Stream: implementers
Topic: ReferralRequest & Appointment
Richard Kavanagh (Jul 26 2016 at 11:05):
We have a scenario where as the result on a clinical encounter a ReferralRequest is made. As a consequence of that Referral an appointment is created. Is there a standard way to relate the appointment to the referralRequest ?
Lloyd McKenzie (Jul 26 2016 at 13:41):
There should be in STU3 as part of the workflow project, but there might not be yet.
Jeffrey Chen (Jul 27 2016 at 00:12):
IMO, you may create a "planned" encounter plus an appointment. The encounter uses Encounter.incomingReferral to link to the ReferralRequest. And it uses Encounter.appointment to link to the appointment. You should not create a standalone appointment w/o a "planned" encounter to associate with.
Lloyd McKenzie (Jul 27 2016 at 05:59):
Planned encounters aren't a required part of FHIR. It's perfectly legitimate to have just an appointment.
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