Stream: implementers
Topic: Performer for FamilyMember History
Kiran Gopinathan (Dec 21 2017 at 15:04):
Hi, I am implementing a system for storing user responses to multiple medical surveys - as part of which I will be converting the data into a FHIR format for transfer. I would also like to record the source of each data point from the survey (i.e a reference to the organization who performed the survey).
One of the questions on the survey asks the user if their mother or father has been diagnosed with any medical problem from a list - I can store this value in a FamilyMedicalHistory profile, but how can I also include the source (ideally a reference to an organization profile)?
Should I create an extension to the profile?
Thanks.
Lloyd McKenzie (Dec 21 2017 at 16:05):
In R4, we're looking at adding a "source" element to every resource. For now, you'd either need an extension or to include a Provenance resource
David Hay (Dec 21 2017 at 17:13):
wrt the source element, wouldn;t Identifier be a better datatype?
Lloyd McKenzie (Dec 21 2017 at 19:01):
It'll be a string. There may be nothing for the identifier to resolve to
Lloyd McKenzie (Dec 21 2017 at 19:02):
Its purpose is human display of "where did this come from". If you want more than that, you need Provenance
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