Verifiable Health Link
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## : VHL Receiver Client Capability Statement - JSON Representation

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        "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CapabilityStatement VHLReceiverCapabilityStatement</b></p><a name=\"VHLReceiverCapabilityStatement\"> </a><a name=\"hcVHLReceiverCapabilityStatement\"> </a><h2 id=\"title\">VHL Receiver Client Capability Statement</h2><ul><li>Implementation Guide Version: 0.0.2-current </li><li>FHIR Version: 4.0.1 </li><li>Supported Formats: <code>application/fhir+json</code>, <code>application/fhir+xml</code></li><li>Published on: 2024-01-15 </li><li>Published by: IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Committee </li></ul><blockquote class=\"impl-note\"><p><strong>Note to Implementers: FHIR Capabilities</strong></p><p>Any FHIR capability may be 'allowed' by the system unless explicitly marked as 'SHALL NOT'. A few items are marked as MAY in the Implementation Guide to highlight their potential relevance to the use case.</p></blockquote><h2 id=\"rest\">FHIR RESTful Capabilities</h2><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h3 id=\"mode1\" class=\"panel-title\">Mode: <code>client</code></h3></div><div class=\"panel-body\"><div><p>VHL Receiver retrieves document manifests (List resources) and optionally DocumentReference resources from VHL Sharers using VHL-authorized manifest URLs. The client extracts the manifest URL from the VHL payload (obtained via ITI-YY4 Provide VHL) and performs a FHIR search with mandatory parameters.</p>\n</div><div class=\"lead\"><em>Security</em></div><blockquote><div><p>Implementations SHALL support ATNA Authenticate Node [ITI-19] for mutual TLS authentication. The VHL Receiver SHALL provide the VHL authorization token (folder ID) and MAY provide additional authentication tokens (OAuth 2.0, JWS signatures).</p>\n</div></blockquote></div></div><h3 id=\"resourcesCap1\">Capabilities by Resource/Profile</h3><h4 id=\"resourcesSummary1\">Summary</h4><p>The summary table lists the resources that are part of this configuration, and for each resource it lists:</p><ul><li>The relevant profiles (if any)</li><li>The interactions supported by each resource (<b><span class=\"bg-info\">R</span></b>ead, <b><span class=\"bg-info\">S</span></b>earch, <b><span class=\"bg-info\">U</span></b>pdate, and <b><span class=\"bg-info\">C</span></b>reate, are always shown, while <b><span class=\"bg-info\">VR</span></b>ead, <b><span class=\"bg-info\">P</span></b>atch, <b><span class=\"bg-info\">D</span></b>elete, <b><span class=\"bg-info\">H</span></b>istory on <b><span class=\"bg-info\">I</span></b>nstance, or <b><span class=\"bg-info\">H</span></b>istory on <b><span class=\"bg-info\">T</span></b>ype are only present if at least one of the resources has support for them.</li><li><span>The required, recommended, and some optional search parameters (if any). </span></li><li>The linked resources enabled for <code>_include</code></li><li>The other resources enabled for <code>_revinclude</code></li><li>The operations on the resource (if any)</li></ul><div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table table-condensed table-hover\"><thead><tr><th><b>Resource Type</b></th><th><b>Profile</b></th><th class=\"text-center\"><b title=\"GET a resource (read interaction)\">R</b></th><th class=\"text-center\"><b title=\"GET all set of resources of the type (search interaction)\">S</b></th><th class=\"text-center\"><b title=\"PUT a new resource version (update interaction)\">U</b></th><th class=\"text-center\"><b title=\"POST a new resource (create interaction)\">C</b></th><th><b title=\"Required and recommended search parameters\">Searches</b></th><th><code><b>_include</b></code></th><th><code><b>_revinclude</b></code></th><th><b>Operations</b></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"#List1-1\">List</a></td><td><a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/list.html\">http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/List</a></td><td class=\"text-center\"/><td class=\"text-center\">y</td><td class=\"text-center\"/><td class=\"text-center\"/><td>_id, code, status, patient</td><td><code>List:item</code></td><td/><td/></tr><tr><td><a href=\"#DocumentReference1-2\">DocumentReference</a></td><td><a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/documentreference.html\">http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DocumentReference</a></td><td class=\"text-center\">y</td><td class=\"text-center\">y</td><td class=\"text-center\"/><td class=\"text-center\"/><td/><td/><td/><td/></tr></tbody></table></div><hr/><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"List1-1\" class=\"panel-title\"><span style=\"float: right;\">Resource Conformance: supported </span>List</h4></div><div class=\"panel-body\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-lg-6\"><span class=\"lead\">Base System Profile</span><br/><a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/list.html\">List</a></div><div class=\"col-lg-3\"><span class=\"lead\">Profile Conformance</span><br/><b>SHALL</b></div><div class=\"col-lg-3\"><span class=\"lead\">Reference Policy</span><br/></div></div><p/><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-lg-6\"><span class=\"lead\">Interaction summary</span><br/><ul><li>Supports <br/><code>search-type</code><div><p>Search for List resources using manifest URL from VHL payload. The VHL Receiver SHALL support searching with _id, code, and status parameters, and SHALL support chained search on the patient parameter (patient.identifier=system|value) to identify the patient. The VHL Receiver SHALL support the _include=List:item parameter to retrieve DocumentReference resources in a single request.</p>\n</div></li></ul></div></div><p/><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\"><span class=\"lead\">Documentation</span><blockquote><div><p>The VHL Receiver searches for List resources using the manifest URL extracted from the VHL payload. The search SHALL include mandatory parameters: _id (folder ID), code, and status, and SHALL include the patient identifier using FHIR chained search on the patient parameter (i.e., patient.identifier=system|value). The VHL Receiver MAY request inclusion of DocumentReference resources via the _include parameter.</p>\n</div></blockquote></div></div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-lg-7\"><span class=\"lead\">Search Parameters</span><table class=\"table table-condensed table-hover\"><thead><tr><th>Conformance</th><th>Parameter</th><th>Type</th><th>Documentation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><b>SHALL</b></td><td><a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/resource.html#search\">_id</a></td><td><code>token</code></td><td><div><p>Folder ID from VHL payload. This is the primary authorization mechanism. SHALL be supported and SHALL be included in every manifest retrieval request.</p>\n</div></td></tr><tr><td><b>SHALL</b></td><td>code</td><td><code>token</code></td><td><div><p>List type, typically 'folder'. SHALL be supported and SHALL be included in manifest URL from VHL payload.</p>\n</div></td></tr><tr><td><b>SHALL</b></td><td><a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/list.html#search\">status</a></td><td><code>token</code></td><td><div><p>List status, typically 'current'. SHALL be supported and SHALL be included in manifest URL from VHL payload.</p>\n</div></td></tr><tr><td><b>SHALL</b></td><td>patient</td><td><code>reference</code></td><td><div><p>Patient reference search parameter. SHALL be supported with FHIR chained search (patient.identifier=system|value) to identify the patient by identifier without requiring a direct Patient resource reference. SHALL be included in the manifest URL from the VHL payload.</p>\n</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class=\"col-lg-5\">\u00a0</div></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\"><h4 id=\"DocumentReference1-2\" class=\"panel-title\"><span style=\"float: right;\">Resource Conformance: supported </span>DocumentReference</h4></div><div class=\"panel-body\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-lg-6\"><span class=\"lead\">Base System Profile</span><br/><a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/documentreference.html\">DocumentReference</a></div><div class=\"col-lg-3\"><span class=\"lead\">Profile Conformance</span><br/><b>SHALL</b></div><div class=\"col-lg-3\"><span class=\"lead\">Reference Policy</span><br/></div></div><p/><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-lg-6\"><span class=\"lead\">Interaction summary</span><br/><ul><li>Supports <br/><code>read</code><div><p>Read individual DocumentReference resources by ID. Used when _include is not supported by the VHL Sharer or when retrieving updated metadata after the initial manifest retrieval.</p>\n</div><code>search-type</code><div><p>Search for DocumentReference resources. MAY be used to retrieve individual DocumentReferences when _include is not available or to apply additional filters after manifest retrieval.</p>\n</div></li></ul></div></div><p/><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\"><span class=\"lead\">Documentation</span><blockquote><div><p>DocumentReference resources MAY be returned as included resources when _include=List:item is used in the List search. The VHL Receiver SHALL be capable of processing DocumentReference resources returned with search.mode='include' in the searchset Bundle.</p>\n</div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div>"
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