Referral Profile¶
| Canonical | ../StructureDefinition/nexus-core-referral |
|---|---|
| Status | draft · 1.26.0 |
| Base | ServiceRequest (constraint) |
| Source | FSH · JSON |
Defines the Nexus EMR FHIR profile for referrals: a request that another clinician or service accept the patient, for consultation, second opinion, or ongoing management. Aligned to the pan-Canadian CA-eReC / Ontario eReferral contract, which is the shape Nexus already exchanges with Ocean. Distinct from NexusEmrCoreServiceRequest, which governs laboratory, imaging and procedure ORDERS and fixes intent to order.
Elements / Key elements
The working view: must-support, required, modifier and sliced elements from the effective (snapshot) definition.
| Element | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ServiceRequest | 0..* | Nexus EMR Referral Invariants: dom-2, dom-3, dom-4, dom-5, dom-6, prr-1, nexus-note-extension-not-where-native, referral-code-has-text, referral-category-coded |
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| meta | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource Invariants: ele-1 |
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| source | S | 0..1 | uri | Identifies EMR instance & pipeline version the resource came from i Invariants: ele-1 |
| implicitRules | ?! | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created i Invariants: ele-1 |
| text | S | 0..1 | Narrative | Narrative i Invariants: ele-1 |
| identifier | S | 0..* | Identifier | Business identifier(s) for the referral i Invariants: ele-1 |
| use | ?! | 0..1 | code | usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) i Binding: identifier-use ( required)Invariants: ele-1 |
| system | 1..1 | uri | The namespace for the identifier value i Invariants: ele-1 |
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| value | 1..1 | string | The value that is unique i Invariants: ele-1 |
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| status | S ?! | 1..1 | code | draft | active | on-hold | revoked | completed | entered-in-error i Binding: request-status ( required)Invariants: ele-1 |
| intent | S ?! | 1..1 | code | proposal i Fixed: proposalBinding: request-intent ( required)Invariants: ele-1 |
| category | S | 1..* | CodeableConcept | Receiving service or specialty i Binding: Referral Service Type Value Set ( extensible)Invariants: ele-1 |
| priority | S | 0..1 | code | routine | urgent | asap | stat Binding: request-priority ( required)Invariants: ele-1 |
| doNotPerform | ?! | 0..1 | boolean | True if service/procedure should not be performed i Invariants: ele-1 |
| code | S | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Specific requested service, when more precise than category i Binding: procedure-code ( example)Invariants: ele-1 |
| subject | S | 1..1 | Reference(Patient Profile) | The patient being referred Invariants: ele-1 |
| encounter | S | 0..1 | Reference(Encounter Profile) | Encounter in which the referral was created Invariants: ele-1 |
| occurrence[x] | S | 0..1 | dateTime, Period, Timing | When the referred service should occur Invariants: ele-1 |
| authoredOn | S | 1..1 | dateTime | Date the referral was authored i Invariants: ele-1 |
| requester | S | 1..1 | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Organization | Patient | RelatedPerson | Device) | Who is making the referral i Invariants: ele-1 |
| performer | S | 0..* | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Organization | CareTeam | HealthcareService | Patient | Device | RelatedPerson) | The service or clinician the referral is directed to i Invariants: ele-1 |
| reasonCode | S | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Why the referral is being made i Binding: procedure-reason ( example)Invariants: ele-1 |
| supportingInfo | S | 0..* | Reference(Resource) | Prior results, notes and documents sent with the referral i Invariants: ele-1 |
| note | S | 0..* | Annotation | Free-text notes on the referral Invariants: ele-1 |