MedicationAdministration

Clinical

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.

PathCard.TypeDescription & Constraints
MedicationAdministration0..*Administration of medication to a patient
.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
.identifier0..*IdentifierExternal identifier
.instantiatesΣ0..*uriInstantiates protocol or definition
.partOfΣ0..*Reference(MedicationAdministration | Procedure)Part of referenced event
.status?!Σ1..1codein-progress | not-done | on-hold | completed | entered-in-error | stopped | unknown
Bindingmedication-admin-status(required)
.statusReason0..*CodeableConceptReason administration not performed
Bindingreason-medication-not-given-codes(example)
.category0..1CodeableConceptType of medication usage
Bindingmedication-admin-category(preferred)
.medication[x]Σ1..1CodeableConcept | Reference(Medication)What was administered
Bindingmedication-codes(example)
.subjectΣ1..1Reference(Patient | Group)Who received medication
.context0..1Reference(Encounter | EpisodeOfCare)Encounter or Episode of Care administered as part of
.supportingInformation0..*Reference(Resource)Additional information to support administration
.effective[x]Σ1..1dateTime | PeriodStart and end time of administration
.performerΣ0..*BackboneElementWho performed the medication administration and what they did
.id0..1StringUnique id for inter-element referencing
.extension0..*ExtensionAdditional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ0..*ExtensionExtensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.function0..1CodeableConceptType of performance
Bindingmed-admin-perform-function(example)
.actorΣ1..1Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Patient | RelatedPerson | Device)Who performed the medication administration
.reasonCode0..*CodeableConceptReason administration performed
Bindingreason-medication-given-codes(example)
.reasonReference0..*Reference(Condition | Observation | DiagnosticReport)Condition or observation that supports why the medication was administered
.request0..1Reference(MedicationRequest)Request administration performed against
.device0..*Reference(Device)Device used to administer
.note0..*AnnotationInformation about the administration
.dosage0..1BackboneElementDetails of how medication was taken
.id0..1StringUnique id for inter-element referencing
.extension0..*ExtensionAdditional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ0..*ExtensionExtensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.text0..1stringFree text dosage instructions e.g. SIG
.site0..1CodeableConceptBody site administered to
Bindingapproach-site-codes(example)
.route0..1CodeableConceptPath of substance into body
Bindingroute-codes(example)
.method0..1CodeableConceptHow drug was administered
Bindingadministration-method-codes(example)
.dose0..1QuantityAmount of medication per dose
.rate[x]0..1Ratio | QuantityDose quantity per unit of time
.eventHistory0..*Reference(Provenance)A list of events of interest in the lifecycle