Stream: implementers
Topic: Device.patient Reference
Kathrin Riech (Nov 19 2020 at 20:15):
Should the Device.patient reference only be used, if this reference never changes (e.g. pacemaker)?
If not, how do I communicate the change of the patient? A resource update?
Yunwei Wang (Nov 19 2020 at 20:33):
I believe alternative solution is that you set the current Device.status as "inactive" and create a new Device instance with the same udiIdentifier
Vassil Peytchev (Nov 21 2020 at 00:12):
Why the same UDI? Isn't that a different device, with a different UDI?
Lloyd McKenzie (Nov 21 2020 at 17:11):
It's the same device moving from one patient to another.
Jose Costa Teixeira (Nov 21 2020 at 20:08):
Kathrin Riech said:
Should the Device.patient reference only be used, if this reference never changes (e.g. pacemaker)?
If not, how do I communicate the change of the patient? A resource update?
Yes. But normally that would be accompanied by another resource like a Procedure that describes the assignment of the device to a new patient.
Lloyd McKenzie (Nov 22 2020 at 03:13):
No, not necessarily. Some systems just track the devices and have no interest in the procedures.
Last updated: Apr 12 2022 at 19:14 UTC
