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Formal definitions for the elements in the Supply resource.
| Supply | |
| Definition | A supply - a request for something, and provision of what is supplied. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Supply.kind | |
| Definition | Category of supply, e.g. central, non-stock, etc. This is used to support work flows associated with the supply process. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Binding | SupplyType: (See http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/supply-type) |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Supply.identifier | |
| Definition | Unique identifier for this supply request. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Identifier |
| Comments | This is assigned by the orderer, and used to refer to this order in other external standards. |
| Supply.status | |
| Definition | Status of the supply request. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Binding | SupplyStatus: Status of the supply (see http://hl7.org/fhir/valueset-supply-status for values) |
| Type | code |
| Supply.orderedItem | |
| Definition | The item that is requested to be supplied. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Resource(Medication | Substance | Device) |
| Comments | Note that there's a difference between a prescription - an instruction to take a medication, along with a (sometimes) implicit supply, and an explicit request to supply, with no explicit instructions. |
| Supply.patient | |
| Definition | A link to a resource representing the person whom the ordered item is for. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Resource(Patient) |
| Supply.dispense | |
| Definition | Indicates the details of the dispense event such as the days supply and quantity of a supply dispensed. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Supply.dispense.identifier | |
| Definition | Identifier assigned by the dispensing facility when the dispense occurs. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Identifier |
| Comments | This is assigned by the dispenser, and used to refer to this order in other external standards. |
| Supply.dispense.status | |
| Definition | A code specifying the state of the dispense event. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Binding | SupplyDispenseStatus: Status of the dispense (see http://hl7.org/fhir/valueset-supply-dispense-status for values) |
| Type | code |
| Is Modifier | true |
| Supply.dispense.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 | SupplyItemType: (See http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/supply-item) |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Supply.dispense.quantity | |
| Definition | The amount of supply that has been dispensed. Includes unit of measure. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Quantity |
| Supply.dispense.suppliedItem | |
| Definition | Identifies the medication or substance being dispensed. This is either a link to a resource representing the details of the medication or substance or a simple attribute carrying a code that identifies the medication from a known list of medications. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Resource(Medication | Substance | Device) |
| Supply.dispense.supplier | |
| Definition | The individual responsible for dispensing the medication. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Resource(Practitioner) |
| Supply.dispense.whenPrepared | |
| Definition | The time the dispense event occurred. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Period |
| Supply.dispense.whenHandedOver | |
| Definition | The time the dispensed item was sent or handed to the patient (or agent). |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Period |
| Supply.dispense.destination | |
| Definition | Identification of the facility/location where the Supply was shipped to, as part of the dispense event. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Resource(Location) |
| Supply.dispense.receiver | |
| Definition | Identifies the person who picked up the Supply. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | Resource(Practitioner) |