Stream: implementers
Topic: Searching serial numbers
Jose Costa Teixeira (Nov 04 2021 at 18:34):
We had a problem in IHE which is becoming increasingly complex to solve:
If I have a product that has a code, a lot number and an identifier, how can I search for it (i.e. get more characteristics, get history)?
We cannot issue a simple search by base/?serialnumber=123&type=medication,device,biologicallyderivedproduct,nutritionproduct
Jose Costa Teixeira (Nov 04 2021 at 18:35):
and we cannot do this because different resources are using different structures to capture that
Vassil Peytchev (Nov 04 2021 at 18:37):
Make sure all serial numbers are recorded as identifiers. Isn't that what a serial number is?
Jose Costa Teixeira (Nov 04 2021 at 18:47):
https://jira.hl7.org/browse/FHIR-32559
Jose Costa Teixeira (Nov 04 2021 at 18:48):
I don't know if that is what a serial number is. I am just looking at our "product" resources and I expect implementers to find some interesting things.
Jose Costa Teixeira (Nov 04 2021 at 18:50):
Perhaps this should be posed as a methodology question.
Grahame Grieve (Nov 04 2021 at 20:43):
there is a methodology answer to that, which is that you can propose common search parameters across a set of resources so that the search you proposa works
Jose Costa Teixeira (Nov 04 2021 at 21:40):
I'll work on identifying the use cases for those search params
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