MedicationAdministration

Describes the event of a patient consuming or otherwise being administered a medication. This may be as simple as swallowing a tablet or it may be a long running infusion. Related resources tie this event to the authorizing prescription, and the specific encounter between patient and health care practitioner.

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

Field	Card.	Type	Description
status	1..1	String	Will generally be set to show that the administration has been completed. For some long running administrations such as infusions, it is possible for an administration to be started but not completed or it may be paused while some other process is under way. Binding: A set of codes indicating the current status of a MedicationAdministration. (required)
statusReason	0..*	List<Concept>	A code indicating why the administration was not performed. Binding: A set of codes indicating the reason why the MedicationAdministration is negated. (example)
medication[x]	1..1	Concept | Medication	Identifies the medication that was administered. This is either a link to a resource representing the details of the medication or a simple attribute carrying a code that identifies the medication from a known list of medications. Binding: The set of RxNorm codes to represent medications (preferred)
subject	1..1	Patient	The person or animal or group receiving the medication.
context	0..1	Encounter | EpisodeOfCare	The visit, admission, or other contact between patient and health care provider during which the medication administration was performed.
effective[x]	1..1	DateTime | Interval<DateTime>	A specific date/time or interval of time during which the administration took place (or did not take place, when the 'notGiven' attribute is true). For many administrations, such as swallowing a tablet the use of dateTime is more appropriate.
performer	0..*	List<performer>	Indicates who or what performed the medication administration and how they were involved.
reasonCode	0..*	List<Concept>	A code indicating why the medication was given. Binding: A set of codes indicating the reason why the MedicationAdministration was made. (example)
request	0..1	MedicationRequest	The original request, instruction or authority to perform the administration.
device	0..*	List<Device>	The device used in administering the medication to the patient. For example, a particular infusion pump.
dosage	0..1	dosage	Describes the medication dosage information details e.g. dose, rate, site, route, etc.