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Referral Profile

Canonical../StructureDefinition/nexus-core-referral
Statusdraft · 1.26.0
BaseServiceRequest (constraint)
SourceFSH · 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 / Snapshot

The full effective definition: base ServiceRequest with this profile's constraints applied.

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
id 0..1 http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String Logical id of this artifact i
meta 0..1 Meta Metadata about the resource
Invariants: ele-1
id 0..1 http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension 0..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations i
Slicing: value:url (open)
Invariants: ele-1, ext-1
versionId 0..1 id Version specific identifier i
Invariants: ele-1
lastUpdated 0..1 instant When the resource version last changed i
Invariants: ele-1
source S 0..1 uri Identifies EMR instance & pipeline version the resource came from i
Invariants: ele-1
profile 0..* canonical Profiles this resource claims to conform to i
Invariants: ele-1
security 0..* Coding Security Labels applied to this resource i
Binding: security-labels (extensible)
Invariants: ele-1
tag 0..* Coding Tags applied to this resource i
Binding: common-tags (example)
Invariants: ele-1
implicitRules ?! 0..1 uri A set of rules under which this content was created i
Invariants: ele-1
language 0..1 code Language of the resource content i
Binding: languages (preferred)
Invariants: ele-1
text S 0..1 Narrative Narrative i
Invariants: ele-1
contained 0..* Resource Contained, inline Resources i
extension 0..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations i
Invariants: ele-1, ext-1
modifierExtension ?! 0..* Extension Extensions that cannot be ignored i
Invariants: ele-1, ext-1
identifier S 0..* Identifier Business identifier(s) for the referral i
Invariants: ele-1
id 0..1 http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension 0..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations i
Slicing: value:url (open)
Invariants: ele-1, ext-1
use ?! 0..1 code usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) i
Binding: identifier-use (required)
Invariants: ele-1
type 0..1 CodeableConcept Description of identifier i
Binding: identifier-type (extensible)
Invariants: ele-1
system 1..1 uri The namespace for the identifier value i
Invariants: ele-1
value 1..1 string The value that is unique i
Invariants: ele-1
period 0..1 Period Time period when id is/was valid for use
Invariants: ele-1
assigner 0..1 Reference(Organization) Organization that issued id (may be just text) i
Invariants: ele-1
instantiatesCanonical 0..* canonical Instantiates FHIR protocol or definition i
Invariants: ele-1
instantiatesUri 0..* uri Instantiates external protocol or definition i
Invariants: ele-1
basedOn 0..* Reference(CarePlan | ServiceRequest | MedicationRequest) What request fulfills
Invariants: ele-1
replaces 0..* Reference(ServiceRequest) What request replaces
Invariants: ele-1
requisition 0..1 Identifier Composite Request ID i
Invariants: ele-1
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: proposal
Binding: 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
orderDetail 0..* CodeableConcept Additional order information i
Binding: servicerequest-orderdetail (example)
Invariants: ele-1
quantity[x] 0..1 Quantity, Ratio, Range Service amount
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
asNeeded[x] 0..1 boolean, CodeableConcept Preconditions for service
Binding: medication-as-needed-reason (example)
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
performerType 0..1 CodeableConcept Performer role i
Binding: participant-role (example)
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
locationCode 0..* CodeableConcept Requested location
Binding: v3-ServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType (example)
Invariants: ele-1
locationReference 0..* Reference(Location) Requested location
Invariants: ele-1
reasonCode S 0..* CodeableConcept Why the referral is being made i
Binding: procedure-reason (example)
Invariants: ele-1
reasonReference 0..* Reference(Condition | Observation | DiagnosticReport | DocumentReference) Explanation/Justification for service or service i
Invariants: ele-1
insurance 0..* Reference(Coverage | ClaimResponse) Associated insurance coverage
Invariants: ele-1
supportingInfo S 0..* Reference(Resource) Prior results, notes and documents sent with the referral i
Invariants: ele-1
specimen 0..* Reference(Specimen) Procedure Samples i
Invariants: ele-1
bodySite 0..* CodeableConcept Location on Body i
Binding: body-site (example)
Invariants: ele-1
note S 0..* Annotation Free-text notes on the referral
Invariants: ele-1
patientInstruction 0..1 string Patient or consumer-oriented instructions
Invariants: ele-1
relevantHistory 0..* Reference(Provenance) Request provenance i
Invariants: ele-1