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| CommunicationRequest Example | 
 
The official URL for this profile is:
http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-communicationrequest
Profile of CommunicationRequest for decision support/quality metrics. Defines the core set of elements and extensions for quality rule and measure authors.
This profile builds on CommunicationRequest.
This profile was published on Wed Aug 22 00:00:00 EDT 2018 as a draft by Health Level Seven, Inc. - CQI WG.
Description of Profiles, Differentials, and Snapshots.
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   CommunicationRequest | I | 0..* | A request for information to be sent to a receiver | |
|    id | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | 
|    meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | 
|    implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | 
|    language | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred) Max Binding: AllLanguages | |
|    text | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation | |
|    contained | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |
|    extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |
|    modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | 
|    identifier | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Unique identifier | 
|    basedOn | Σ | 0..* | Reference(Resource) | Fulfills plan or proposal | 
|    replaces | Σ | 0..* | Reference(CommunicationRequest) | Request(s) replaced by this request | 
|    groupIdentifier | Σ | 0..1 | Identifier | Composite request this is part of | 
|    status | ?!SΣ | 1..1 | code | draft | active | suspended | cancelled | completed | entered-in-error | unknown Binding: RequestStatus (required) | 
|    statusReason | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Reason for current status Binding: (unbound) (example) | |
|    category | S | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Message category Binding: CommunicationCategory (example) | 
|    priority | Σ | 0..1 | code | Message urgency Binding: RequestPriority (required) | 
|    doNotPerform | ?!SΣ | 0..1 | boolean | True if request is prohibiting action | 
|    medium | 0..* | CodeableConcept | A channel of communication Binding: v3 Code System ParticipationMode (example) | |
|    subject | S | 0..1 | Reference(QICorePatient) | Focus of message | 
|    about | 0..* | Reference(Resource) | Resources that pertain to this communication request | |
|    encounter | SΣ | 0..1 | Reference(QICoreEncounter) | Encounter created as part of | 
|    payload | I | 0..* | BackboneElement | Message payload | 
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|     extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |
|     modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | 
|     content[x] | 1..1 | Message part content | ||
|      contentString | string | |||
|      contentAttachment | Attachment | |||
|      contentReference | Reference(http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/resource.html) | |||
|    occurrence[x] | Σ | 0..1 | When scheduled | |
|     occurrenceDateTime | dateTime | |||
|     occurrencePeriod | Period | |||
|    authoredOn | Σ | 0..1 | dateTime | When request transitioned to being actionable | 
|    requester | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Organization | Patient | RelatedPerson | Device) | Who/what is requesting service | 
|    recipient | S | 0..* | Reference(QICoreDevice | QICoreOrganization | QICorePatient | QICorePractitioner | QICoreRelatedPerson | Group | CareTeam) | Message recipient | 
|    sender | SΣ | 0..1 | Reference(QICoreDevice | QICoreOrganization | QICorePatient | QICorePractitioner | QICoreRelatedPerson) | Message sender | 
|    reasonCode | Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Why is communication needed? Binding: v3 Code System ActReason (example) | 
|    reasonReference | Σ | 0..* | Reference(Condition | Observation | DiagnosticReport | DocumentReference) | Why is communication needed? | 
|    note | 0..* | Annotation | Comments made about communication request | |
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
Differential View
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   CommunicationRequest | I | 0..* | A request for information to be sent to a receiver | |
|    id | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | 
|    meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | 
|    implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | 
|    language | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred) Max Binding: AllLanguages | |
|    text | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation | |
|    contained | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |
|    extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |
|    modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | 
|    identifier | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Unique identifier | 
|    basedOn | Σ | 0..* | Reference(Resource) | Fulfills plan or proposal | 
|    replaces | Σ | 0..* | Reference(CommunicationRequest) | Request(s) replaced by this request | 
|    groupIdentifier | Σ | 0..1 | Identifier | Composite request this is part of | 
|    status | ?!SΣ | 1..1 | code | draft | active | suspended | cancelled | completed | entered-in-error | unknown Binding: RequestStatus (required) | 
|    statusReason | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Reason for current status Binding: (unbound) (example) | |
|    category | S | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Message category Binding: CommunicationCategory (example) | 
|    priority | Σ | 0..1 | code | Message urgency Binding: RequestPriority (required) | 
|    doNotPerform | ?!SΣ | 0..1 | boolean | True if request is prohibiting action | 
|    medium | 0..* | CodeableConcept | A channel of communication Binding: v3 Code System ParticipationMode (example) | |
|    subject | S | 0..1 | Reference(QICorePatient) | Focus of message | 
|    about | 0..* | Reference(Resource) | Resources that pertain to this communication request | |
|    encounter | SΣ | 0..1 | Reference(QICoreEncounter) | Encounter created as part of | 
|    payload | I | 0..* | BackboneElement | Message payload | 
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|     extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |
|     modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | 
|     content[x] | 1..1 | Message part content | ||
|      contentString | string | |||
|      contentAttachment | Attachment | |||
|      contentReference | Reference(http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/resource.html) | |||
|    occurrence[x] | Σ | 0..1 | When scheduled | |
|     occurrenceDateTime | dateTime | |||
|     occurrencePeriod | Period | |||
|    authoredOn | Σ | 0..1 | dateTime | When request transitioned to being actionable | 
|    requester | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Organization | Patient | RelatedPerson | Device) | Who/what is requesting service | 
|    recipient | S | 0..* | Reference(QICoreDevice | QICoreOrganization | QICorePatient | QICorePractitioner | QICoreRelatedPerson | Group | CareTeam) | Message recipient | 
|    sender | SΣ | 0..1 | Reference(QICoreDevice | QICoreOrganization | QICorePatient | QICorePractitioner | QICoreRelatedPerson) | Message sender | 
|    reasonCode | Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Why is communication needed? Binding: v3 Code System ActReason (example) | 
|    reasonReference | Σ | 0..* | Reference(Condition | Observation | DiagnosticReport | DocumentReference) | Why is communication needed? | 
|    note | 0..* | Annotation | Comments made about communication request | |
|  Documentation for this format | ||||

| Path | Conformance | ValueSet | 
| CommunicationRequest.language | preferred | CommonLanguages Max Binding: AllLanguages | 
| CommunicationRequest.status | required | RequestStatus | 
| CommunicationRequest.statusReason | example | |
| CommunicationRequest.category | example | CommunicationCategory | 
| CommunicationRequest.priority | required | RequestPriority | 
| CommunicationRequest.medium | example | v3.ParticipationMode | 
| CommunicationRequest.reasonCode | example | v3.ActReason | 

| Id | Path | Details | Requirements | 
| dom-2 | CommunicationRequest | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty() | |
| dom-4 | CommunicationRequest | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated : contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty() | |
| dom-3 | CommunicationRequest | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource : contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty() | |
| dom-6 | CommunicationRequest | A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.div.exists() | |
| dom-5 | CommunicationRequest | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty() | |
| ele-1 | CommunicationRequest.payload | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) |