Stream: inferno
Topic: Absence of Patient Record
Chetana Suresh (Jun 09 2021 at 15:24):
In the absence of a particular record for a patient, such as when a particular patient doesn't have any AllergyIntolerance information, should a smart on FHIR-based API return a 404 error, or is there a different 200 code to send back?
Michele Mottini (Jun 09 2021 at 15:50):
Send back an empty bundle with status 200
Stephen MacVicar (Jun 09 2021 at 16:07):
Here's the reference in the FHIR documentation: https://www.hl7.org/fhir/search.html#errors
where the issue is a logical condition (e.g. unknown subject or code), the server SHOULD process the search, including processing the parameter - with the result of returning an empty search set
Stephen MacVicar (Jun 09 2021 at 16:09):
Also:
Note: An empty search result is not a failure
Chetana Suresh (Jun 09 2021 at 17:10):
Thank you for the info!
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