Mobile Care Services Discovery (mCSD), published by IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Committee. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 3.9.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/IHE/ITI.mCSD/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Mobile Care Services Discovery (mCSD)

Official URL: https://profiles.ihe.net/ITI/mCSD/ImplementationGuide/ihe.iti.mcsd				Version: 3.9.0
Active as of 2024-12-12				Computable Name: IHE_ITI_mCSD

The Mobile Care Services Discovery (mCSD) Profile supports RESTful queries across related care services resources.

The loosely coupled design and flexible querying capability of the mCSD Profile means it can be deployed within a variety of eHealth architectures and support a wide array of care workflows.

Organization of This Guide

This guide is organized into the following four main sections:

1. Volume 1: Profiles
   1. mCSD Introduction
   2. mCSD Actors, Transactions, and Content Modules
   3. mCSD Actor Options
   4. mCSD Required Groupings
   5. mCSD Overview
   6. mCSD Security Considerations
   7. mCSD Cross-Profile Considerations
   8. mCSD Deployment Considerations
   9. mCSD Endpoint Usage Considerations
2. Volume 2: Transaction Detail
   1. Find Matching Care Services [ITI-90]
   2. Request Care Services Updates [ITI-91]
3. Other
   1. Test Plan
   2. Changes to Other IHE Specifications
   3. Download and Analysis

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Conformance Expectations

IHE uses the normative words: Shall, Should, and May according to standards conventions.

mCSD uses Must Support in StructureDefinition profiles. This is equivalent to the IHE use of R2 as defined in Appendix Z.