FHIR Release 3 (STU)

This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v3.0.2: STU 3). The current version which supercedes this version is 5.0.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions . Page versions: R5 R4B R4 R3 R2

12.17 Resource VisionPrescription - Content

Financial Management Work GroupMaturity Level: 1 Trial UseCompartments: Encounter, Patient, Practitioner

An authorization for the supply of glasses and/or contact lenses to a patient.

This resource covers all prescriptions for glasses and contact lenses for a patient.

This resource is referenced by CarePlan, Claim and ExplanationOfBenefit

Structure

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. VisionPrescription DomainResourcePrescription for vision correction products for a patient
Elements defined in Ancestors: id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension
... identifier 0..*IdentifierBusiness identifier
... status ?!Σ0..1codeactive | cancelled | draft | entered-in-error
Financial Resource Status Codes (Required)
... patient 0..1Reference(Patient)Who prescription is for
... encounter 0..1Reference(Encounter)Created during encounter / admission / stay
... dateWritten 0..1dateTimeWhen prescription was authorized
... prescriber 0..1Reference(Practitioner)Who authorizes the vision product
... reason[x] 0..1Reason or indication for writing the prescription
.... reasonCodeableConceptCodeableConcept
.... reasonReferenceReference(Condition)
... dispense 0..*BackboneElementVision supply authorization
.... product 0..1CodeableConceptProduct to be supplied
Example Vision Prescription Product Codes (Example)
.... eye 0..1coderight | left
VisionEyes (Required)
.... sphere 0..1decimalLens sphere
.... cylinder 0..1decimalLens cylinder
.... axis 0..1integerLens axis
.... prism 0..1decimalLens prism
.... base 0..1codeup | down | in | out
VisionBase (Required)
.... add 0..1decimalLens add
.... power 0..1decimalContact lens power
.... backCurve 0..1decimalContact lens back curvature
.... diameter 0..1decimalContact lens diameter
.... duration 0..1SimpleQuantityLens wear duration
.... color 0..1stringColor required
.... brand 0..1stringBrand required
.... note 0..*AnnotationNotes for coatings

doco Documentation for this format

UML Diagram (Legend)

VisionPrescription (DomainResource)Business identifier which may be used by other parties to reference or identify the prescriptionidentifier : Identifier [0..*]The status of the resource instance (this element modifies the meaning of other elements)status : code [0..1] A code specifying the state of the resource instance. (Strength=Required)Financial Resource Status ! A link to a resource representing the person to whom the vision products will be suppliedpatient : Reference [0..1] Patient A link to a resource that identifies the particular occurrence of contact between patient and health care providerencounter : Reference [0..1] Encounter The date (and perhaps time) when the prescription was writtendateWritten : dateTime [0..1]The healthcare professional responsible for authorizing the prescriptionprescriber : Reference [0..1] Practitioner Can be the reason or the indication for writing the prescriptionreason[x] : Type [0..1] CodeableConcept|Reference(Condition) DispenseIdentifies the type of vision correction product which is required for the patientproduct : CodeableConcept [0..1] A coded concept describing the vision products. (Strength=Example)Example Vision Prescription P...?? The eye for which the lens applieseye : code [0..1] A coded concept listing the eye codes. (Strength=Required)VisionEyes! Lens power measured in diopters (0.25 units)sphere : decimal [0..1]Power adjustment for astigmatism measured in diopters (0.25 units)cylinder : decimal [0..1]Adjustment for astigmatism measured in integer degreesaxis : integer [0..1]Amount of prism to compensate for eye alignment in fractional unitsprism : decimal [0..1]The relative base, or reference lens edge, for the prismbase : code [0..1] A coded concept listing the base codes. (Strength=Required)VisionBase! Power adjustment for multifocal lenses measured in diopters (0.25 units)add : decimal [0..1]Contact lens power measured in diopters (0.25 units)power : decimal [0..1]Back curvature measured in millimetersbackCurve : decimal [0..1]Contact lens diameter measured in millimetersdiameter : decimal [0..1]The recommended maximum wear period for the lensduration : Quantity(SimpleQuantity) [0..1]Special color or patterncolor : string [0..1]Brand recommendations or restrictionsbrand : string [0..1]Notes for special requirements such as coatings and lens materialsnote : Annotation [0..*]Deals with details of the dispense part of the supply specificationdispense[0..*]

XML Template

<VisionPrescription xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> doco
 <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language -->
 <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension -->
 <identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier Business identifier --></identifier>
 <status value="[code]"/><!-- 0..1 active | cancelled | draft | entered-in-error -->
 <patient><!-- 0..1 Reference(Patient) Who prescription is for --></patient>
 <encounter><!-- 0..1 Reference(Encounter) Created during encounter / admission / stay --></encounter>
 <dateWritten value="[dateTime]"/><!-- 0..1 When prescription was authorized -->
 <prescriber><!-- 0..1 Reference(Practitioner) Who authorizes the vision product --></prescriber>
 <reason[x]><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept|Reference(Condition) Reason or indication for writing the prescription --></reason[x]>
 <dispense>  <!-- 0..* Vision supply authorization -->
  <product><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept Product to be supplied --></product>
  <eye value="[code]"/><!-- 0..1 right | left -->
  <sphere value="[decimal]"/><!-- 0..1 Lens sphere -->
  <cylinder value="[decimal]"/><!-- 0..1 Lens cylinder -->
  <axis value="[integer]"/><!-- 0..1 Lens axis -->
  <prism value="[decimal]"/><!-- 0..1 Lens prism -->
  <base value="[code]"/><!-- 0..1 up | down | in | out -->
  <add value="[decimal]"/><!-- 0..1 Lens add -->
  <power value="[decimal]"/><!-- 0..1 Contact lens power -->
  <backCurve value="[decimal]"/><!-- 0..1 Contact lens back curvature -->
  <diameter value="[decimal]"/><!-- 0..1 Contact lens diameter -->
  <duration><!-- 0..1 Quantity(SimpleQuantity) Lens wear duration --></duration>
  <color value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Color required -->
  <brand value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Brand required -->
  <note><!-- 0..* Annotation Notes for coatings --></note>
 </dispense>
</VisionPrescription>

Turtle Template

@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .doco


[ a fhir:VisionPrescription;
  fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot; # if this is the parser root

  # from Resource: .id, .meta, .implicitRules, and .language
  # from DomainResource: .text, .contained, .extension, and .modifierExtension
  fhir:VisionPrescription.identifier [ Identifier ], ... ; # 0..* Business identifier
  fhir:VisionPrescription.status [ code ]; # 0..1 active | cancelled | draft | entered-in-error
  fhir:VisionPrescription.patient [ Reference(Patient) ]; # 0..1 Who prescription is for
  fhir:VisionPrescription.encounter [ Reference(Encounter) ]; # 0..1 Created during encounter / admission / stay
  fhir:VisionPrescription.dateWritten [ dateTime ]; # 0..1 When prescription was authorized
  fhir:VisionPrescription.prescriber [ Reference(Practitioner) ]; # 0..1 Who authorizes the vision product
  # VisionPrescription.reason[x] : 0..1 Reason or indication for writing the prescription. One of these 2
    fhir:VisionPrescription.reasonCodeableConcept [ CodeableConcept ]
    fhir:VisionPrescription.reasonReference [ Reference(Condition) ]
  fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense [ # 0..* Vision supply authorization
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.product [ CodeableConcept ]; # 0..1 Product to be supplied
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.eye [ code ]; # 0..1 right | left
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.sphere [ decimal ]; # 0..1 Lens sphere
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.cylinder [ decimal ]; # 0..1 Lens cylinder
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.axis [ integer ]; # 0..1 Lens axis
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.prism [ decimal ]; # 0..1 Lens prism
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.base [ code ]; # 0..1 up | down | in | out
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.add [ decimal ]; # 0..1 Lens add
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.power [ decimal ]; # 0..1 Contact lens power
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.backCurve [ decimal ]; # 0..1 Contact lens back curvature
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.diameter [ decimal ]; # 0..1 Contact lens diameter
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.duration [ Quantity(SimpleQuantity) ]; # 0..1 Lens wear duration
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.color [ string ]; # 0..1 Color required
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.brand [ string ]; # 0..1 Brand required
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.note [ Annotation ], ... ; # 0..* Notes for coatings
  ], ...;
]

Changes since DSTU2

VisionPrescription
VisionPrescription.status
  • Added Element
VisionPrescription.dispense.product
  • Min Cardinality changed from 1 to 0
  • Type changed from Coding to CodeableConcept
VisionPrescription.dispense.note
  • Added Element
VisionPrescription.dispense.notes
  • deleted

See the Full Difference for further information

This analysis is available as XML or JSON.

See R2 <--> R3 Conversion Maps (status = 2 tests that all execute ok. 2 fail round-trip testing and all r3 resources are valid.).

Structure

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. VisionPrescription DomainResourcePrescription for vision correction products for a patient
Elements defined in Ancestors: id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension
... identifier 0..*IdentifierBusiness identifier
... status ?!Σ0..1codeactive | cancelled | draft | entered-in-error
Financial Resource Status Codes (Required)
... patient 0..1Reference(Patient)Who prescription is for
... encounter 0..1Reference(Encounter)Created during encounter / admission / stay
... dateWritten 0..1dateTimeWhen prescription was authorized
... prescriber 0..1Reference(Practitioner)Who authorizes the vision product
... reason[x] 0..1Reason or indication for writing the prescription
.... reasonCodeableConceptCodeableConcept
.... reasonReferenceReference(Condition)
... dispense 0..*BackboneElementVision supply authorization
.... product 0..1CodeableConceptProduct to be supplied
Example Vision Prescription Product Codes (Example)
.... eye 0..1coderight | left
VisionEyes (Required)
.... sphere 0..1decimalLens sphere
.... cylinder 0..1decimalLens cylinder
.... axis 0..1integerLens axis
.... prism 0..1decimalLens prism
.... base 0..1codeup | down | in | out
VisionBase (Required)
.... add 0..1decimalLens add
.... power 0..1decimalContact lens power
.... backCurve 0..1decimalContact lens back curvature
.... diameter 0..1decimalContact lens diameter
.... duration 0..1SimpleQuantityLens wear duration
.... color 0..1stringColor required
.... brand 0..1stringBrand required
.... note 0..*AnnotationNotes for coatings

doco Documentation for this format

UML Diagram (Legend)

VisionPrescription (DomainResource)Business identifier which may be used by other parties to reference or identify the prescriptionidentifier : Identifier [0..*]The status of the resource instance (this element modifies the meaning of other elements)status : code [0..1] A code specifying the state of the resource instance. (Strength=Required)Financial Resource Status ! A link to a resource representing the person to whom the vision products will be suppliedpatient : Reference [0..1] Patient A link to a resource that identifies the particular occurrence of contact between patient and health care providerencounter : Reference [0..1] Encounter The date (and perhaps time) when the prescription was writtendateWritten : dateTime [0..1]The healthcare professional responsible for authorizing the prescriptionprescriber : Reference [0..1] Practitioner Can be the reason or the indication for writing the prescriptionreason[x] : Type [0..1] CodeableConcept|Reference(Condition) DispenseIdentifies the type of vision correction product which is required for the patientproduct : CodeableConcept [0..1] A coded concept describing the vision products. (Strength=Example)Example Vision Prescription P...?? The eye for which the lens applieseye : code [0..1] A coded concept listing the eye codes. (Strength=Required)VisionEyes! Lens power measured in diopters (0.25 units)sphere : decimal [0..1]Power adjustment for astigmatism measured in diopters (0.25 units)cylinder : decimal [0..1]Adjustment for astigmatism measured in integer degreesaxis : integer [0..1]Amount of prism to compensate for eye alignment in fractional unitsprism : decimal [0..1]The relative base, or reference lens edge, for the prismbase : code [0..1] A coded concept listing the base codes. (Strength=Required)VisionBase! Power adjustment for multifocal lenses measured in diopters (0.25 units)add : decimal [0..1]Contact lens power measured in diopters (0.25 units)power : decimal [0..1]Back curvature measured in millimetersbackCurve : decimal [0..1]Contact lens diameter measured in millimetersdiameter : decimal [0..1]The recommended maximum wear period for the lensduration : Quantity(SimpleQuantity) [0..1]Special color or patterncolor : string [0..1]Brand recommendations or restrictionsbrand : string [0..1]Notes for special requirements such as coatings and lens materialsnote : Annotation [0..*]Deals with details of the dispense part of the supply specificationdispense[0..*]

XML Template

<VisionPrescription xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> doco
 <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language -->
 <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension -->
 <identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier Business identifier --></identifier>
 <status value="[code]"/><!-- 0..1 active | cancelled | draft | entered-in-error -->
 <patient><!-- 0..1 Reference(Patient) Who prescription is for --></patient>
 <encounter><!-- 0..1 Reference(Encounter) Created during encounter / admission / stay --></encounter>
 <dateWritten value="[dateTime]"/><!-- 0..1 When prescription was authorized -->
 <prescriber><!-- 0..1 Reference(Practitioner) Who authorizes the vision product --></prescriber>
 <reason[x]><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept|Reference(Condition) Reason or indication for writing the prescription --></reason[x]>
 <dispense>  <!-- 0..* Vision supply authorization -->
  <product><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept Product to be supplied --></product>
  <eye value="[code]"/><!-- 0..1 right | left -->
  <sphere value="[decimal]"/><!-- 0..1 Lens sphere -->
  <cylinder value="[decimal]"/><!-- 0..1 Lens cylinder -->
  <axis value="[integer]"/><!-- 0..1 Lens axis -->
  <prism value="[decimal]"/><!-- 0..1 Lens prism -->
  <base value="[code]"/><!-- 0..1 up | down | in | out -->
  <add value="[decimal]"/><!-- 0..1 Lens add -->
  <power value="[decimal]"/><!-- 0..1 Contact lens power -->
  <backCurve value="[decimal]"/><!-- 0..1 Contact lens back curvature -->
  <diameter value="[decimal]"/><!-- 0..1 Contact lens diameter -->
  <duration><!-- 0..1 Quantity(SimpleQuantity) Lens wear duration --></duration>
  <color value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Color required -->
  <brand value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Brand required -->
  <note><!-- 0..* Annotation Notes for coatings --></note>
 </dispense>
</VisionPrescription>

Turtle Template

@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .doco


[ a fhir:VisionPrescription;
  fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot; # if this is the parser root

  # from Resource: .id, .meta, .implicitRules, and .language
  # from DomainResource: .text, .contained, .extension, and .modifierExtension
  fhir:VisionPrescription.identifier [ Identifier ], ... ; # 0..* Business identifier
  fhir:VisionPrescription.status [ code ]; # 0..1 active | cancelled | draft | entered-in-error
  fhir:VisionPrescription.patient [ Reference(Patient) ]; # 0..1 Who prescription is for
  fhir:VisionPrescription.encounter [ Reference(Encounter) ]; # 0..1 Created during encounter / admission / stay
  fhir:VisionPrescription.dateWritten [ dateTime ]; # 0..1 When prescription was authorized
  fhir:VisionPrescription.prescriber [ Reference(Practitioner) ]; # 0..1 Who authorizes the vision product
  # VisionPrescription.reason[x] : 0..1 Reason or indication for writing the prescription. One of these 2
    fhir:VisionPrescription.reasonCodeableConcept [ CodeableConcept ]
    fhir:VisionPrescription.reasonReference [ Reference(Condition) ]
  fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense [ # 0..* Vision supply authorization
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.product [ CodeableConcept ]; # 0..1 Product to be supplied
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.eye [ code ]; # 0..1 right | left
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.sphere [ decimal ]; # 0..1 Lens sphere
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.cylinder [ decimal ]; # 0..1 Lens cylinder
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.axis [ integer ]; # 0..1 Lens axis
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.prism [ decimal ]; # 0..1 Lens prism
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.base [ code ]; # 0..1 up | down | in | out
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.add [ decimal ]; # 0..1 Lens add
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.power [ decimal ]; # 0..1 Contact lens power
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.backCurve [ decimal ]; # 0..1 Contact lens back curvature
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.diameter [ decimal ]; # 0..1 Contact lens diameter
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.duration [ Quantity(SimpleQuantity) ]; # 0..1 Lens wear duration
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.color [ string ]; # 0..1 Color required
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.brand [ string ]; # 0..1 Brand required
    fhir:VisionPrescription.dispense.note [ Annotation ], ... ; # 0..* Notes for coatings
  ], ...;
]

Changes since DSTU2

VisionPrescription
VisionPrescription.status
  • Added Element
VisionPrescription.dispense.product
  • Min Cardinality changed from 1 to 0
  • Type changed from Coding to CodeableConcept
VisionPrescription.dispense.note
  • Added Element
VisionPrescription.dispense.notes
  • deleted

See the Full Difference for further information

This analysis is available as XML or JSON.

See R2 <--> R3 Conversion Maps (status = 2 tests that all execute ok. 2 fail round-trip testing and all r3 resources are valid.).

 

Alternate definitions: Master Definition (XML, JSON), XML Schema/Schematron (for ) + JSON Schema, ShEx (for Turtle)

PathDefinitionTypeReference
VisionPrescription.status A code specifying the state of the resource instance.RequiredFinancial Resource Status Codes
VisionPrescription.dispense.product A coded concept describing the vision products.ExampleExample Vision Prescription Product Codes
VisionPrescription.dispense.eye A coded concept listing the eye codes.RequiredVisionEyes
VisionPrescription.dispense.base A coded concept listing the base codes.RequiredVisionBase

Search parameters for this resource. The common parameters also apply. See Searching for more information about searching in REST, messaging, and services.

NameTypeDescriptionExpressionIn Common
datewrittendateReturn prescriptions written on this dateVisionPrescription.dateWritten
encounterreferenceReturn prescriptions with this encounter identifierVisionPrescription.encounter
(Encounter)
12 Resources
identifiertokenReturn prescriptions with this external identifierVisionPrescription.identifier26 Resources
patientreferenceThe identity of a patient to list dispenses forVisionPrescription.patient
(Patient)
31 Resources
prescriberreferenceWho authorizes the vision productVisionPrescription.prescriber
(Practitioner)