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5.20.6 8.13.7 Resource Flag - Detailed Descriptions

Patient Care Work Group Maturity Level : 1   Trial Use Compartments : Device , Patient , Practitioner

Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the Flag resource.

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Flag
Definition

Prospective warnings of potential issues when providing care to the patient.

Control 1..1
Alternate Names Barriers to Care; Alert; Warning
Flag.identifier
Definition

Identifier assigned to the flag for external use (outside the FHIR environment).

Note This is a business identifer, not a resource identifier (see discussion )
Control 0..*
Type Identifier
Summary true
Flag.category Flag.status
Definition

Allows an flag to be divided into different categories like clinical, administrative etc. Intended to be used as a means of filtering which flags are displayed to particular user or in a given context. Supports basic workflow.

Control 0..1 1..1
Terminology Binding Flag Category: A general category for flags for filtering/display purposes. FlagStatus ( Example Required )
Type CodeableConcept code
Is Modifier true
Summary true
Comments

This element is labeled as a modifier because the status contains codes that mark the resource as not currently valid.

Flag.status Flag.category
Definition

Supports basic workflow. Allows an flag to be divided into different categories like clinical, administrative etc. Intended to be used as a means of filtering which flags are displayed to particular user or in a given context.

Control 1..1 0..1
Terminology Binding FlagStatus: Indicates whether this flag is active and needs to be displayed to a user, or whether it is no longer needed or entered in error. Flag Category ( Required Example )
Type code Is Modifier CodeableConcept
Summary true
Flag.period Flag.code
Definition

The period of time from the activation coded value or textual component of the flag to inactivation of the flag. If the flag is active, the end of display to the period should be unspecified. user.

Control 0..1 1..1
Terminology Binding Flag Code ( Example )
Type Period CodeableConcept
Summary true
Comments

If non coded, use CodeableConcept.text. This element should always be included in the narrative.

Flag.subject
Definition

The patient, location, group , organization , or practitioner practitioner, etc. this is about record this flag is associated with.

Control 1..1
Type Reference ( Patient | Location | Group | Organization | Practitioner | PlanDefinition | Medication | Procedure )
Summary true
Flag.encounter Flag.period
Definition

This alert The period of time from the activation of the flag to inactivation of the flag. If the flag is only relevant during active, the encounter. end of the period should be unspecified.

Control 0..1
Type Reference ( Encounter Period )
Summary true
Flag.author Flag.encounter
Definition

The person, organization or device that created This alert is only relevant during the flag. encounter.

Control 0..1
Type Reference ( Device | Organization | Patient | Practitioner Encounter )
Summary true
Comments

If both Flag.encounter and Flag.period are valued, then Flag.period.start shall not be before Encounter.period.start and Flag.period.end shall not be after Encounter.period.end.

Flag.code Flag.author
Definition

The coded value person, organization or textual component of the flag to display to device that created the user. flag.

Control 1..1 0..1
Binding Type Flag Code: Detail codes identifying specific flagged issues. Reference ( Example Device ) Type | Organization CodeableConcept | Patient | Practitioner )
Summary true