Stream: implementers
Topic: Link element
Mads Øigård (Jan 28 2020 at 13:16):
Hey, this might be the wrong place to ask, but is there any way to add a Link element to profiles that don't already have one?
For example a Patient has a Patient.Link, but what do I do if I want to add a Link element on PractitionerRole? Can it be done in Forge?
Richard Kavanagh (Jan 28 2020 at 13:52):
Patient.link is built into the Patient resource (byHL7) so Forge allows you to profile that. There is no such element on the PractionerRole so the only way you could implement that would be to:
1) Define an extension (Forge can do that)
2) Create a Profile for PractionerRole and add your extension to it (Forge can do that).
Mads Øigård (Jan 28 2020 at 13:54):
Ok, thanks for the quick answer
Lloyd McKenzie (Jan 28 2020 at 15:37):
You might also look at the Linkage resource - its purpose is to establish linkages between other resources - e.g. "These 3 AllergyIntolerance records are talking about the same thing" or "These 2 Condition records and this Observation are all talking about the same thing". It can certainly be used to link PractitionerRole.
Lloyd McKenzie (Jan 28 2020 at 15:38):
(It does mean having an independent resource though)
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