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AU Base Medication Statement
The official URL for this profile is:
http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/au-medicationstatement
This profile builds on MedicationStatement.
This profile was published on Fri May 05 10:53:27 AEST 2017 as a draft by HL7 Australia.
Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | I | 0..* | Record of medication being taken by a patient mst-1: Reason not taken is only permitted if Taken is No | |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource |
![]() ![]() | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created |
![]() ![]() | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: Common Languages (extensible) | |
![]() ![]() | I | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
![]() ![]() | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |
![]() ![]() | 0..* | Extension | Additional Content defined by implementations | |
![]() ![]() | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | External identifier |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..* | Reference(MedicationRequest), Reference(CarePlan), Reference(ProcedureRequest), Reference(ReferralRequest) | Fulfils plan, proposal or order |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..* | Reference(MedicationAdministration), Reference(MedicationDispense), Reference(MedicationStatement), Reference(Procedure), Reference(Observation) | Part of referenced event |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Encounter), Reference(EpisodeOfCare) | Encounter / Episode associated with MedicationStatement |
![]() ![]() | ?!Σ | 1..1 | code | active | completed | entered-in-error | intended | stopped | on-hold Binding: MedicationStatementStatus (required) |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of medication usage Binding: MedicationStatementCategory (preferred) |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept, Reference(Medication) | What medication was taken Binding: SNOMED CT Medication Codes (example) |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | dateTime, Period | The date/time or interval when the medication was taken |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | dateTime | When the statement was asserted? |
![]() ![]() | 0..1 | Reference(Patient), Reference(Practitioner), Reference(RelatedPerson), Reference(Organization) | Person or organization that provided the information about the taking of this medication | |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(Patient), Reference(Group) | Who is/was taking the medication |
![]() ![]() | 0..* | Reference(Resource) | Additional supporting information | |
![]() ![]() | ?!Σ | 1..1 | code | y | n | unk | na Binding: MedicationStatementTaken (required) |
![]() ![]() | I | 0..* | CodeableConcept | True if asserting medication was not given Binding: SNOMED CT Drugs not taken/completed Codes (example) |
![]() ![]() | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Reason for why the medication is being/was taken Binding: Condition/Problem/Diagnosis Codes (example) | |
![]() ![]() | 0..* | Reference(Condition), Reference(Observation) | Condition or observation that supports why the medication is being/was taken | |
![]() ![]() | 0..* | Annotation | Further information about the statement | |
![]() ![]() | 0..* | Dosage | Details of how medication is/was taken or should be taken | |
Documentation for this format | ||||
Differential View
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | I | 0..* | Record of medication being taken by a patient mst-1: Reason not taken is only permitted if Taken is No | |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource |
![]() ![]() | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created |
![]() ![]() | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: Common Languages (extensible) | |
![]() ![]() | I | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
![]() ![]() | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |
![]() ![]() | 0..* | Extension | Additional Content defined by implementations | |
![]() ![]() | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | External identifier |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..* | Reference(MedicationRequest), Reference(CarePlan), Reference(ProcedureRequest), Reference(ReferralRequest) | Fulfils plan, proposal or order |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..* | Reference(MedicationAdministration), Reference(MedicationDispense), Reference(MedicationStatement), Reference(Procedure), Reference(Observation) | Part of referenced event |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Encounter), Reference(EpisodeOfCare) | Encounter / Episode associated with MedicationStatement |
![]() ![]() | ?!Σ | 1..1 | code | active | completed | entered-in-error | intended | stopped | on-hold Binding: MedicationStatementStatus (required) |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of medication usage Binding: MedicationStatementCategory (preferred) |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept, Reference(Medication) | What medication was taken Binding: SNOMED CT Medication Codes (example) |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | dateTime, Period | The date/time or interval when the medication was taken |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | dateTime | When the statement was asserted? |
![]() ![]() | 0..1 | Reference(Patient), Reference(Practitioner), Reference(RelatedPerson), Reference(Organization) | Person or organization that provided the information about the taking of this medication | |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(Patient), Reference(Group) | Who is/was taking the medication |
![]() ![]() | 0..* | Reference(Resource) | Additional supporting information | |
![]() ![]() | ?!Σ | 1..1 | code | y | n | unk | na Binding: MedicationStatementTaken (required) |
![]() ![]() | I | 0..* | CodeableConcept | True if asserting medication was not given Binding: SNOMED CT Drugs not taken/completed Codes (example) |
![]() ![]() | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Reason for why the medication is being/was taken Binding: Condition/Problem/Diagnosis Codes (example) | |
![]() ![]() | 0..* | Reference(Condition), Reference(Observation) | Condition or observation that supports why the medication is being/was taken | |
![]() ![]() | 0..* | Annotation | Further information about the statement | |
![]() ![]() | 0..* | Dosage | Details of how medication is/was taken or should be taken | |
Documentation for this format | ||||
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