Stream: implementers
Topic: referralRequest.description
Tim Berezny (Sep 25 2017 at 21:26):
I see a significantly different description for the referralRequest.description field in https://www.hl7.org/fhir/referralrequest.html vs. Forge
HL7 Page: "A textual description of the referral"
Forge: "The reason element gives a short description of why the referral is being made. The description expands on this to support a more complete clinical history".
Which is more accurate?
I am trying to figure out where to put a free text "Reason for Referral" value, which i am currently putting into reasonCode.text ... but based on the Forge definition i just came across it looks like i should put it into "description". From the description on the HL7 page I can't tell quite what the purpose is of the referralrequest.description field.
Eric Haas (Sep 26 2017 at 00:54):
We discussed this same issue at the last WGM and will be getting rid of the description element for R4 as it subsumed by .reasonCode and .notes Use .reasonCode.text for reason
Tim Berezny (Sep 26 2017 at 12:24):
Ok, thanks @Eric Haas , I'll keep using .reasonCode.text then.
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