Stream: implementers
Topic: FHIR documents "Level 1"
Richard Kavanagh (Jan 08 2017 at 20:11):
As I understand it, when creating a "Level 1" document in FHIR (i.e. a document whose substantive content is not in FHIR, e.g. PDF) then a "DocumentReference" resource should be used, with the document contained within 'DocumentReference.content.attachement'. If we look to exchange such a "document" in a bundle as an immutable package of data - what would the bundle type be?
Grahame Grieve (Jan 08 2017 at 20:38):
I don't think that's quite correct. I think you're imposing a CDA frame on FHIR here. If the document is external, already exists, then you reference it with a document reference. A level 1 document is something you authored, and you use a composition and a document. I typically would not think that it contains a PDF - that would usually imply something already authored.
Grahame Grieve (Jan 08 2017 at 20:38):
as for packaging.... we've generally thought of a document reference as a reference to a package...
Richard Kavanagh (Jan 08 2017 at 20:46):
OK looking at it again then we could use the DocumentReference to point to a Binary that contained the actual document, and then wrap all of it up in a Bundle.
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