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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.

Examples

Conforming instances (each opens inside this tab):

  • Received Over Ontario eReferral — A cardiology referral as it arrives from Ocean -- intent proposal, the destination in category and no code element, which is the shape the Ontario eReferral contract sends. Demons…