R4 Ballot #1 #2 (Mixed Normative/Trial use)

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2.31 2.32 Pattern fivews - Content

FHIR Infrastructure Maturity Level : 1 Informative

Who What When Where Why - Comon pattern for all resources that deals with attribution.

All resources include some attribution information. Classically, this information includes:

  • Who
  • What
  • When
  • Where
  • Why

This is classically known as the 'Five Ws' - hence the name of this pattern. The pattern also includes additional information that is common across many resources.

The Five Ws logical model is NOT a resource. It is not part of the FHIR schema and cannot appear directly in FHIR instances. Instead, it defines a pattern adhered to by other resources. This pattern serves two purposes:

  • It offers guidance to work groups designing resources and helps ensure consistency of content created by different work groups
  • It provides a standard "view" that might be useful for implementers in processing and manipulating all resources that adhere to the same pattern. (Tooling that supports this may become available in a future release.)

Note that the guidance here is around the types of information that might be captured, not around element names. For example "why" would more typically be labeled as something like "reason" and "where" would be more typically labeled "location"

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Structure

Name Flags Card. Type Description & Constraints doco
. . FiveWs I Logical Who What When Where Why - Common pattern for all resources that deals with attribution
. . . identifier 0..* Identifier Business Identifier
. . . version 0..1 string Identifier for this version
. . . status ?! 0..1 code Status Field
Canonical Status Codes for FHIR Resources ( Required )
. . . class 0..* CodeableConcept Classifier Field
. . . grade 0..1 CodeableConcept A field that indicates the potential impact of the content of the resource
. . . what[x] 0..1 What this resource is about
. . . . whatCodeableConcept CodeableConcept
. . . . whatReference Reference ( Any )
. . . subject 0..* Reference ( Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Organization ) Who this resource is about
. . . context 0..1 Reference ( Encounter | EpisodeOfCare ) Context for the work described in this resource
. . . init 0..1 dateTime When the work described in this resource was started (or will be)
. . . planned 0..* Timing When this resource is planned to occur
. . . done[x] 0..1 When the work described in this resource was completed (or will be)
. . . . doneDateTime dateTime
. . . . donePeriod Period
. . . recorded 0..1 instant When this resource itself was created
. . . author 0..* Reference ( Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Organization ) Who authored the content of the resource
. . . source 0..* Reference ( Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Organization ) Who provided the information in this resource
. . . actor 0..* Reference ( Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Organization ) Who did the work described the resource (or will do)
. . . cause 0..* Reference ( Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Organization ) Who prompted the work described in the resource
. . . witness 0..* Reference ( Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson ) Who attests to the content of the resource (individual or org)
. . . who 0..* Reference ( Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Organization ) An actor involved in the work described by this resource
. . . where[x] 0..* The location of the work described
. . . . whereCodeableConcept CodeableConcept
. . . . whereReference Reference ( Location )
. . . why[x] 0..* Why this work was done
. . . . whyCodeableConcept CodeableConcept
. . . . whyReference Reference ( Any )

doco Documentation for this format

UML Diagram ( Legend )

FiveWs ( Logical ) Business Identifier identifier : Identifier [0..*] Identifier for this version version : string [0..1] Status Field (this element modifies the meaning of other elements) status : code [0..1] « Status Field Field. (Strength=Required) Canonical Status Codes for FH... CanonicalStatusCodesForFHIRRe... ! » Classifier Field class : CodeableConcept [0..*] A field that indicates the potential impact of the content of the resource grade : CodeableConcept [0..1] what this resource is about what[x] : Type [0..1] « CodeableConcept | Reference ( Any ) » Who this resource is about subject : Reference [0..*] « Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Organization » a resource that gives context for the work described in this resource (usually Encounter or EpisodeOfCare) context : Reference [0..1] « Encounter | EpisodeOfCare » when the work described in this resource was started (or will be) init : dateTime [0..1] when this resource is planned to occur planned : Timing [0..*] when the work described in this resource was completed (or will be) done[x] : Type [0..1] « dateTime | Period » when this resource itself was created recorded : instant [0..1] who authored the content of the resource author : Reference [0..*] « Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Organization » Who provided the information in this resource source : Reference [0..*] « Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Organization » who did the work described the resource (or will do) actor : Reference [0..*] « Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Organization » who prompted the work described in the resource cause : Reference [0..*] « Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Organization » who attests to the content of the resource (individual or org) witness : Reference [0..*] « Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson » An actor involved in the work described by this resource who : Reference [0..*] « Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Organization » The location of the work described where[x] : Type [0..*] « CodeableConcept | Reference ( Location ) » Why this work was done why[x] : Type [0..*] « CodeableConcept | Reference ( Any ) »

Structure

Name Flags Card. Type Description & Constraints doco
. . FiveWs I Logical Who What When Where Why - Common pattern for all resources that deals with attribution
. . . identifier 0..* Identifier Business Identifier
. . . version 0..1 string Identifier for this version
. . . status ?! 0..1 code Status Field
Canonical Status Codes for FHIR Resources ( Required )
. . . class 0..* CodeableConcept Classifier Field
. . . grade 0..1 CodeableConcept A field that indicates the potential impact of the content of the resource
. . . what[x] 0..1 What this resource is about
. . . . whatCodeableConcept CodeableConcept
. . . . whatReference Reference ( Any )
. . . subject 0..* Reference ( Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Organization ) Who this resource is about
. . . context 0..1 Reference ( Encounter | EpisodeOfCare ) Context for the work described in this resource
. . . init 0..1 dateTime When the work described in this resource was started (or will be)
. . . planned 0..* Timing When this resource is planned to occur
. . . done[x] 0..1 When the work described in this resource was completed (or will be)
. . . . doneDateTime dateTime
. . . . donePeriod Period
. . . recorded 0..1 instant When this resource itself was created
. . . author 0..* Reference ( Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Organization ) Who authored the content of the resource
. . . source 0..* Reference ( Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Organization ) Who provided the information in this resource
. . . actor 0..* Reference ( Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Organization ) Who did the work described the resource (or will do)
. . . cause 0..* Reference ( Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Organization ) Who prompted the work described in the resource
. . . witness 0..* Reference ( Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson ) Who attests to the content of the resource (individual or org)
. . . who 0..* Reference ( Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Organization ) An actor involved in the work described by this resource
. . . where[x] 0..* The location of the work described
. . . . whereCodeableConcept CodeableConcept
. . . . whereReference Reference ( Location )
. . . why[x] 0..* Why this work was done
. . . . whyCodeableConcept CodeableConcept
. . . . whyReference Reference ( Any )

doco Documentation for this format

UML Diagram ( Legend )

FiveWs ( Logical ) Business Identifier identifier : Identifier [0..*] Identifier for this version version : string [0..1] Status Field (this element modifies the meaning of other elements) status : code [0..1] « Status Field Field. (Strength=Required) Canonical Status Codes for FH... CanonicalStatusCodesForFHIRRe... ! » Classifier Field class : CodeableConcept [0..*] A field that indicates the potential impact of the content of the resource grade : CodeableConcept [0..1] what this resource is about what[x] : Type [0..1] « CodeableConcept | Reference ( Any ) » Who this resource is about subject : Reference [0..*] « Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Organization » a resource that gives context for the work described in this resource (usually Encounter or EpisodeOfCare) context : Reference [0..1] « Encounter | EpisodeOfCare » when the work described in this resource was started (or will be) init : dateTime [0..1] when this resource is planned to occur planned : Timing [0..*] when the work described in this resource was completed (or will be) done[x] : Type [0..1] « dateTime | Period » when this resource itself was created recorded : instant [0..1] who authored the content of the resource author : Reference [0..*] « Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Organization » Who provided the information in this resource source : Reference [0..*] « Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Organization » who did the work described the resource (or will do) actor : Reference [0..*] « Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Organization » who prompted the work described in the resource cause : Reference [0..*] « Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Organization » who attests to the content of the resource (individual or org) witness : Reference [0..*] « Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson » An actor involved in the work described by this resource who : Reference [0..*] « Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Organization » The location of the work described where[x] : Type [0..*] « CodeableConcept | Reference ( Location ) » Why this work was done why[x] : Type [0..*] « CodeableConcept | Reference ( Any ) »

 

Path Definition Type Reference
FiveWs.status Status Field Field. Required Canonical Status Codes for FHIR Resources CanonicalStatusCodesForFHIRResources

Todo

9 8 1 2 N 1 2 N 1 23 2 1 9 1 N 1 NT 1 N 2 1 2 1 N 1 2 1
identifier version status class grade what[x] subject context init planned done[x] recorded author source actor cause witness who where[x] why[x]
Account 1 1 1 N 1 NT 1 1 N
ActivityDefinition 2 NT 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT
AdverseEvent 2 NT 1 N 1 1 N 1 NT 1 N 1 N
AllergyIntolerance 1 2 N 2 NT 1 NT 1 N 1 N 1 N 1 NT 1 NT 1 N 1 N
Appointment 1 1 2 NT 1 NC 1 NT 1 NT 1 N
AppointmentResponse 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 N
AuditEvent 8 NTC 9 NTC 1 N 1 4 NT 7 NT 5 NT 3 NT
Basic 1 1 N 1 1 NT 1
BiologicallyDerivedProduct 1
BodyStructure 1 1 NT 5 NTC 1 N
Bundle 1 1 NT 1 NT
CapabilityStatement 1 NT 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT
CarePlan 1 1 1 N 1 NT 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 1 N 1 N
CareTeam 1 1 1 N 1 1 1 NT 1 N 2 N
ChargeItem 1 1 1 N 1 1 1 NT 2 N 2 N
ChargeItemDefinition 2 NT 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT
Claim 2 1 3 NT 1 N 2 NT 1 NT 1 N 1 N 1 N 1 N 2 NT
ClaimResponse 1 1 3 NT 1 N 1 NT 1 NT 2 N 1 NT 1 N
ClinicalImpression 1 1 1 N 1 1 1 N 1 NT 1 N 1 N
CodeSystem 2 NT 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT
Communication 1 1 1 N 1 NT 1 3 NTC 2 N 2 N 2 N
CommunicationRequest 1 1 1 N 1 NT 1 2 NC 1 NT 1 NT 1 N 2 N 2 N
CompartmentDefinition 1 NT 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT
Composition 1 1 3 NT 1 1 N 1 N 2 1 N
ConceptMap 2 NT 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT
Condition 1 2 N NT 1 N 1 N 1 N 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT 1 N 1 N 2 N
Consent 1 1 1 N 1 N 1 NT 1 N 1 N
Contract 1 21 NTC 2 N 1 NT 2 NT 1 NT 1 N
Coverage 1 1 1 N 4 NT 1 N 1 N
CoverageEligibilityRequest 1 1 2 NT 1 N 1 NT 1 NT 1 N 2 N 1 N 1 N
CoverageEligibilityResponse 1 1 1 NT 1 N 1 NT 1 NT 2 N 1 N
DetectedIssue 1 1 1 N 1 NT 1 N 1 NT 1
Device 2 NT 2 NTC 12 NT 1 N 2 NT 2 NT
DeviceComponent DeviceDefinition 1 4 NT 2 NT 1 NT
DeviceMetric 1 2 NT
DeviceRequest 1 1 1 N NT 1 NT 4 NTC 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 N 2 NT 2 N
DeviceUseStatement 1 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 2 N 2 N
DiagnosticReport 1 1 1 N 1 N 1 1 1 N 1 N 2 N
DocumentManifest 2 N 1 1 N 1 1 N 1 NT 1 N
DocumentReference 2 N 2 N 2 N 1 1 N NC 1 N 1 NT 1 N
EligibilityRequest 1 1 1 N 1 N 1 NT 1 NT 1 N 1 N 1 N 1 N EligibilityResponse 1 1 1 NT 1 N 1 N Encounter 1 1 2 NT 1 N 1 1 NC 1 N 1 N 1 N 2 N
Endpoint 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 N
EnrollmentRequest 2 N
EnrollmentResponse 1 N
EpisodeOfCare 1 1 1 N 1 N 1 N 1 NT
EventDefinition 2 NT 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT
ExampleScenario 2 NT 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT
ExpansionProfile 2 NT 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT ExplanationOfBenefit 1 1 3 NT 1 N 3 NT 1 NT 2 N 2 N 1 N 1 N 3 NT 1 N
FamilyMemberHistory 1 1 1 N 1 NT 2 N
Flag 1 1 1 N 1 N 1 2 NT 1
Goal 1 1 1 N 1 N 1 N 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT 1 N 1 N
GraphDefinition 1 NT 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT
Group 1 1 NT 2 NT 1 N
GuidanceResponse 1 1 1 1 1 N 1 N 2 N
HealthcareService 1 1 NT 1 N 1 N
ImagingStudy 1 1 1 NT 1 1 1 N 1 2 N 1 N 1 N 2 N
Immunization 1 1 1 N 1 N 1 N 1 NT 1 T 2 NT 1 1 N
ImmunizationEvaluation 1 1 1 N 1 N
ImmunizationRecommendation 1 1 N
ImplementationGuide 1 NT 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT
InsurancePlan 2 1 1 N
Invoice 1 1 1 N 1 1 N 1
Library 2 NT 1 1 1 NT 1 N 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT
Linkage 1 NT 1
List 1 1 1 NT 1 N 1 1 N 1 NT 1 N
Location 1 2 NT 3 NT
Measure 2 NT 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT
MeasureReport 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 1 NT 1 N
Media 1 1 1 N 1 N 1 1 1 N 1 N 1 N 1 N
Medication 1 N 1 N
MedicationAdministration 1 1 1 N 1 2 NC 1 N 1 NT 1 N
MedicationDispense 1 1 1 N 1 1 NC
MedicationKnowledge 1 N 1 N
MedicationRequest 1 1 2 NT 1 NT 1 N 1 2 NC 1 NT 1 N 1 N 2 N 2 N
MedicationStatement 1 1 1 N 1 N 1 1 N 1 NT 1 N 2 N
MessageDefinition 2 NT 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT
MessageHeader 1 NT 3 NT 2 N 1 NT 1 N 1 N
NamingSystem 1 NT 1 1 NT 1 NT 2 NT
NutritionOrder 1 1 1 NT 5 NC 1 N 1 1 NT 1 N
Observation 1 1 1 N 2 N 2 N 1 N 1 NT 1 N 1 N
ObservationDefinition 1 NT 1 NT
OccupationalData 1 1 1 OperationDefinition 1 NT 1 1 2 NT 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT
Organization 1 1 NT 1 N
OrganizationRole OrganizationAffiliation 1 1 NT 1 N 1 N
Patient 1 1 NT
PaymentNotice 1 1 2 N 1 NT 1 NT 1 N
PaymentReconciliation 1 1 1 N 1 N 1 NT 1 N 1 N
Person 1 1 NT
PlanDefinition 2 NT 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT
Practitioner 1 1 NT
PractitionerRole 1 1 NT 1 N 1 N
Procedure 1 1 1 N 1 N 1 1 1 NT 1 N 1 N 1 1 N 2 N
ProcessRequest 1 1 1 NT 1 N 1 NT 1 N
ProcessResponse 1 1 1 NT 1 N 1 N
ProductPlan 1 1 1 N Provenance 1 NC 1 N 1 1 NT N 1 NT 1 N 2 N
Questionnaire 2 NT 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT
QuestionnaireResponse 1 1 1 1 1 NT 1 1
RelatedPerson 1 1 NT 1 N 1 N
RequestGroup 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 N 1 1 1 NT 1 1 N 2 N
ResearchStudy 1 1 2 NC 1 N 1 N 2 N 1 N 1 N
ResearchSubject 1 1 1 NT
RiskAssessment 1 1 1 N 1 N 1 1 1 N 1 N 2 N
Schedule 1 1 NT 3 N 1 N 1 NT
SearchParameter 1 NT 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT
Sequence 1
ServiceRequest 1 1 2 NT 1 NT 1 N 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 N 4 NT 2 N
Slot 1 4 N 2 NT
Specimen 2 N 1 1 N 1 2 NT 1 N 1 N 1 N
StructureDefinition 2 NT 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT
StructureMap 2 NT 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT
Subscription 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT
Substance 1 1 1 N 1 N
SupplyDelivery 1 NT
SupplyRequest 1 1 1 N 1 NT 3 NTC 1 NT 1 NT 1 N 1 N 2 N
Task 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 2 N 1 N 1 1 N 1 NT 1 N 2 NT 1 N 2 N
TerminologyCapabilities 1 NT 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT
TestReport 1 1 1 NT
TestScript 2 NT 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT
UserSession 1 1 N 1 NC 1 TC 1 N 1 NT
ValueSet 2 NT 1 1 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT 1 NT
VisionPrescription 1 1 1 N 1 N 1 NT 1 N 1 N