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ClinicalImpression

A record of a clinical assessment performed to determine what problem(s) may affect the patient and before planning the treatments or management strategies that are best to manage a patient s condition. Assessments are often 1:1 with a clinical consultation / encounter, but this varies greatly depending on the clinical workflow. This resource is called ClinicalImpression rather than ClinicalAssessment to avoid confusion with the recording of assessment tools such as Apgar score. If the element is present, it must have either a @value, an @id, or extensions

type ClinicalImpression implements Resource {
  identifier: [Identifier]
  status: String
  statusReason: CodeableConcept
  code: CodeableConcept
  description: String
  subject: Reference
  encounter: Reference
  effectiveDateTime: Date
  effectivePeriod: Period
  date: Date
  assessor: Reference
  previous: Reference
  problem: [Reference]
  investigation: [ClinicalImpressionInvestigation]
  protocol: [Uri]
  summary: String
  finding: [ClinicalImpressionFinding]
  prognosisCodeableConcept: [CodeableConcept]
  prognosisReference: [Reference]
  supportingInfo: [Reference]
  note: [Annotation]
  text: Narrative
  contained: [Resource]
  extension: [Extension]
  modifierExtension: [Extension]
  id: String
  meta: Meta
  implicitRules: Uri
  language: String
}

Fields​

ClinicalImpression.identifier ● [Identifier] list object​

Business identifiers assigned to this clinical impression by the performer or other systems which remain constant as the resource is updated and propagates from server to server.

ClinicalImpression.status ● String scalar​

Identifies the workflow status of the assessment.

ClinicalImpression.statusReason ● CodeableConcept object​

Captures the reason for the current state of the ClinicalImpression.

ClinicalImpression.code ● CodeableConcept object​

Categorizes the type of clinical assessment performed.

ClinicalImpression.description ● String scalar​

A summary of the context and/or cause of the assessment - why / where it was performed, and what patient events/status prompted it.

ClinicalImpression.subject ● Reference object​

The patient or group of individuals assessed as part of this record.

ClinicalImpression.encounter ● Reference object​

The Encounter during which this ClinicalImpression was created or to which the creation of this record is tightly associated.

ClinicalImpression.effectiveDateTime ● Date scalar​

The point in time or period over which the subject was assessed. (choose any one of effective*, but only one)

ClinicalImpression.effectivePeriod ● Period object​

The point in time or period over which the subject was assessed. (choose any one of effective*, but only one)

ClinicalImpression.date ● Date scalar​

Indicates when the documentation of the assessment was complete.

ClinicalImpression.assessor ● Reference object​

The clinician performing the assessment.

ClinicalImpression.previous ● Reference object​

A reference to the last assessment that was conducted on this patient. Assessments are often/usually ongoing in nature; a care provider (practitioner or team) will make new assessments on an ongoing basis as new data arises or the patient s conditions changes.

ClinicalImpression.problem ● [Reference] list object​

A list of the relevant problems/conditions for a patient.

ClinicalImpression.investigation ● [ClinicalImpressionInvestigation] list object​

One or more sets of investigations (signs, symptoms, etc.). The actual grouping of investigations varies greatly depending on the type and context of the assessment. These investigations may include data generated during the assessment process, or data previously generated and recorded that is pertinent to the outcomes.

ClinicalImpression.protocol ● [Uri] list scalar​

Reference to a specific published clinical protocol that was followed during this assessment, and/or that provides evidence in support of the diagnosis.

ClinicalImpression.summary ● String scalar​

A text summary of the investigations and the diagnosis.

ClinicalImpression.finding ● [ClinicalImpressionFinding] list object​

Specific findings or diagnoses that were considered likely or relevant to ongoing treatment.

ClinicalImpression.prognosisCodeableConcept ● [CodeableConcept] list object​

Estimate of likely outcome.

ClinicalImpression.prognosisReference ● [Reference] list object​

RiskAssessment expressing likely outcome.

ClinicalImpression.supportingInfo ● [Reference] list object​

Information supporting the clinical impression.

ClinicalImpression.note ● [Annotation] list object​

Commentary about the impression, typically recorded after the impression itself was made, though supplemental notes by the original author could also appear.

ClinicalImpression.text ● Narrative object​

A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource and can be used to represent the content of the resource to a human. The narrative need not encode all the structured data, but is required to contain sufficient detail to make it clinically safe for a human to just read the narrative. Resource definitions may define what content should be represented in the narrative to ensure clinical safety.

ClinicalImpression.contained ● [Resource] list interface​

These resources do not have an independent existence apart from the resource that contains them - they cannot be identified independently, and nor can they have their own independent transaction scope.

ClinicalImpression.extension ● [Extension] list object​

May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.

ClinicalImpression.modifierExtension ● [Extension] list object​

May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it and/or the understanding of the containing element s descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions. Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).

ClinicalImpression.id ● String scalar​

The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes.

ClinicalImpression.meta ● Meta object​

The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure. Changes to the content might not always be associated with version changes to the resource.

ClinicalImpression.implicitRules ● Uri scalar​

A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content. Often, this is a reference to an implementation guide that defines the special rules along with other profiles etc.

ClinicalImpression.language ● String scalar​

The base language in which the resource is written.

Interfaces​

Resource interface​

This is the base resource type for everything.

Returned By​

ClinicalImpression query ● ClinicalImpressionCreate mutation ● ClinicalImpressionList query ● ClinicalImpressionUpdate mutation