Communication

Clinical

An occurrence of information being transmitted; e.g. an alert that was sent to a responsible provider, a public health agency that was notified about a reportable condition.

PathCard.TypeDescription & Constraints
Communication0..*A record of information transmitted from a sender to a receiver
.idΣ0..1StringLogical id of this artifact
.metaΣ0..1MetaMetadata about the resource
.implicitRules?!Σ0..1uriA set of rules under which this content was created
.language0..1codeLanguage of the resource content
Bindinglanguages(preferred)
.text0..1NarrativeText summary of the resource, for human interpretation
.contained0..*ResourceContained, inline Resources
.extension0..*ExtensionAdditional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!0..*ExtensionExtensions that cannot be ignored
.identifierΣ0..*IdentifierUnique identifier
.instantiatesCanonicalΣ0..*canonicalInstantiates FHIR protocol or definition
.instantiatesUriΣ0..*uriInstantiates external protocol or definition
.basedOnΣ0..*Reference(Resource)Request fulfilled by this communication
.partOfΣ0..*Reference(Resource)Part of this action
.inResponseTo0..*Reference(Communication)Reply to
.status?!Σ1..1codepreparation | in-progress | not-done | on-hold | stopped | completed | entered-in-error | unknown
Bindingevent-status(required)
.statusReasonΣ0..1CodeableConceptReason for current status
Bindingcommunication-not-done-reason(example)
.category0..*CodeableConceptMessage category
Bindingcommunication-category(example)
.priorityΣ0..1coderoutine | urgent | asap | stat
Bindingrequest-priority(required)
.medium0..*CodeableConceptA channel of communication
Bindingv3-ParticipationMode(example)
.subjectΣ0..1Reference(Patient | Group)Focus of message
.topic0..1CodeableConceptDescription of the purpose/content
Bindingcommunication-topic(example)
.about0..*Reference(Resource)Resources that pertain to this communication
.encounterΣ0..1Reference(Encounter)Encounter created as part of
.sent0..1dateTimeWhen sent
.received0..1dateTimeWhen received
.recipient0..*Reference(Device | Organization | Patient | Practitioner | PractitionerRole | RelatedPerson | Group | CareTeam | HealthcareService)Message recipient
.sender0..1Reference(Device | Organization | Patient | Practitioner | PractitionerRole | RelatedPerson | HealthcareService)Message sender
.reasonCodeΣ0..*CodeableConceptIndication for message
Bindingclinical-findings(example)
.reasonReferenceΣ0..*Reference(Condition | Observation | DiagnosticReport | DocumentReference)Why was communication done?
.payload0..*BackboneElementMessage payload
.id0..1StringUnique id for inter-element referencing
.extension0..*ExtensionAdditional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ0..*ExtensionExtensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.content[x]1..1string | Attachment | Reference(Resource)Message part content
.note0..*AnnotationComments made about the communication