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Term | Description |
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Anchor Context | a context that is used as a container for shared content, typical anchor contexts are FHIR resources such as ImagingStudy and DiagnosticReport |
Container | the set of resources related to an anchor resource consisting of the resource itself, all resources referring to the resource and all resources the anchor resource refers to. |
Content | FHIR resources created during a user's interaction with the anchor context and shared with other Subscribers; shared content either directly or indirectly references the anchor context - for example, if the anchor context is a DiagnosticReport the user may make a measurement resulting in a FHIR observation containing measurement information which is shared with other Subscribers. |
Context | a FHIR resource associated with a session which indicates a subject on which applications should synchronize as appropriate to their functionality |
Current Context | the context associated with a session that is active at a given time, that is the context of the last *-open for which no *-close has occurred. |
Hub | handles subscription requests, session change requests, and distributes events to Subscribers |
Session Event | a user initiated workflow event, communicated to Subscribers, containing the current context or shared content |
Subscriber | an application which subscribes to and requests or receives session events |
Topic | an identifier of a session |