AU Core Implementation Guide
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AU Core Implementation Guide, published by HL7 Australia. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 2.0.0-ci-build built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/hl7au/au-fhir-core/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Comparison With Other National and International IGs

Page standards status: Informative

AU Core aligns to, and leverages, international standards and other national standards, in particular:

Relationships between AU Core, AUCDI, and the above key implementation guides is described in Relationship with other IGs.

International Patient Access (IPA) and International Patient Summary (IPS) are specifically referenced, as many of the profiles defined in AU Core are expected in future to be adopted in Australian localisations of these international standards.

Corresponding profiles, conformance requirements, and capability statements included in the key FHIR implementation guides were reviewed and considered during AU Core's development to ensure alignment, and to facilitate adoption of, this standard.

The below comparison evaluates AU Core conformance requirements with the key implementation guides identifying where compliance with AU Core satisfies the expectations established by the referenced implementation guide.

Profile Comparison

As part of profile comparison, the requirements, constraints, and standards specified in a particular FHIR profile are evaluated. These requirements can include mandatory elements, Must Support elements, cardinality constraints, data types, terminology bindings, usage rules, extensions, and rules on missing or suppressed data.

The table below provides a profile only comparison from AU Core to profiles in key implementation guides. Compliance in the reverse direction is not guaranteed, i.e. a resource that is compliant with an IPA profile MAY NOT be compliant with AU Core.

The comparison considers SHALL and SHOULD requirements. MAY requirements are not compared.

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Compliant: An AU Core compliant resource meets all requirements of the compared profile.

Additional requirements: An AU Core compliant resource is compatible, but additional changes may be needed to meet all requirements of the compared profile. Where additional requirements are identified, more information is provided in the sections below.

Incompatible: An AU Core compliant resource is incompatible with the compared profile. A resource cannot be compliant to both. Where incompatible requirements are identified, more information is provided in the sections below.

No equivalent profile: No equivalent profile for comparison.

AU Core IPA 1.1.0 IPS 2.0.0 US Core 8.0.0
AU Core AllergyIntolerance
AU Core Blood Pressure
AU Core Body Height
AU Core Body Temperature
AU Core Body Weight
AU Core Condition
AU Core Diagnostic Result Observation
AU Core Encounter
AU Core HealthcareService
AU Core Heart Rate
AU Core Immunization
AU Core Location
AU Core Medication
AU Core MedicationRequest
AU Core MedicationStatement
AU Core Organization
AU Core Pathology Result Observation
AU Core Patient
AU Core Practitioner
AU Core PractitionerRole
AU Core Procedure
AU Core RelatedPerson
AU Core Respiration Rate
AU Core Smoking Status
AU Core Waist Circumference

IPA Profile Additional Requirements

The following IPA profile(s) contain additional requirements. Implementers are advised to note that some code changes may be required to support these profiles.

AU Core Profile IPA 1.1.0 Profile Element IPA Profile Additional requirements
AU Core MedicationRequest IPA-MedicationRequest MedicationRequest.reported[x] Element flagged as Must Support in IPA.
AU Core MedicationStatement IPA-MedicationStatement MedicationStatement.statusReason Element flagged as Must Support in IPA.
MedicationStatement.context Element flagged as Must Support in IPA.
MedicationStatement.informationSource Element flagged as Must Support in IPA.
AU Core Patient IPA-Patient Patient.identifier IPA requires all identifiers to have value (1..1), and at least one of system, type or assigner (ipa-pat-1).
Patient.identifier.value Element flagged as Must Support in IPA.
Patient.name.text Sub-element SHOULD be present (ipa-pat-3).
Patient.active Element SHOULD be present if Patient.link is present (ipa-pat-4). Element flagged as Must Support in IPA.
Patient.link Element flagged as Must Support in IPA.
AU Core Practitioner IPA-Practitioner Practitioner.name.text Sub-element SHOULD be present (ipa-pract-1).
Missing Data

AU Core compliant resources are compliant with IPA requirements for Missing Data.

Suppressed Data

IPA does not include requirements for Suppressed Data.

Additional Profiles

This version of AU Core has no equivalent profile for the following IPA profiles:

  • IPA-DocumentReference

IPS Profile Additional Requirements

The following IPS profile(s) contain additional requirements. Implementers are advised to note that some code changes may be required to support these profiles.

AU Core Profile IPS 2.0.0 Profile Element IPS Profile Additional requirements
AU Core AllergyIntolerance AllergyIntolerance (IPS) AllergyIntolerance.patient.reference IPS requires minimum of 1. Element flagged as Must Support in IPS.
AllergyIntolerance.type Element flagged as Must Support in IPS.
AllergyIntolerance.clinicalStatus Sub-elements of CodeableConceptIPS are flagged as Must Support.
AllergyIntolerance.code Sub-elements of CodeableConceptIPS are flagged as Must Support.
AllergyIntolerance.reaction.manifestation Sub-elements of CodeableConceptIPS are flagged as Must Support.
AU Core Condition Condition (IPS) Condition.subject.reference IPS requires minimum of 1. Element flagged as Must Support in IPS.
Condition.clinicalStatus Sub-elements of CodeableConceptIPS are flagged as Must Support.
Condition.verificationStatus Sub-elements of CodeableConceptIPS are flagged as Must Support.
Condition.category Sub-elements of CodeableConceptIPS are flagged as Must Support.
Condition.severity Sub-elements of CodeableConceptIPS are flagged as Must Support.
Condition.code Sub-elements of CodeableConceptIPS are flagged as Must Support.
AU Core Immunization Immunization (IPS) Immunization.vaccineCode Sub-elements of CodeableConceptIPS are flagged as Must Support.
Immunization.patient.reference IPS requires minimum of 1. Element flagged as Must Support in IPS.
AU Core Medication Medication (IPS) Medication.code Sub-elements of CodeableConceptIPS are flagged as Must Support.
Medication.form Sub-elements of CodeableConceptIPS are flagged as Must Support. Element flagged as Must Support in IPS.
Medication.ingredient Element flagged as Must Support in IPS.
Medication.ingredient.item[x] Sub-elements of CodeableConceptIPS are flagged as Must Support. Element flagged as Must Support in IPS.
Medication.ingredient.strength Sub-elements of Ratio (IPS) are flagged as Must Support. Element flagged as Must Support in IPS.
AU Core MedicationRequest MedicationRequest (IPS) MedicationRequest.subject.reference IPS requires minimum of 1. Element flagged as Must Support in IPS.
MedicationRequest.medication[x] Sub-elements of CodeableConceptIPS are flagged as Must Support.
MedicationRequest.doNotPerform IPS requires value 'false'.
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.timing Element flagged as Must Support in IPS.
AU Core MedicationStatement MedicationStatement (IPS) MedicationStatement.medication[x] Sub-elements of CodeableConceptIPS are flagged as Must Support.
MedicationStatement.subject.reference IPS requires minimum of 1. Element flagged as Must Support in IPS.
MedicationStatement.effective[x] IPS requires minimum of 1. Type choice dateTime is flagged as Must Support in IPS.
MedicationStatement.dosage.timing Element flagged as Must Support in IPS.
AU Core Pathology Result Observation Observation Results - Laboratory/Pathology (IPS) Observation.status IPS requires value from Results Status Codes - IPS.
Observation.subject.reference IPS requires minimum of 1. Element flagged as Must Support in IPS.
Observation.effective[x] IPS prohibits types Timing and instant. Type dateTime is flagged as Must Support in IPS.
Observation.performer IPS requires minimum of 1.
Observation.category Sub-elements of CodeableConceptIPS are flagged as Must Support.
Observation.code Sub-elements of CodeableConceptIPS are flagged as Must Support.
Observation.value[x] Types string, Quantity and CodeableConceptIPS are flagged as Must Support in IPS. IPS preferred additional binding to Results Coded Values Laboratory/Pathology - IPS.
AU Core Patient Patient (IPS) Patient.name IPS does not allow Data Absent Reason extension (ips-pat-1).
Patient.generalPractitioner Element flagged as Must Support in IPS.
AU Core Practitioner Practitioner (IPS) Practitioner.telecom Element flagged as Must Support in IPS.
Practitioner.address Element flagged as Must Support in IPS.
AU Core PractitionerRole PractitionerRole (IPS) PractitionerRole.code Sub-elements of CodeableConceptIPS are flagged as Must Support.
AU Core Procedure Procedure (IPS) Procedure.code Sub-elements of CodeableConceptIPS are flagged as Must Support.
Procedure.subject.reference IPS requires minimum of 1. Element flagged as Must Support in IPS.
Procedure.performed[x] IPS requires minimum of 1. Type choice dateTime is flagged as Must Support in IPS.
AU Core Smoking Status Observation Social History - Tobacco Use (IPS) Observation.subject.reference IPS requires minimum of 1. Element flagged as Must Support in IPS.
Observation.code IPS requires LOINC code 72166-2. Sub-elements of CodeableConceptIPS are flagged as Must Support.
Observation.component Element prohibited in IPS.
Missing Data

AU Core compliant resources are compliant with IPS requirements for Missing Data.

Suppressed Data

IPS does not include requirements for Suppressed Data.

Additional Profiles

This version of AU Core has no equivalent profile for the following IPS profiles:

  • Bundle (IPS)
  • Composition (IPS)
  • Device (IPS)
  • Device - Performer or Observer (IPS)
  • DeviceUseStatement (IPS)
  • DiagnosticReport (IPS)
  • Flag - Alert (IPS)
  • ImagingStudy (IPS)
  • Observation Pregnancy - Expected Delivery Date (IPS)
  • Observation Pregnancy - Outcome (IPS)
  • Observation Pregnancy- Status (IPS)
  • Observation Results - Radiology (IPS)
  • Observation Social History - Alcohol Use (IPS)
  • Specimen (IPS)

US Core Profile Additional Requirements

The following US Core profile(s) contain additional requirements. Implementers are advised to note that some code changes may be required to support these profiles.

AU Core Profile US Core 8.0.0 Profile Element US Core Profile Additional requirements
AU Core AllergyIntolerance US Core AllergyIntolerance Profile AllergyIntolerance.code US Core extensible binding to Common substances for allergy and intolerance documentation including refutations.
AllergyIntolerance.manifestation US Core extensible binding to SNOMED CT Clinical Findings.
AU Core Blood Pressure US Core Blood Pressure Profile Observation.performer Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Observation.code US Core extensible binding to Vital Sign Result Type.
Observation.value[x] Type choice Quantity is flagged as Must Support in US Core.
AU Core Body Height US Core Body Height Profile Observation.performer Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Observation.code US Core extensible binding to Vital Sign Result Type.
Observation.component.code US Core extensible binding to Vital Sign Result Type.
Observation.component.value[x] Type choice Quantity is flagged as Must Support in US Core.
AU Core Body Temperature US Core Body Temperature Profile Observation.performer Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Observation.code US Core extensible binding to Vital Sign Result Type.
Observation.component.code US Core extensible binding to Vital Sign Result Type.
Observation.component.value[x] Type choice Quantity is flagged as Must Support in US Core.
AU Core Body Weight US Core Body Weight Profile Observation.performer Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Observation.code US Core extensible binding to Vital Sign Result Type.
Observation.component.code US Core extensible binding to Vital Sign Result Type.
Observation.component.value[x] Type choice Quantity is flagged as Must Support in US Core.
AU Core Condition US Core Condition Problems and Health Concerns Profile Condition.category US Core requires category of 'problem-list-item' or 'health-concern'.
Condition.meta Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Condition.meta.lastUpdated Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Condition.assertedDate Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Condition.abatement[x] Type choice dateTime is flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Condition.recordedDate Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
US Core Condition Encounter Diagnosis Profile Condition.encounter Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Condition.recordedDate Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
AU Core Diagnostic Result Observation US Core Observation Clinical Result Profile Observation.code US Core extensible binding to LOINC Codes.
Observation.value[x] US Core requires UCUM for coded quantity units (us-core-3). Type choices Quantity, CodeableConcept and string are flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Observation.encounter Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Observation.effective[x] Type choice dateTime is flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Observation.performer Reference target Practitioner is flagged as Must Support in US Core.
AU Core Encounter US Core Encounter Profile Encounter.type US Core requires minimum of 1. Element flagged as Must Support in US Core. US Core extensible binding to Encounter Type.
Encounter.meta Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Encounter.meta.lastUpdated Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Encounter.identifier US Core requires all identifiers to have system and value. Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Encounter.identifier.system Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Encounter.identifier.value Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Encounter.participant.period Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Encounter.hospitalization Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Encounter.hospitalization.dischargeDisposition Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
AU Core Heart Rate US Core Heart Rate Profile Observation.code US Core extensible binding to Vital Sign Result Type.
Observation.performer Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Observation.component.code US Core extensible binding to Vital Sign Result Type.
Observation.component.value[x] Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
AU Core Immunization US Core Immunization Profile Immunization.vaccineCode US Core extensible binding to CVX Vaccines Administered Vaccine Set.
Immunization.statusReason Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Immunization.encounter Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Immunization.location Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Immunization.performer Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Immunization.performer.actor Element flagged as Must Support in US Core. Reference target Practitioner is flagged as Must Support in US Core.
AU Core Location US Core Location Profile Location.name US Core requires minimum of 1.
Location.identifier Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Location.status Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Location.type US Core extensible additional bindings to Healthcare Service Location Type Combined and CMS Place of Service Codes (POS).
Location.type.coding US Core requires minimum of 1 and each coding to have system and code. Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Location.type.coding.system Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Location.type.coding.code Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Location.telecom Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Location.address.line Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Location.address.city Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Location.address.state US Core extensible binding to USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes. Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Location.address.postalCode Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
AU Core Medication US Core Medication Profile Medication.code US Core extensible binding to Medication Clinical Drug.
AU Core MedicationRequest US Core MedicationRequest Profile MedicationRequest.medicationCodeableConcept US Core extensible binding to Medication Clinical Drug.
MedicationRequest.category Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
MedicationRequest.reported[x] Type choice boolean and reference target Practitioner are flagged as Must Support in US Core. Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
MedicationRequest.requester Reference target Practitioner is flagged as Must Support in US Core.
MedicationRequest.reasonCode US Core extensible binding to US Core Condition Codes.
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.timing Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.route US Core extensible binding to Route of Administration of Therapeutic Agents. Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.doseAndRate Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.doseAndRate.dose[x] Type choice Quantity is flagged as Must Support in US Core. Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
MedicationRequest.dispenseRequest Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
MedicationRequest.dispenseRequest.numberOfRepeatsAllowed Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
MedicationRequest.dispenseRequest.quantity Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
AU Core Organization US Core Organization Profile Organization.active US Core requires minimum of 1. Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Organization.identifier Sub-elements flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Organization.address.line US Core allows maximum of 4. Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Organization.address.city Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Organization.address.state US Core extensible binding to USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes. Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Organization.address.postalCode Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Organization.address.country Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
AU Core Pathology Result Observation US Core Laboratory Result Observation Profile Observation.code US Core extensible binding to US Core Laboratory Test Codes.
Observation.referenceRange US Core requires UCUM for coded quantity units (us-core-22).
Observation.meta Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Observation.meta.lastUpdated Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Observation.encounter Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Observation.performer Reference target Practitioner is flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Observation.effective Type choice dateTime flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Observation.value[x] US Core requires UCUM for coded quantity units (us-core-3). Type choices Quantity, CodeableConcept and string are flagged as Must Support in US Core.
AU Core Patient US Core Patient Profile Patient.identifier US Core requires all identifiers to have system and value.
Patient.identifier.system Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Patient.identifier.value Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Patient.name US Core requires all name to have family or given or Data Absent Reason extension (us-core-6).
Patient.telecom US Core requires all telecom to have system and value.
Patient.address.line Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Patient.address.city Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Patient.address.state US Core extensible binding to USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes. Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Patient.address.postalCode Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
AU Core Practitioner US Core Practitioner Profile Practitioner.identifier US Core requires minimum of 1, and all identifiers to have system and value.
Practitioner.identifier.system Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Practitioner.identifier.value Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Practitioner.telecom Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Practitioner.telecom.system Sub-lement flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Practitioner.telecom.value Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Practitioner.address Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Practitioner.address.line US Core allows maximum of 4. Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Practitioner.address.city Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Practitioner.address.state US Core extensible binding to USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes. Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Practitioner.address.postalCode Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Practitioner.address.country Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
AU Core PractitionerRole US Core PractitionerRole Profile PractitionerRole.telecom, PractitionerRole.endpoint US Core requires telecom or endpoint to be present (pd-1).
PractitionerRole.location Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
PractitionerRole.telecom US Core requires all telecom to have system and value.
PractitionerRole.endpoint Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
PractitionerRole.code US Core extensible binding to Care Team Member Function.
PractitionerRole.specialty US Core extensible binding to Healthcare Provider Taxonomy.
AU Core RelatedPerson US Core RelatedPerson Profile RelatedPerson.active US Core requires minimum of 1. Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
AU Core Respiration Rate US Core Respiratory Rate Profile Observation.code US Core extensible binding to Vital Sign Result Type.
Observation.performer Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Observation.component.code US Core extensible binding to Vital Sign Result Type.
Observation.component.value[x] Sub-element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
AU Core Smoking Status US Core Smoking Status Observation Profile Observation.status US Core requires status of 'final' or 'entered-in-error'.
Observation.code US Core extensible binding to Smoking Status Type.
Observation.performer Element flagged as Must Support in US Core. Reference target Practitioner is flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Observation.value[x] US core requires minimum of 1.
Observation.value[x]:valueCodeableConcept US Core extensible binding to Smoking status comprehensive.
Observation.value[x]:valueQuantity This US Core profile supports capture of tobacco smoking consumption as well as smoking status; AU Core does not. An instantiation of Tobacco smoking consumption is considered an 'additional profile' not an additional requirement.
AU Core Waist Circumference US Core Vital Signs Profile Observation.performer Element flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Observation.code US Core extensible binding to Vital Sign Result Type.
Observation.component.value[x] Type choice Quantity is flagged as Must Support in US Core.
Observation.component.code US Core extensible binding to Vital Sign Result Type.
Missing Data

AU Core compliant resources are compliant with US Core requirements for Missing Data.

Suppressed Data

AU Core compliant resources are compliant with US Core requirements for Suppressed Data.

Additional Profiles

This version of AU Core has no equivalent profile for the following US Core profiles:

  • US Core CarePlan Profile
  • US Core CareTeam Profile
  • US Core Coverage Profile
  • US Core Implantable Device Profile
  • US Core DiagnosticReport Profile for Laboratory Results Reporting Profile
  • US Core DiagnosticReport Profile for Report and Note Exchange Profile
  • US Core ADI DocumentReference Profile
  • US Core DocumentReference Profile
  • US Core Goal Profile
  • US Core MedicationDispense Profile
  • US Core Average Blood Pressure Profile
  • US Core BMI Profile
  • US Core Care Experience Preference Profile
  • US Core Observation ADI Document Profile
  • US Core Observation Occupation Profile
  • US Core Observation Pregnancy Intent Profile
  • US Core Observation Pregnancy Status Profile
  • US Core Observation Screening Assessment Profile
  • US Core Observation Sexual Orientation Profile
  • US Core Pediatric BMI for Age Observation Profile
  • US Core Pediatric Head Occipital Frontal Circumference Percentile Profile
  • US Core Pediatric Weight for Height Observation Profile
  • US Core Pulse Oximetry Profile
  • US Core Simple Observation Profile
  • US Core Treatment Intervention Preference Profile
  • US Core Provenance Profile
  • US Core QuestionnaireResponse Profile
  • US Core ServiceRequest Profile
  • US Core Specimen Profile

Capability Statement Comparison

As part of the comparison, both system and resource level capabilities are compared, including FHIR version, supported formats and guides, conformance expectations, RESTful interactions, security, resource types and profiles, search parameters, reference handling, and operations.

CapabilityStatement Mapping

AU Core defines capability statements that describe the conformance requirements and expectations of a corresponding AU Core system actor:

  • AU Core Requester - a system that creates and initiates a data access request to retrieve core digital health and administrative information
  • AU Core Responder - a system that receives and responds to data access requests from AU Core Requesters

The table below provides a mapping of AU Core capability statements to capability statements in IPA, IPS, or US Core. A capability statement is considered mapped where the corresponding actor serves a similar role and purpose.

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No similar capability statement: No similar actor in terms of role and purpose is defined.

AU Core IPA 1.1.0 IPS 2.0.0 US Core 8.0.0
AU Core Requester IPA Client US Core Client
AU Core Responder IPA Server 1 (IPS Server) US Core Server

1The IPS Server CapabilityStatement is not directly comparable as the role and purpose is inexact; the IPS server actor overlaps with the AU Core Responder actor, but actors cover additional meaning.

CapabilityStatement Comparison

The table below provides a capability statements comparison from AU Core to those in key implementation guides. Compliance in the reverse direction is not guaranteed, i.e. a system conforming to the IPA Client CapabilityStatement MAY NOT meet the conformance requirements of the AU Core Requester CapabilityStatement.

The comparison considers SHALL and SHOULD requirements. MAY requirements are not compared.

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Compliant: A system conforming to an AU Core CapabilityStatement requirements meets all of the equivalent requirements of the compared capability statement.

Additional requirements: A system conforming to an AU Core CapabilityStatement requirement is compatible with the compared capability statement but may require additional functionality to meet its stricter or broader requirements. Where additional requirements are identified, more information is provided in the sections below.

Incompatible: A system conforming to an AU Core CapabilityStatement is incompatible with the compared capability statement. A system cannot be compliant to both. Where incompatible requirements are identified, more information is provided in the sections below.

No equivalent capability statement or resource type: No equivalent CapabilityStatement mapped for comparison or no equivalent support for that resource type.

AU Core CapabilityStatement Requirement AU Core Requester CapabilityStatement AU Core Responder CapabilityStatement
IPA 1.1.0 IPS 2.0.0 US Core 8.0.0 IPA 1.1.0 IPS 2.0.0 US Core 8.0.0
FHIR RESTful Capabilities (system wide) FHIR version
Supported formats
Supported patch formats
Supported implementation guides
FHIR capabilities
FHIR resource support
System wide interactions
Security
Capabilities by Resource/Profile AllergyIntolerance
Condition
DiagnosticReport
DocumentReference
Encounter
HealthcareService
Immunization
Location
Medication
MedicationRequest
MedicationStatement
Observation
Organization
Patient
Practitioner
PractitionerRole
Procedure
RelatedPerson
Specimen

IPA CapabilityStatement Additional Requirements

A system conforming to an AU Core CapabilityStatement aligns with IPA CapabilityStatements but will require additional functionality to meet its stricter or broader requirements. The table below identifies additional requirements included in IPA CapabilityStatements. Implementers are advised to note that some code changes may be required to ensure full compliance.

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Stronger: The CapabilityStatement strengthens a conformance requirement that is present in the AU Core CapabilityStatement (e.g. SHOULD to SHALL).

New: The CapabilityStatment includes a conformance requirement that is NOT present in the mapped AU Core CapabilityStatement.

AU Core CapabilityStatement requirement IPA 1.1.0 Client CapabilityStatement additional requirements IPA 1.1.0 Server CapabilityStatement additional requirements
Supported implementation guides SHALL support http://hl7.org/fhir/smart-app-launch/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.uv.smart-app-launch. SHALL support http://hl7.org/fhir/smart-app-launch/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.uv.smart-app-launch.
FHIR capabilities SHOULD specify the patient id when performing searches on other resources.
FHIR resource support SHALL support the IPA conformance expectations for the Patient profile and for each IPA resource type they support, see additional requirements below. SHALL support the IPA conformance expectations for the Patient profile and for each IPA resource type they support, see additional requirements below.
Security SHALL follow FHIR Security requirements. SHALL follow FHIR Security requirements.
SHOULD follow the security best practices outlined in FHIR Security and elsewhere. SHOULD follow the security best practices outlined in FHIR Security and elsewhere.
SHALL handle scope-based authorisation failures gracefully. SHALL handle scope-based authorisation failures gracefully.
AllergyIntolerance SHALL handle: AllergyIntolerance.clinicalStatus, AllergyIntolerance.verificationStatus, and AllergyIntolerance.code. Conformance level SHOULD/MAY for _revinclude=Provenance:target is under discussion, see FHIR-50351.
Conformance level SHOULD/MAY for _revinclude=Provenance:target is under discussion, see FHIR-50351.
Condition SHALL handle: Condition.clinicalStatus, Condition.verificationStatus, and Condition.code. SHOULD populate: Condition.code.coding.display and/or Condition.code.text.
SHALL NOT treat all Condition resources as entries in the current problem list. SHOULD avoid leaving Condition.clinicalStatus and Condition.verificationStatus missing.
SHALL correctly process and display Condition.clinicalStatus and Condition.verificationStatus. Conformance level SHOULD/MAY for _revinclude=Provenance:target is under discussion, see FHIR-50351.
SHALL continue to function safely when some expected search parameters are not supported.
Conformance level SHOULD/MAY for _revinclude=Provenance:target is under discussion, see FHIR-50351.
DocumentReference SHALL meet the requirements of the IPA-DocumentReference profile. SHALL meet the requirements of the IPA-DocumentReference profile.
SHALL support read and search-type interactions. SHALL support read and search-type interactions.
SHALL support the patient search parameter. SHALL support _id, patient,patient+category, patient+category+date, and patient+type search parameters and search parameter combinations.
SHALL handle: DocumentReference.status, DocumentReference.type, DocumentReference.subject, DocumentReference.content, DocumentReference.content.attachment, DocumentReference.content.attachment.contentType, DocumentReference.content.attachment.data, DocumentReference.content.attachment.url, DocumentReference.format, DocumentReference.context, DocumentReference.context.encounter, and DocumentReference.context.period. SHALL populate-if-known: DocumentReference.status, DocumentReference.type, DocumentReference.category, DocumentReference.subject, DocumentReference.date, DocumentReference.author, DocumentReference.content, DocumentReference.content.attachment, DocumentReference.content.attachment.contentType, DocumentReference.content.attachment.data, DocumentReference.content.attachment.url, DocumentReference.format, DocumentReference.context, DocumentReference.context.encounter, and DocumentReference.context.period.
SHOULD handle: DocumentReference.category and DocumentReference.author. SHALL support $docref operation.
SHOULD support _id, patient+category, patient+category+date, patient+type, patient+contenttype, patient+status, patient+type+date, and patient+type+period search parameter combinations. SHOULD support patient+contenttype, patient+status, patient+type+date, and patient+type+period search parameters and search parameters combinations.
Conformance level SHOULD/MAY for _revinclude=Provenance:target is under discussion, see FHIR-50351. Conformance level SHOULD/MAY for _revinclude=Provenance:target is under discussion, see FHIR-50351.
SHOULD support $docref operation.
Immunization SHALL meet the requirements of the IPA-Immunization profile which has additional requirements, see IPA profile additional requirements. SHALL meet the requirements of the IPA-Immunization profile which has additional requirements, see IPA profile additional requirements.
SHALL handle: Immunization.status, Immunization.vaccineCode, Immunization.patient and Immunization.occurence[x].
Conformance level SHOULD/MAY for _revinclude=Provenance:target is under discussion, see FHIR-50351.
Medication SHALL handle Medication.code. Conformance level SHOULD/MAY for _revinclude=Provenance:target is under discussion, see FHIR-50351.
Conformance level SHOULD/MAY for _revinclude=Provenance:target is under discussion, see FHIR-50351.
MedicationRequest SHALL meet the requirements of the IPA-MedicationRequest profile which has additional requirements, see IPA profile additional requirements. SHALL meet the requirements of the IPA-MedicationRequest profile which has additional requirements, see IPA profile additional requirements.
SHALL query both MedicationRequest and MedicationStatement when fetching patient Medication information. SHOULD use codings at the level of a clinical drug.
SHALL handle: MedicationRequest.status, MedicationRequest.doNotPerform, MedicationRequest.medication[x], MedicationRequest.subject, MedicationRequest.requester, MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction, and MedicationRequest.dosageInstruction.text. SHOULD populate MedicationRequest.doNotPerform.
SHOULD handle MedicationRequest.reported[x]. SHALL populate-if-known MedicationRequest.reported[x].
SHOULD support category and code search parameters. SHOULD support category and code search parameters.
Conformance level SHOULD/MAY for _revinclude=Provenance:target is under discussion, see FHIR-50351. Conformance level SHOULD/MAY for _revinclude=Provenance:target is under discussion, see FHIR-50351.
MedicationStatement SHALL meet the requirements of the IPA-MedicationStatement profile which has additional requirements, see IPA profile additional requirements. SHALL meet the requirements of the IPA-MedicationStatement profile which has additional requirements, see IPA profile additional requirements.
SHALL query both MedicationRequest and MedicationStatement when fetching patient Medication information. SHALL populate-if-known: MedicationStatement.context and MedicationStatement.informationSource.
SHALL handle: MedicationStatement.status, MedicationStatement.medication[x], and MedicationStatement.subject. Conformance level SHOULD/MAY for _revinclude=Provenance:target is under discussion, see FHIR-50351.
SHOULD handle: MedicationStatement.effective[x], MedicationStatement.dosage, and MedicationStatement.dosage.text.
Conformance level SHOULD/MAY for _revinclude=Provenance:target is under discussion, see FHIR-50351.
Observation SHALL support patient search parameter. Conformance level SHOULD/MAY for _revinclude=Provenance:target is under discussion, see FHIR-50351.
SHALL handle: Observation.status, Observation.code, Observation.subject, Observation.effective[x], Observation.value[x], and Observation.dataAbsentReason.
SHOULD handle Observation.category.
Conformance level SHOULD/MAY for _revinclude=Provenance:target is under discussion, see FHIR-50351.
Patient SHALL meet the requirements of the IPA-Patient profile which has additional requirements, see IPA profile additional requirements. SHALL meet the requirements of the IPA-Patient profile which has additional requirements, see IPA profile additional requirements.
SHALL be able to follow Patient.link to other Patient resources and understand direction of the link. SHALL use Patient.link cross-link multiple Patient resources for the same person in search Bundles.
SHALL understand the Patient.link.type code. SHALL populate-if-known Patient.identifier.value, Patient.active, and Patient.link.
SHALL be aware of the linked Patient's active flag and that inactive patients may have relevant information. SHALL have no more than one Patient with a status of active = "true" for the same patient on the server.
SHALL support Patient.link processing. SHALL explain Patient.identifier.
SHALL handle: Patient.identifier, Patient.gender, Patient.birthDate, and Patient.link. SHOULD support given, birthdate, and gender search parameters.
Conformance level SHOULD/MAY for _revinclude=Provenance:target is under discussion, see FHIR-50351. Conformance level SHOULD/MAY for _revinclude=Provenance:target is under discussion, see FHIR-50351.
SHOULD support given, birthdate, and gender search parameters.
Practitioner Conformance level SHOULD/MAY for _revinclude=Provenance:target is under discussion, see FHIR-50351. Conformance level SHOULD/MAY for _revinclude=Provenance:target is under discussion, see FHIR-50351.
PractitionerRole Conformance level SHOULD/MAY for _revinclude=Provenance:target is under discussion, see FHIR-50351. Conformance level SHOULD/MAY for _revinclude=Provenance:target is under discussion, see FHIR-50351.

IPS CapabilityStatement Additional Requirements

A system conforming to an AU Core CapabilityStatement aligns with IPS CapabilityStatement but will require additional functionality to meet its stricter or broader requirements. The table below identifies additional requirements included in IPS CapabilityStatements. Implementers are advised to note that some code changes may be required to ensure full compliance.

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Stronger: The CapabilityStatement strengthens a conformance requirement that is present in the AU Core CapabilityStatement (e.g. SHOULD to SHALL).

New: The CapabilityStatment includes a conformance requirement that is NOT present in the mapped AU Core CapabilityStatement.

AU Core CapabilityStatement requirement IPS 2.0.0 Server CapabilityStatement additional requirements
Bundle SHALL support Bundle resource.
SHALL support Bundle (IPS) profile.
Composition SHALL support Composition resource.
SHALL support Composition (IPS) profile.
Patient SHALL support Patient (IPS) profile which has additional requirements, see IPS profile additional requirements.
SHOULD support $summary operation.
AllergyIntolerance SHOULD suport AllergyIntolerance (IPS) profile which has additional requirements, see IPS profile additional requirements. IPS sets this profile as a supported profile for the AllergyIntolerance resource, we interpret this as a conformance expectation of SHOULD.
Condition SHOULD support Condition (IPS) profile which has additional requirements, see IPS profile additional requirements. IPS sets this profile as a supported profile for the Condition resource, we interpret this as a conformance expectation of SHOULD.
MedicationRequest SHOULD support MedicationRequest (IPS) profile which has additional requirements, see IPS profile additional requirements. IPS sets this profile as a supported profile for the MedicationRequest resource, we interpret this as a conformance expectation of SHOULD.

US Core CapabilityStatement Additional Requirements

A system conforming to an AU Core CapabilityStatement aligns with US Core CapabilityStatements but will require additional functionality to meet its stricter or broader requirements. The table below identifies additional requirements included in US Core CapabilityStatements. Implementers are advised to note that some code changes may be required to ensure full compliance.

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Stronger: The CapabilityStatement strengthens a conformance requirement that is present in the AU Core CapabilityStatement (e.g. SHOULD to SHALL).

New: The CapabilityStatement includes a conformance requirement that is NOT present in the maped AU Core CapabilityStatement.

2Servers certified under the 21st Century Cures Act for accessing patient data apply additional requirements including requirements to support ALL resources defined in this capability statement with resource conformance SHALL. These additional requirements are excluded from comparison, i.e. with the exception of the Patient resource, resource conformance SHALL is considered SHOULD.

AU Core CapabilityStatement requirement US Core 8.0.0 Client CapabilityStatement additional requirements US Core 8.0.0 Server CapabilityStatement additional requirements2
FHIR resource support SHALL support fetching and querying of one or more US Core profile(s), using the supported RESTful interactions and search parameters declared in the US Core Server CapabilityStatement, see additional requirements below. SHALL support US Core Patient profile and at least one additional resource profile from the list of US Core Profiles and all Must Support US Core Profiles and resources it references, see additional requirements below.
Security SHALL establish a risk analysis and management regime conforming with HIPAA security regulatory requirements. SHALL establish a risk analysis and management regime conforming with HIPAA security regulatory requirements.
SHALL use a single time source for audit and logging. The selected time service SHOULD be documented in the Business Associate Agreement when available. SHALL use a single time source for audit and logging. The selected time service SHOULD be documented in the Business Associate Agreement when available.
SHALL maintain audit logs of transactions. SHALL maintain audit logs of transactions.
SHALL conform to FHIR Communications Security requirements. SHALL conform to FHIR Communications Security requirements.
SHALL support SMART App Launch version 2.0.0. SHALL support SMART App Launch version 2.0.0.
SHALL implement consent according to local, institutional, and legal policy. SHALL implement consent according to local, institutional, and legal policy.
SHOULD define risk management and security/privacy controls in a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) when available. SHOULD define risk management and security/privacy controls in a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) when available..
SHOULD provide Provenance statements using the US Core Provenance Profile. SHOULD provide Provenance statements using the US Core Provenance Profile.
AllergyIntolerance SHALL support the US Core AllergyIntolerance Profile which has additional requirements, see US Core profile additional requirements. SHALL support the US Core AllergyIntolerance Profile which has additional requirements, see US Core profile additional requirements.
SHOULD support _revinclude: Provenance:target. SHALL support _revinclude: Provenance:target.
SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions.
CarePlan SHOULD support CarePlan resource. SHOULD2 support CarePlan resource.
SHALL support US Core CarePlan Profile. SHALL support US Core CarePlan Profile.
SHALL support read and search-type interactions. SHALL support read and search-type interactions.
SHALL support patient+category search parameter combination. SHALL support patient+category search parameter combination.
SHALL be capable of fetching a CarePlan resource using: GET [base]/CarePlan/[id]. SHALL be capable of returning a CarePlan resource using: GET [base]/CarePlan/[id].
SHOULD support _revinclude=Provenance:target. SHALL support _revinclude=Provenance:target.
SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions.
SHOULD support patient+ category +status, patient+category+status+date, and patient+category+date search parameter combinations. SHOULD support patient+ category +status, patient+category+status+date, and patient+category+date search parameter combinations.
CareTeam SHOULD support CareTeam resource. SHOULD2 support CareTeam resource.
SHALL support US Core CareTeam Profile. SHALL support US Core CareTeam Profile.
SHALL support read and search-type interactions. SHALL support read and search-type interactions.
SHALL support patient+category search parameter combination. SHALL support patient+category search parameter combination.
SHALL be capable of fetching a CareTeam resource using: GET [base]/CareTeam/[id]. SHALL be capable of returning a CareTeam resource using: GET [base]/CareTeam/[id].
SHALL support references to US Core Practitioner Profile, US Core PractitionerRole Profile, US Core Patient Profile, and US Core RelatedPerson Profile. SHALL support references to at least one of US Core Practitioner Profile or US Core PractitionerRole Profile.
SHOULD reference US Core PractitionerRole Profile instead of US Core Practitioner Profile.
SHALL provide implementation-specific guidance for accessing provider location and contact information if only US Core Practitioner Profile is supported.
SHOULD support _revinclude=Provenance:target. SHALL support _revinclude=Provenance:target.
SHALL support patient+status search parameter combination. SHALL support patient+status search parameter combination.
SHOULD support _include parameters CareTeam:participant:PractitionerRole, CareTeam:participant:Practitioner, CareTeam:participant:Patient, and CareTeam:participant:RelatedPerson. SHOULD support _include parameters CareTeam:participant:PractitionerRole, CareTeam:participant:Practitioner, CareTeam:participant:Patient, and CareTeam:participant:RelatedPerson.
SHOULD support role and patient+role search parameters and search parameter combinations. SHOULD support role and patient+role search parameters and search parameter combinations.
SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions.
Condition SHALL support US Core Condition Encounter Diagnosis Profile and US Core Condition Problems and Health Concerns Profile which have additional requirements, see US Core profile additional requirements. SHALL support both US Core Condition Encounter Diagnosis Profile and US Core Condition Problems and Health Concerns Profile which have additional requirements, see US Core profile additional requirements.
SHALL support assertedDate Extension or Condition.recordedDate elements. SHALL support Condition.recordedDate elements and at least one of the assertedDate Extension and Condition.onsetDateTime.
SHOULD support _revinclude: Provenance:target. SHALL support _revinclude: Provenance:target.
SHOULD support patient+abatement-date, patient+asserted-date, patient+category+encounter, patient+_lastUpdated, and patient+recorded-date search parameters combination. SHOULD support patient+abatement-date, patient+asserted-date, patient+category+encounter, patient+_lastUpdated, and patient+recorded-date search parameters combination.
SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions.
When Condition.category is a "problems-list-item", the Condition.clinicalStatus SHOULD be present. When Condition.category is a "problems-list-item", the Condition.clinicalStatus SHOULD be present.
SHOULD reference encounter in Condition.encounter when category is "encounter-diagnosis". SHOULD reference encounter in Condition.encounter when category is "encounter-diagnosis".
SHOULD update Condition.meta.lastUpdated to reflect new problems and health concerns, and changes in clinical status or verification status. SHOULD update Condition.meta.lastUpdated to reflect new problems and health concerns, and changes in clinical status or verification status.
Coverage SHOULD support Coverage resource. SHOULD2 support Coverage resource.
SHALL support US Core Coverage Profile. SHALL support US Core Coverage Profile.
SHALL support read and search-type interactions. SHALL support read and search-type interactions.
SHALL be capable of fetching a Coverage resource using: GET [base]/Coverage/[id]. SHALL be capable of returning a Coverage resource using: GET [base]/Coverage/[id].
SHOULD support _revinclude: Provenance:target. SHALL support _revinclude: Provenance:target.
SHALL support patient search parameter. SHALL support patient search parameter.
SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions.
Device SHOULD support Device resource. SHOULD2 support Device resource.
SHALL support US Core Implantable Device Profile. SHALL support US Core Implantable Device Profile.
SHALL support read and search-type interactions. SHALL support read and search-type interactions.
SHALL be capable of fetching a Device resource using: GET [base]/Device/[id]. SHALL be capable of returning a Device resource using: GET [base]/Device/[id].
SHALL represent the UDI code in Device.udiCarrier.carrierHRF when UDI information is available. SHALL represent the UDI code in Device.udiCarrier.carrierHRF when UDI information is available.
SHALL represent all UDI-PI elements present in the UDI code using the corresponding elements in the US Core Implantable Device Profile. SHALL represent all UDI-PI elements present in the UDI code using the corresponding elements in the US Core Implantable Device Profile.
SHALL support patient search parameter. SHALL support patient search parameter.
SHOULD include Device.manufacturer and/or Device.model when UDI is not present but manufacturer or model information is available. SHOULD include Device.manufacturer and/or Device.model when UDI is not present but manufacturer or model information is available.
SHOULD support querying implantable devices by Device.type.
SHOULD support _revinclude: Provenance:target. SHALL support _revinclude: Provenance:target.
SHOULD support patient+status and patient+type search parameter combinations. SHOULD support patient+status and patient+type search parameter combinations.
SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions.
DiagnosticReport SHALL support US Core DiagnosticReport Profile for Laboratory Results Reporting and US Core DiagnosticReport Profile for Report and Note Exchange profiles. SHALL support US Core DiagnosticReport Profile for Laboratory Results Reporting and US Core DiagnosticReport Profile for Report and Note Exchange profiles.
SHALL be capable of fetching a DiagnosticReport resource using: GET [base]/DiagnosticReport/[id]. SHALL be capable of returning a DiagnosticReport resource using: GET [base]/DiagnosticReport/[id].
SHALL support read and search-type interactions. SHALL support read and search-type interactions.
SHALL support create for the US Core DiagnosticReport Profile for Report and Note exchange profile. SHALL support create for the US Core DiagnosticReport Profile for Report and Note exchange profile.
SHALL support patient, patient+code, patient+category, and patient+category+date search parameter and search parameter combinations. SHALL support patient, patient+code, patient+category, and patient+category+date search parameter and search parameter combinations.
SHOULD support _revinclude=Provenance:target. SHALL support _revinclude=Provenance:target.
SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions.
SHOULD support patient+code+date, patient+status, and patient+category+_lastUpdated search parameter combinations. SHOULD support patient+code+date, patient+status, and patient+category+_lastUpdated search parameter combinations.
SHOULD use DiagnosticReport.media.link to suppport links to images SHOULD use DiagnosticReport.media.link to suppport links to images
SHOULD use DiagnosticReport.imagingStudy to reference DICOM imaging studies. SHOULD use DiagnosticReport.imagingStudy to reference DICOM imaging studies.
SHOULD update DiagnosticReport.meta.lastUpdated to reflect new laboratory reports, and changes in the status of laboratory report. SHOULD update DiagnosticReport.meta.lastUpdated to reflect new laboratory reports, and changes in the status of laboratory report.
DocumentReference SHALL support US Core DocumentReference Profile and US Core ADI DocumentReference Profile. SHALL support US Core DocumentReference Profile.
SHALL support at minimum the ten Common Clinical Notes in the DocumentReference.type. SHALL support at minimum the ten Common Clinical Notes in the DocumentReference.type.
SHALL support both DocumentReference.content.attachment.url and DocumentReference.content.attachment.data. SHALL support at least one of DocumentReference.content.attachment.url and DocumentReference.content.attachment.data.
If there are multiple DocumentReference.content repetitions, these SHALL represent the same document in different formats or attachment metadata, and SHALL NOT represent different document versions. If there are multiple DocumentReference.content repetitions, these SHALL represent the same document in different formats or attachment metadata, and SHALL NOT represent different document versions.
SHALL be capable of handling a responsible organisation, either direclty in DocumentReference.custodian or via Provenance.agent.who or Provenance.agent.onBehalfOf. SHALL ansure that the responsible organisation is present either in DocumentReference.custodian or accesible via Provenance.agent.who or Provenance.agent.onBehalfOf.
SHALL be capable of fetching a DocumentReference resource using: GET [base]/DocumentReference/[id]. SHALL be capable of returning a DocumentReference resource using: GET [base]/DocumentReference/[id].
SHALL support create, read and search-type interactions. SHALL support create, read and search-type interactions.
SHALL support _id, patient, patient+type, patient+category, and patient+category+date search parameters and search parameter combinations. SHALL support _id, patient, patient+type, patient+category, and patient+category+date search parameters and search parameter combinations.
SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions.
SHOULD support $docref operation. SHALL support $docref operation.
SHOULD be capable of transacting the $docref operation. SHALL be capable of responding to a $docref operation.
SHOULD be capable of receiving at least a reference to a CCD document. SHALL return at least a reference to a CCD document, if available.
SHOULD be capable of receiving included resources returned in the operation response. SHOULD document what resources (if any) are returned as included resources.
SHOULD support _revinclude=Provenance:target. SHALL support _revinclude=Provenance:target.
SHOULD support patient+type+period and patient+status search parameter combinations. SHOULD support patient+type+period and patient+status search parameter combinations.
If a period parameter is supplied to the $docref operation, SHOULD return references to documents within the specified date range; if not supplied, SHALL return the most recent or current document(s).
Encounter SHALL support the US Core Encounter profile which has additional requirements, see US Core profile additional requirements. SHALL support the US Core Encounter profile which has additional requirements, see US Core profile additional requirements.
SHALL support _id search parameter. SHALL support _id search parameter.
SHALL support both Encounter.location.location and Encounter.serviceProvider. SHALL support at least one of Encounter.location.location and Encounter.serviceProvider.
SHOULD support identifier, patient+type, patient+_lastUpdated, and patient+discharge-disposition search parameters and search parameter combinations. SHOULD support identifier, patient+type, patient+_lastUpdated, and patient+discharge-disposition search parameters and search parameter combinations.
SHOULD support _revinclude=Provenance:target. SHALL support _revinclude=Provenance:target.
SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions.
SHOULD conform to US Core Observation profile if Encounter.reasonReference points to an Observation. SHOULD conform to US Core Observation profile if Encounter.reasonReference points to an Observation.
SHOULD be capable of representing the event facility or location directly when it differs from the location referenced in Encounter.location. SHOULD be capable of representing the event facility or location directly when it differs from the location referenced in Encounter.location.
SHOULD update Encounter.meta.lastUpdated to reflect new encounters and changes in the status of encounters. SHOULD update Encounter.meta.lastUpdated to reflect new encounters, and changes in the status of encounters.
Endpoint SHOULD support Endpoint resource. SHOULD2 support Endpoint resource.
SHOULD support read and vread interactions. SHOULD support read and vread interactions.
SHOULD be capable of fetching an Endpoint resource using GET [base]/Endpoint/[id]. SHOULD be capable of returning an Endpoint resource using GET [base]/Endpoint/[id].
SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions.
Goal SHOULD support Goal resource. SHOULD2 support Goal resource.
SHALL support US Core Goal Profile. SHALL support US Core Goal Profile.
SHALL support search-type and read interactions. SHALL support search-type and read interactions.
SHALL support both Goal.startDate and Goal.endDate. SHALL support at least one of Goal.startDate and Goal.endDate.
SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions.
SHOULD be capable of fetching a Goal resource using GET [base]/Goal/[id]. SHOULD be capable of returning a Goal resource using GET [base]/Goal/[id].
SHOULD support _revinclude=Provenance:target. SHALL support _revinclude=Provenance:target.
SHALL support patient search parameter. SHALL support patient search parameter.
SHOULD support patient+lifecycle-status, patient+description and patient+target-date search parameter combinations. SHOULD support patient+lifecycle-status, patient+description and patient+target-date search parameter combinations.
HealthcareService SHOULD support vread interaction. SHOULD support vread interaction.
Immunization SHALL support the US Core Immunization Profile which has additional requirements, see US Core profile additional requirements. SHALL support the US Core Immunization Profile which has additional requirements, see US Core profile additional requirements.
SHOULD support _revinclude=Provenance:target. SHALL support _revinclude=Provenance:target.
SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions.
SHOULD support NDC vaccine codes as additional codes to CVX vaccine codes, which are required based on the ASTP U.S. Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) requirements. SHOULD support NDC vaccine codes as additional codes to CVX vaccine codes, which are required based on the ASTP U.S. Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) requirements.
Location SHALL support the US Core Location Profile which has additional requirements, see US Core profile additional requirements. SHALL support the US Core Location Profile which has additional requirements, see US Core profile additional requirements.
SHALL support the address search parameter. SHALL support the address search parameter.
SHOULD support the vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support the vread and history-instance interactions.
SHOULD format Location.address.line and Location.address.city according to the Project US@ Technical Specification for Patient Addresses Final Version 1.0. SHOULD format Location.address.line and Location.address.city according to the Project US@ Technical Specification for Patient Addresses Final Version 1.0.
Media SHOULD support Media resource. SHOULD2 support Media resource.
SHOULD support read and vread interactions. SHOULD support read and vread interactions.
SHOULD be capable of fetching a Media resource using GET [base]/Media/[id]. SHOULD be capable of returning a Media resource using GET [base]/Media/[id].
Medication SHALL support the US Core Medication Profile which has additional requirements, see US Core profile additional requirements. SHALL support the US Core Medication Profile which has additional requirements, see US Core profile additional requirements.
SHOULD support the vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support the vread and history-instance interactions.
MedicationDispense SHOULD support MedicationDispense resource. SHOULD2 support MedicationDispense resource.
SHALL support US Core MedicationDispense Profile. SHALL support US Core MedicationDispense Profile.
SHALL support search-type and read interactions. SHALL support search-type and read interactions.
SHALL support patient search parameter. SHALL support patient search parameter.
SHALL support representing medication using a code and using a reference to a Medication resource. SHALL support representing medication using at least one of a code or a reference to a Medication resource.
SHALL support _include parameter for .medicationReference when referencing an external Medication resource.
SHOULD support _include=MedicationDispense:medication. SHOULD support _include=MedicationDispense:medication.
SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions.
SHOULD support _revinclude=Provenance:target. SHALL support _revinclude=Provenance:target.
SHOULD be capable of fetching a MedicationDispense resource using GET [base]/MedicationDispense/[id]. SHALL be capable of returning a MedicationDispense resource using GET [base]/MedicationDispense/[id].
SHOULD support patient+status+type and patient+status search parameter combinations. SHOULD support patient+status+type and patient+status search parameter combinations.
MedicationRequest SHALL support the US Core MedicationRequest Profile which has additional requirements, see US Core profile additional requirements. SHALL support the US Core MedicationRequest Profile which has additional requirements, see US Core profile additional requirements.
SHALL support patient+intent and patient+intent+status search parameter combinations. SHALL support patient+intent and patient+intent+status search parameter combinations.
SHALL support both MedicationRequest.reportedBoolean and MedicationRequest.reportedReference. SHALL support at least one of MedicationRequest.reportedBoolean and MedicationRequest.reportedReference.
SHALL support at least one target resource type in MedicationRequest.reasonReference.
SHOULD conform referenced resources in MedicationRequest.reasonReference to appropriate US Core profiles. SHOULD conform referenced resources in MedicationRequest.reasonReference to appropriate US Core profiles.
SHOULD interpret the use of MedicationRequest.requester with Patient or RelatedPerson indicates a self-prescribed medication. SHOULD support patient+intent+encounter search parameter combination.
SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions.
SHOULD support _revinclude=Provenance:target. SHALL support _revinclude=Provenance:target.
SHOULD support patient+intent+encounter search parameter combination.
Observation SHOULD2 support Observation profiles, including profiles with additional requirements and additional profiles. SHOULD2 support Observation profiles, including profiles with additional requirements and additional profiles.
SHOULD support _revinclude=Provenance:target. SHALL support _revinclude=Provenance:target.
SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions.
SHOULD support patient+category+_lastUpdated search parameter combination. SHOULD support patient+category+_lastUpdated search parameter combination.
SHOULD support Observation.effectivePeriod for time-based tests. SHOULD support Observation.effectivePeriod for time-based tests.
Organization SHALL support the US Core Organization Profile which has additional requirements, see US Core profile additional requirements. SHALL support the US Core Organization Profile which has additional requirements, see US Core profile additional requirements.
SHALL support address search parameter. SHALL support address search parameter.
SHALL support National Provider Identifier (NPI) for organisations. SHALL support National Provider Identifier (NPI) for organisations.
SHOULD support Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) identifier for organisations. SHOULD support Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) identifier for organisations.
SHOULD follow the Project US@ Technical Specification for Patient Addresses Final Version 1.0 as the standard style guide for populating Organization.address.line and Organization.address.city. SHOULD follow the Project US@ Technical Specification for Patient Addresses Final Version 1.0 as the standard style guide for populating Organization.address.line and Organization.address.city.
SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions.
Patient SHALL support the US Core Patient Profile which has additional requirements, see US Core profile additional requirements. SHALL support the US Core Patient Profile which has additional requirements, see US Core profile additional requirements.
SHALL support _id, name and birthdate+name search parameter and search parameter combinations. SHALL support _id, name and birthdate+name search parameter and search parameter combinations.
SHOULD support the vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support the vread and history-instance interactions.
SHOULD support _revinclude=Provenance:target. SHALL support _revinclude=Provenance:target.
SHALL support at least Patient.deceasedDateTime if supporting Patient.deceased[x]. SHALL support at least Patient.deceasedDateTime if supporting Patient.deceased[x].
SHOULD follow the Project US@ Technical Specification for Patient.address.line and Patient.address.city formatting. SHOULD follow the Project US@ Technical Specification for Patient.address.line and Patient.address.city formatting.
SHOULD NOT use a Social Security Number in Patient.identifier.value. SHOULD NOT use a Social Security Number in Patient.identifier.value.
SHALL include a text description when using the Race and Ethnicity complex extensions. SHALL include a text description when using the Race and Ethnicity complex extensions.
Practitioner SHALL support the US Core Practitioner which has additional requirements, see US Core profile additional requirements. SHALL support the US Core Practitioner which has additional requirements, see US Core profile additional requirements.
SHALL support name search parameter. SHALL support name search parameter.
SHALL support Practitioner.address, regardless of whether the server supports the PractitionerRole resource. SHALL support Practitioner.address if the server does not support the PractitionerRole resource.
SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions. SHALL provide implementation-specific guidance for accessing a provider's location and contact information when only the Practitioner resource is supported.
SHOULD follow the Project US@ Technical Specification for Practitioner.address.line and Practitioner.address.city formatting. SHOULD follow the Project US@ Technical Specification for Practitioner.address.line and Practitioner.address.city formatting.
SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions.
SHOULD expose only professional or work contact information to patients. SHOULD expose only professional or work contact information to patients.
PractitionerRole SHALL support the US Core PractitionerRole which has additional requirements, see US Core profile additional requirements. SHALL support the US Core PractitionerRole which has additional requirements, see US Core profile additional requirements.
SHALL support specialty search parameter. SHALL support specialty search parameter.
SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions.
SHOULD support _include=PractitionerRole:endpoint. SHOULD support _include=PractitionerRole:endpoint.
SHOULD support _revinclude=Provenance:target. SHOULD support _revinclude=Provenance:target.
Procedure SHALL support both the US Core Procedure and US Core ServiceRequest profiles for communicating the reason for referral or consultation via Procedure.basedOn. SHALL support at least one of target resource types in Procedure.reasonReference.
SHOULD ensure that referenced resources in Procedure.reasonReference conform to US Core profiles SHOULD ensure that referenced resources in Procedure.reasonReference conform to US Core profiles.
SHALL support both the US Core Procedure and US Core ServiceRequest profiles for communicating the reason for referral or consultation via Procedure.basedOn.
SHOULD use Procedure.focalDevice with reference to the US Core Implantable Device Profile when applicable. SHOULD use Procedure.focalDevice with reference to the US Core Implantable Device Profile when applicable.
SHOULD support _revinclude=Provenance:target. SHALL support _revinclude=Provenance:target.
SHOULD only use LOINC codes that reflect the actual procedures. SHOULD only use LOINC codes that reflect the actual procedures.
SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions.
Provenance SHOULD support Provenance resource. SHOULD2 support Provenance resource.
SHALL support US Core Provenance Profile. SHALL support US Core Provenance Profile.
SHALL support read interaction. SHALL support read interaction.
SHALL support the US Core Provenance Profile for AllergyIntolerance, CarePlan, CareTeam, Condition, Coverage, Device, DiagnosticReport, DocumentReference, Encounter, Goal, Immunization, MedicationDispense, MedicationRequest, Observation, Patient, Procedure, QuestionnaireResponse, RelatedPerson, and ServiceRequest resources. SHALL support the US Core Provenance Profile for AllergyIntolerance, CarePlan, CareTeam, Condition, Coverage, Device, DiagnosticReport, DocumentReference, Encounter, Goal, Immunization, MedicationDispense, MedicationRequest, Observation, Patient, Procedure, QuestionnaireResponse, RelatedPerson, and ServiceRequest resources.
SHALL provide the organisation as the source when a provider is received in Provenance.agent.who as free text. SHALL provide the organisation as the source when a provider is received in Provenance.agent.who as free text.
SHOULD populate the activity when the system needs to know the activity has occurred. SHOULD populate activity when the system needs to know the activity has occurred.
SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions.
SHALL be capable of fetching a Provenance resource using GET [base]/Provenance/[id]. SHALL be capable of returning a Provenance resource using GET [base]/Provenance/[id].
Questionnaire SHOULD support Questionnaire resource. SHOULD support Questionnaire resource.
SHALL support SDC Base Questionnaire Profile. SHALL support US Core Observation Screening Assessment Profile.
SHOULD support SDC Base Questionnaire Profile/US Core QuestionnaireResponse Profile.
SHOULD support read and vread interactions. SHOULD support read and vread interactions.
SHOULD be capable of fetching a Questionnaire resource using GET [base]/Questionnaire/[id]. SHOULD be capable of returning a Questionnaire resource using GET [base]/Questionnaire/[id].
QuestionnaireResponse SHOULD support QuestionnaireResponse resource. SHOULD support QuestionnaireResponse resource.
SHALL support US Core QuestionnaireResponse Profile. SHALL support US Core Observation Screening Assessment Profile.
SHOULD support SDC Base Questionnaire Profile/US Core QuestionnaireResponse Profile.
SHOULD support search-type, read, vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support search-type, read, vread and history-instance interactions.
SHOULD be capable of fetching a QuestionnaireResponse resource using GET [base]/QuestionnaireResponse/[id]. SHOULD be capable of returning a QuestionnaireResponse resource using GET [base]/QuestionnaireResponse/[id].
SHOULD support _revinclude=Provenance:target. SHALL support _revinclude=Provenance:target.
SHALL support _id and patient search parameters. SHALL support _id and patient search parameters.
SHOULD support patient+authored, patient+status and patient+questionnaire search parameter combinations. SHOULD support patient+authored, patient+status and patient+questionnaire search parameter combinations.
RelatedPerson SHALL support the US Core RelatedPerson Profile which has additional requirements, see US Core profile additional requirements. SHALL support the US Core RelatedPerson Profile which has additional requirements, see US Core profile additional requirements.
SHALL support _id search parameter. SHALL support _id search parameter.
SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions.
SHOULD support _revinclude=Provenance:target. SHALL support _revinclude=Provenance:target.
SHOULD support name search parameter. SHOULD support name search parameter.
SHOULD follow the Project US@ Technical Specification for RelatedPerson.address.line and RelatedPerson.address.city formatting. SHOULD follow the Project US@ Technical Specification for RelatedPerson.address.line and RelatedPerson.address.city formatting.
ServiceRequest SHOULD support ServiceRequest resource. SHOULD2 support ServiceRequest resource.
SHALL support US Core ServiceRequest Profile. SHALL support US Core ServiceRequest Profile.
SHALL support search-type and read interactions. SHALL support read interaction.
SHOULD be capable of fetching a ServiceRequest resource using: GET [base]/ServiceRequest/[id]. SHALL be capable of returning a ServiceRequest resource using: GET [base]/ServiceRequest/[id].
SHALL support _id, patient, patient+category, patient+category+authored, and patient+code search parameters and search parameter combinations. SHALL support _id, patient, patient+category, patient+category+authored, and patient+code search parameters and search parameter combinations.
SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions.
SHOULD support _revinclude=Provenance:target. SHALL support _revinclude=Provenance:target.
SHALL support both US Core ServiceRequest and US Core Procedure Profiles for representing the reason for a referral. SHALL support both US Core ServiceRequest and US Core Procedure Profiles for representing the reason for a referral.
SHALL support both ServiceRequest.reasonCode and ServiceRequest.reasonReference. SHALL support at least one of ServiceRequest.reasonCode and ServiceRequest.reasonReference.
SHALL support all target resource types in ServiceRequest.reasonReference. SHALL support at least one target resource type in ServiceRequest.reasonReference.
SHOULD support patient+status and patient+code+authored search parameter combinations. SHOULD support patient+status and patient+code+authored search parameter combinations.
SHALL support querying by ServiceRequest.category. SHALL support querying by ServiceRequest.category.
SHOULD use US Core Profiles as target references in ServiceRequest.reasonReference. SHOULD use US Core Profiles as target references in ServiceRequest.reasonReference.
SHOULD use the corresponding category codes for the USCDI Data Element context, as listed in the US Core ServiceRequest Profile page. SHOULD use the corresponding category codes for the USCDI Data Element context, as listed in the US Core ServiceRequest Profile page.
SHOULD constrain ServiceRequest.code to an appropriate subset for the use case or domain. SHOULD constrain ServiceRequest.code to an appropriate subset for the use case or domain.
SHOULD conform to the value set bindings for ServiceRequest.code as listed for each USCDI Order context in the US Core ServiceRequest Profile page. SHOULD conform to the value set bindings for ServiceRequest.code as listed for each USCDI Order context in the US Core ServiceRequest Profile page.
Specimen SHALL support the US Core Specimen Profile. SHALL support the US Core Specimen Profile.
SHALL be capable of fetching a Specimen resource using: GET [base]/Specimen/[id]. SHALL be capable of returning a Specimen resource using: GET [base]/Specimen/[id].
SHALL support both Specimen.identifier and Specimen.accessionIdentifier. SHALL support at least one of Specimen.identifier and Specimen.accessionIdentifier.
SHALL support the _id search parameter. SHALL support the _id search parameter.
SHALL support read interaction. SHALL support read interaction.
SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions. SHOULD support vread and history-instance interactions.
SHOULD support patient search parameter. SHOULD support patient search parameter.
ValueSet SHOULD support the ValueSet resource. SHOULD support the ValueSet resource.
SHOULD support the $expand operation. SHOULD support the $expand operation.
SHOULD support the context and contextdirection parameters of the $expand operation when supporting DocumentReference for clinical notes.