The stage element should not be required. - 2016-09 core #281

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    • Type: Change Request
    • Resolution: Persuasive with Modification
    • Priority: Medium
    • FHIR Core (FHIR)
    • DSTU2
    • Orders & Observations
    • DeviceRequest (was DeviceUseRequest)
      Request Pattern
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      Define a generic "order" code that doesn't distinguish between 'original-order' or 'reflex-order' (see http://build.fhir.org/valueset-diagnostic-request-stage.html) This code would replace the original-order or reflex order as a wider concept that subsumes them.

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      Define a generic "order" code that doesn't distinguish between 'original-order' or 'reflex-order' (see http://build.fhir.org/valueset-diagnostic-request-stage.html ) This code would replace the original-order or reflex order as a wider concept that subsumes them.
    • Eric Haas/Jose Costa-Teixera: 7-0-5
    • Enhancement
    • Compatible, substantive
    • Yes
    • DSTU2

      Comment:

      The stage element runs the risk of being unintentionally wrong if a system is not explicitly tracking reflexes. An LIS is surely doing this, but an EMR may not. In that case, since the field is required, the best they could return is original-order, which could be incorrect data instead of just missing data.

      Summary:

      The stage element should not be required.

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            Reporter:
            Danielle Friend
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