United States Patient Care Summary (US-PCS) Implementation Guide
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STU 1.0.0

The reconciled version of US-PCS includes the following major updates:

  • Derive its Bundle and Composition profiles from updated FHIR Clinical Documents 1.1.0 rather than FHIR Clinical Document 1.0.1
  • Ensure that its profiles conform to FHIR IPS Implementation Guide 2.0.1
  • Various updates to guidance pages based on implementer feedback
  • Various updates to US-PCS Bundle and Composition profiles based on implementer feedback

The specific 77 changes included from the 1.0.0-ballot are categorized below:

There were no Non-compatible changes.

Substative, Compatible Changes

  • FHIR-56476: US Core 6.1.0 Interoperability Risks
  • FHIR-56514: Clarify section.entry slicing
  • FHIR-56518: MustSupport flags in US-PCS Bundle profile
  • FHIR-56602: Clarify document signatures in US-PCS Bundle
  • FHIR-56673: Clarify requirements on use of entry and emptyReason in US-PCS Composition
  • FHIR-56678: Clarify on US-PCS Must Support definition
  • FHIR-56798: Guidance on Advance Directives
  • FHIR-56830: Improve Must Support rule consistency
  • FHIR-56833: Improve Signature STU note and guidance
  • FHIR-56834: Remove Must Support from signatures
  • FHIR-56835: Remove meta.profile from US-PCS Composition  
  • FHIR-56871: Improve Image on Home Page
  • FHIR-56930: Update to use FHIR Clinical Documents 1.1
  • FHIR-56958: Revise US-PCS Must Support on elements
  • FHIR-56976: Add Encounter guidance
  • FHIR-56982: Remove Composition.meta.profile MS constraint
  • FHIR-57091: Clarify distinction between C-CDA CCD and US-PCS
  • FHIR-57094: Revise Must Support Definition
  • FHIR-57095: Clarify "processing" definition
  • FHIR-57115: Add acceptability of using profiles from more than one US Core version
  • FHIR-57120: Improve terminology guidance page

Non-substantive Changes

  • FHIR-56249: Add Plain Language Summary to US-PCS
  • FHIR-56371: Typo on US-PCS Composition
  • FHIR-56466: Suggestion to exclude Encounter.status = entered-in-error
  • FHIR-56469: Suggestion to exclude entered-in-error and cancelled statuses for Results
  • FHIR-56513: Explain sections using DocumentReference
  • FHIR-56519: Clarify observation-results resource reference
  • FHIR-56523: Typo in Must Support introduction
  • FHIR-56549: Improve Terminology guidance page
  • FHIR-56550: Improve US Variance page
  • FHIR-56609: Add Must Support to Composition.status
  • FHIR-56610: Improve display on fullUrl in US-PCS Bundle
  • FHIR-56611: Spelling and punctuation errors on Bundle and Composition
  • FHIR-56661: Clarify use of change-made and section-note extensions
  • FHIR-56820: QA Report on various US-PCS Implementation Guide
  • FHIR-56822: Improve links
  • FHIR-56824: Update Composition StructureDefinition Description
  • FHIR-56826: Clarify "relevant" in US-PCS conformance
  • FHIR-56836: Clarify Composition.custodian text
  • FHIR-56869: Typos issues on home page
  • FHIR-56870: Typos on terminology guidance page
  • FHIR-56872: Typos in the Use Case section
  • FHIR-56873: Typos and grammar issues in the General Guidance section
  • FHIR-56874: Consolidate Dependencies and Related Guides
  • FHIR-56875: Remove US Core Gender and Birth Sex extensions from examples
  • FHIR-56917: Typo on home page
  • FHIR-56918: Clarity "Required sections" versus "Must Support"
  • FHIR-56932: Correct typo in the Example JSON note
  • FHIR-56963: Update image for US Core version
  • FHIR-56964: Improve terminology alignment from US Core to IPS
  • FHIR-56977: Update Figure 1
  • FHIR-56978: Add guidance to US-PCS Bundle
  • FHIR-56980: Add guidance on use of DocumentReference
  • FHIR-56981: Change reference to laws and regulation
  • FHIR-57061: Clarify US-PCS conformance to IPS
  • FHIR-57062: Clarify comparison of IPS profiles with US Core profiles
  • FHIR-57077: Improve table with CCD, IPS, and US Core
  • FHIR-57080: Correct reference from IPA
  • FHIR-57081: Improve major procedures and results recommendations
  • FHIR-57082: Improve Must Support wording
  • FHIR-57085: Improve Must Support organization
  • FHIR-57087: Revise reference to US Core v9.0.0
  • FHIR-57098: Remove recommended Encounter types
  • FHIR-57118: Improve terminology alignment table
  • FHIR-57125: Typo in use case
  • FHIR-57127: Provide overview of IPS vs. US Core vs. US-PCS Must Support differences
  • FHIR-57128: Typo in Profiles
  • FHIR-57129: Create tables for IPS Variance
  • FHIR-57154: Revise Encounters guidance
  • FHIR-57833: Update to IPS 2.0.1
  • FHIR-57921: Improve Figure 3 text that is unclear
  • FHIR-57922: Explain Creator and Consumer definition differences
  • FHIR-57957: Typo in Terminology Alignment page
  • FHIR-57958: Improve Terminology Alignment table
  • FHIR-57959: Clarify "methods outlined in that guide"
  • FHIR-57960: Improve link from use-case
  • FHIR-58638: Fix extensions internal dependency to explicit like IPS 2.0.1

STU 1.0.0-ballot

The first ballot of the US Patient Care Summary (US-PCS) includes the following major design decisions:

Since this is the first version, no detailed change log is yet available.