CommunicationRequest

A request to convey information; e.g. the CDS system proposes that an alert be sent to a responsible provider, the CDS system proposes that the public health agency be notified about a reportable condition.

= Must Support, = Is Modifier, = QiCore defined extension

Field	Card.	Type	Description
orderedBy	0..1	Extension	Agent that ordered the communication.
authorizedBy	0..1	Extension	The practitioner who authorized the communication request, usually the same as the orderer when the orderer is a practitioner.
reasonRejected	0..1	Extension	The reason associated with the rejection of this communication request by the receiver. Applicable only if the status is rejected. Binding: Reason communication request was not performed (example)
status	1..1	String	The status of the proposal or order. Binding: The status of the communication request. (required)
category	0..*	List<Concept>	The type of message to be sent such as alert, notification, reminder, instruction, etc. Binding: Codes for general categories of communications such as alerts, instruction, etc. (example)
doNotPerform	0..1	Boolean	If true indicates that the CommunicationRequest is asking for the specified action to *not* occur.
subject	0..1	Patient	The patient or group that is the focus of this communication request.
encounter	0..1	Encounter	The Encounter during which this CommunicationRequest was created or to which the creation of this record is tightly associated.
recipient	0..*	List<Device | Organization | Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Group | CareTeam>	The entity (e.g. person, organization, clinical information system, device, group, or care team) which is the intended target of the communication.
sender	0..1	Device | Organization | Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson	The entity (e.g. person, organization, clinical information system, or device) which is to be the source of the communication.