Stream: implementers
Topic: Linking from Encounter
Richard Kavanagh (Jun 16 2017 at 07:57):
We have a use case where we need to use a message to group together observations and procedures that occurred as part of an encounter. Although an Observation can reference an Encounter an Encounter cannot reference an Observation. Would I need to wrap the Encounter/Observations/Procedures resources in a Composition to get that linkage? I'm not seeing how a path from the root bundle entry (MessageHeader) to the other resources is achieved otherwise..
René Spronk (Jun 16 2017 at 08:40):
Why does there need to be a path? As long as the observations reference the encounter you're all set from a semantics perspective.
René Spronk (Jun 16 2017 at 10:50):
I can only hope your conformance tools don't require a 'downstream (only)' path to resources contained somewhere in the message bundle.
Lloyd McKenzie (Jun 16 2017 at 14:35):
Message bundles require that the contents be interlinked, but there's no constraints on the direction of the links.
Richard Kavanagh (Jun 16 2017 at 15:10):
Fair enough - I was really hoping we did not have to add the COMPOSITION - thanks for the replies
René Spronk (Jun 17 2017 at 07:18):
@Richard Kavanagh Why do you feel you have to add it? I'm interested in your use case, and see whether it would apply in other messaging projects..
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