Stream: implementers
Topic: ServiceRequest with Composition?
Tim Berezny (May 31 2019 at 15:52):
When sending a ServiceRequest (for eReferrals) to a target provider, it would be fairly common to want to include a PDF (or 3) in the payload (such as a completed assessment form). Note: we're using a messaging paradigm at the moment to "send" the ServiceRequest
Up to this point we've been focused on using ServiceRequest.supportingInfo.reference(DocumentReference) to manage the PDF file. However, the option of using the "Composition" resource for the attachment has recently been proposed (as it is used for this purpose by a parallel "eConsult" project).
I haven't managed to fully get my head around Composition resource for this use case, it looks very complex to me for what we are trying to accomplish.
My question is: Is using DocumentReference an appropriate way to proceed to attaching PDFs to eReferrals, or should we put a strong consideration into using Composition resource for this purpose?
Lloyd McKenzie (May 31 2019 at 18:16):
Composition is appropriate for a FHIR document but not a pdf
Eric Haas (May 31 2019 at 18:22):
I would use docref for both
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