An interaction between a patient and healthcare provider(s) for the purpose of providing healthcare service(s) or assessing the health status of a patient.
Alert		Prospective warnings of potential issues when providing care to the patient.
Supply		A supply - a request for something, and provision of what is supplied.
Order	Request	A request to perform an action.
OrderResponse		A response to an order.

Additional Resources will be added in the future. A list of hypothesized resources can be found on the HL7 wiki. Feel free to add any you think are missing or engage with one of the HL7 Work Groups to submit a proposal to define a resource of particular interest.