Stream: implementers
Topic: OccupationalData
Jon Behr (Sep 11 2018 at 19:49):
Does anybody have any idea as to when the OccupationalData resource will be formally available (and therefore present on Forge and ClinFHIR)? Many thanks.
Lloyd McKenzie (Sep 11 2018 at 19:51):
The resource has been retired and replaced with profiles on Observation and other resources
Jon Behr (Sep 11 2018 at 19:53):
@Lloyd McKenzie thanks will investigate those further
Jon Behr (Sep 11 2018 at 20:02):
Oh wait, I misunderstood (thought you meant the elements were available amongst other resources). According to the Scope and Usage, it says "This content is preliminary and has not yet undergone proper review by the appropriate Workgroups." But, if as you say, this has been retired, what would be the best approach to defining detailed employment history and role definition?
Lloyd McKenzie (Sep 11 2018 at 20:04):
There's an implementation guide for this purpose here: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/odh/2018Sep/
Lloyd McKenzie (Sep 12 2018 at 14:18):
Excuse my ignorance - does this mean the occupationalData will only available as a resource to use in the US? The elements within it look laregly transferable (am UK based).
@Jon Behr The OccupationalData resource won't be available for use anywhere. It was a proposed resource that has been removed. It will not be in any official FHIR release. The OccupationalData implementation guide has been balloted as U.S. specific because the project that's driving it was U.S. sponsored and we didn't have others at the table. If there's international interest, a generified version (without U.S.-specific bindings and rules) could be published, with the U.S.-specific IG defined as a subset. Ideally we'd want at least 2-3 other countries at the table for that.
Rob Hausam (Sep 12 2018 at 14:26):
Yes. I created the original draft resource working with the ODH team, but that's now been replaced with the ODH profile/IG, as Lloyd says.
Jon Behr (Sep 12 2018 at 14:29):
Thanks for the clarification @Lloyd McKenzie - I represent an occupational health company in the UK and we would certainly have an interest in utilising such a resource. I'm sure others would too.
Lloyd McKenzie (Sep 12 2018 at 14:30):
Any other (non-US) participants want to throw their hat in the ring?
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