STU3 Candidate

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Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the Communication resource.

Communication
Definition

An occurrence of information being transmitted; e.g. an alert that was sent to a responsible provider, a public health agency was notified about a reportable condition.

Control1..1
Summarytrue
Communication.identifier
Definition

Identifiers associated with this Communication that are defined by business processes and/ or used to refer to it when a direct URL reference to the resource itself is not appropriate (e.g. in CDA documents, or in written / printed documentation).

NoteThis is a business identifer, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Control0..*
TypeIdentifier
Summarytrue
Communication.basedOn
Definition

An order, proposal or plan fulfilled in whole or in part by this Communication.

Control0..*
TypeReference(Any)
Summarytrue
Comments

This must point to some sort of a 'Request' resource, such as CarePlan, CommunicationRequest, ReferralRequest, MedicationRequest, etc.

Communication.parent
Definition

Part of this action.

Control0..*
TypeReference(Any)
Summarytrue
Comments

This must point to some sort of an 'Event' resource such as Communication, Procedure, MedicationAdministration, etc.

Communication.status
Definition

The status of the transmission.

Control0..1
Terminology BindingCommunicationStatus (Required)
Typecode
Is Modifiertrue
Summarytrue
Communication.category
Definition

The type of message conveyed such as alert, notification, reminder, instruction, etc.

Control0..1
Terminology BindingCommunicationCategory:
TypeCodeableConcept
Summarytrue
Communication.medium
Definition

A channel that was used for this communication (e.g. email, fax).

Control0..*
Terminology Bindingv3 Code System ParticipationMode (Example)
TypeCodeableConcept
Summarytrue
Communication.subject
Definition

The patient who was the focus of this communication.

Control0..1
TypeReference(Patient | Group)
Summarytrue
Communication.topic
Definition

The resources which were responsible for or related to producing this communication.

Control0..*
TypeReference(Any)
Summarytrue
Communication.context
Definition

The encounter within which the communication was sent.

Control0..1
TypeReference(Encounter | EpisodeOfCare)
Summarytrue
Communication.sent
Definition

The time when this communication was sent.

Control0..1
TypedateTime
Summarytrue
Communication.received
Definition

The time when this communication arrived at the destination.

Control0..1
TypedateTime
Summarytrue
Communication.sender
Definition

The entity (e.g. person, organization, clinical information system, or device) which was the source of the communication.

Control0..1
TypeReference(Device | Organization | Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson)
Summarytrue
Communication.recipient
Definition

The entity (e.g. person, organization, clinical information system, or device) which was the target of the communication. If receipts need to be tracked by individual, a separate resource instance will need to be created for each recipient.  Multiple recipient communications are intended where either a receipt(s) is not tracked (e.g. a mass mail-out) or is captured in aggregate (all emails confirmed received by a particular time).

Control0..*
TypeReference(Device | Organization | Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Group)
Summarytrue
Communication.reason
Definition

The reason or justification for the communication.

Control0..*
Terminology Bindingv3 Code System ActReason (Example)
TypeCodeableConcept
Summarytrue
Communication.payload
Definition

Text, attachment(s), or resource(s) that was communicated to the recipient.

Control0..*
Summarytrue
Communication.payload.content[x]
Definition

A communicated content (or for multi-part communications, one portion of the communication).

Control1..1
Typestring|Attachment|Reference(Any)
[x] NoteSee Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x]
Summarytrue
Communication.note
Definition

Additional notes or commentary about the communication by the sender, receiver or other interested parties.

Control0..*
TypeAnnotation
Summarytrue