FHIR Extensions Pack
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FHIR Extensions Pack, published by HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 5.3.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/fhir-extensions/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Extension: Patient preferred pharmacy

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-preferredPharmacy Version: 5.3.0
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 0 Responsible: HL7 International / Patient Administration Computable Name: PatientPreferredPharmacy
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.97.42.60

The pharmacies that are preferred for dispensing prescribed medications. A patient might prefer their local pharmacy. A provider in a given practice may prefer a pharmacy near their clinic. Or facilities may have a preference to use an in-house pharmacy. These preferences may be represented using this extension on several resource types, and are expected to be inputs into a process that determines which pharmacy is ultimately used to dispense a medication. That process may include considering drug formularies, pharmacy operating hours, pharmacy inventory, practitioner preferences, patient preferences, etc.

Context of Use

This extension may be used on the following element(s)

Usage info

Usages:

  • This Extension is not used by any profiles in this Specification

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Changes since version 5.3.0:

  • No changes

    • Formal Views of Extension Content

    Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Complex Extension: The pharmacies that are preferred for dispensing prescribed medications. A patient might prefer their local pharmacy. A provider in a given practice may prefer a pharmacy near their clinic. Or facilities may have a preference to use an in-house pharmacy. These preferences may be represented using this extension on several resource types, and are expected to be inputs into a process that determines which pharmacy is ultimately used to dispense a medication. That process may include considering drug formularies, pharmacy operating hours, pharmacy inventory, practitioner preferences, patient preferences, etc.

    • pharmacy: Reference: The pharmacy that is preferred for dispensing prescribed medications.
    • type: CodeableConcept: Identifies the categories of medications for which this pharmacy is preferred.

    Maturity: 0

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: doco
    Extension 0..* Extension Patient's preferred pharmacy
    Extension.Slices for extension Content/Rules for all slices
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:pharmacy 1..1 Extension Preferred pharmacy for dispensing prescribed medications
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:pharmacy.extension 0..0 Extension
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:pharmacy.url 1..1 uri "pharmacy"
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:pharmacy.value[x] 1..1 Reference(Organization) Value of extension
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:type 1..1 Extension Category of pharmacy
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:type.extension 0..0 Extension
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:type.url 1..1 uri "type"
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:type.value[x] 1..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
    Binding Description: (example): Category of medications dispensed by the pharmacy.
    Extension.url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-preferredPharmacy"
    Extension.value[x] 0..0 Value of extension

    doco Documentation for this format
    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: doco
    Extension 0..* Extension Patient's preferred pharmacy
    Extension.id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    Extension.Slices for extension 2..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations
    Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:pharmacy 1..1 Extension Preferred pharmacy for dispensing prescribed medications
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:pharmacy.id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:pharmacy.extension 0..0 Extension
    Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url

    Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:pharmacy.url 1..1 uri "pharmacy"
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:pharmacy.value[x] 1..1 Reference(Organization) Value of extension
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:type 1..1 Extension Category of pharmacy
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:type.id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:type.extension 0..0 Extension
    Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url

    Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:type.url 1..1 uri "type"
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:type.value[x] 1..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
    Binding Description: (example): Category of medications dispensed by the pharmacy.
    Extension.url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-preferredPharmacy"

    doco Documentation for this format

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Complex Extension: The pharmacies that are preferred for dispensing prescribed medications. A patient might prefer their local pharmacy. A provider in a given practice may prefer a pharmacy near their clinic. Or facilities may have a preference to use an in-house pharmacy. These preferences may be represented using this extension on several resource types, and are expected to be inputs into a process that determines which pharmacy is ultimately used to dispense a medication. That process may include considering drug formularies, pharmacy operating hours, pharmacy inventory, practitioner preferences, patient preferences, etc.

    • pharmacy: Reference: The pharmacy that is preferred for dispensing prescribed medications.
    • type: CodeableConcept: Identifies the categories of medications for which this pharmacy is preferred.

    Maturity: 0

    Differential View

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: doco
    Extension 0..* Extension Patient's preferred pharmacy
    Extension.Slices for extension Content/Rules for all slices
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:pharmacy 1..1 Extension Preferred pharmacy for dispensing prescribed medications
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:pharmacy.extension 0..0 Extension
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:pharmacy.url 1..1 uri "pharmacy"
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:pharmacy.value[x] 1..1 Reference(Organization) Value of extension
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:type 1..1 Extension Category of pharmacy
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:type.extension 0..0 Extension
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:type.url 1..1 uri "type"
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:type.value[x] 1..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
    Binding Description: (example): Category of medications dispensed by the pharmacy.
    Extension.url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-preferredPharmacy"
    Extension.value[x] 0..0 Value of extension

    doco Documentation for this format

    Snapshot View

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: doco
    Extension 0..* Extension Patient's preferred pharmacy
    Extension.id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    Extension.Slices for extension 2..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations
    Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:pharmacy 1..1 Extension Preferred pharmacy for dispensing prescribed medications
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:pharmacy.id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:pharmacy.extension 0..0 Extension
    Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url

    Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:pharmacy.url 1..1 uri "pharmacy"
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:pharmacy.value[x] 1..1 Reference(Organization) Value of extension
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:type 1..1 Extension Category of pharmacy
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:type.id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:type.extension 0..0 Extension
    Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url

    Slicing Note: The rules on this element (including its children) apply to all the slices, but are not repeated in them
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:type.url 1..1 uri "type"
    Extension.Slices for extension.extension:type.value[x] 1..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
    Binding Description: (example): Category of medications dispensed by the pharmacy.
    Extension.url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-preferredPharmacy"

    doco Documentation for this format

     

    Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

    Terminology Bindings

    Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
    Extension.extension:type.​value[x] Base example Not State Unknown

    Constraints

    Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
    ele-1 error **ALL** elements All FHIR elements must have a @value or children hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
    ext-1 error **ALL** extensions Must have either extensions or value[x], not both extension.exists() != value.exists()

    R4B

    The extension is unchanged in R4B

    R4

    The extension is unchanged in R4

    R3

    The extension is unchanged in R3

    Search Parameters for this Extension

    (none found)