Stream: implementers
Topic: Self collections in specimen.collection.collector
David McKillop (Apr 21 2020 at 05:53):
In the current build the type for Specimen.collected.collector is Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole). What do people do when there is a self collect specimen eg home kits for faecal occult blood or swabs for DNA studies? Is there likely to be a change to "Specimen.collected.collector Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole)" to accommodate Patient and RelatedPerson or should we create our own extension?
Lloyd McKenzie (Apr 21 2020 at 14:04):
Sounds like an appropriate thing to submit a change request on.
Eric Haas (Apr 21 2020 at 16:28):
@Riki Merrick ?
Riki Merrick (Apr 21 2020 at 16:35):
I agree - selfcollection is common for some specimen types and should be accommodated
Eric Haas (Apr 21 2020 at 20:38):
we talked about this today on the FHIR-OO call. There is also a consideration to simply point to Procedure aks Specimen.collection --> Procedure and capture all the nitty gritty detail there. Of course the tradeoff is that Specimen alone won't be self-contained. But I this is a good option to investigate. for R4 stuck with an extension.
David McKillop (Apr 21 2020 at 23:47):
@Lloyd McKenzie , @Eric Haas , @Riki Merrick - thanks for the feedback. Change Request #26922.
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