Guidance on how to request a new identifier (e.g. MRN)

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    • Type: Change Request
    • Resolution: Persuasive
    • Priority: Medium
    • FHIR Core (FHIR)
    • STU3
    • Patient Administration
    • Patient
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      Guidance will be provided in the section "8.1.3 Patient id's and Patient resource id's"

      Where there is a need to implement an automated MRN Identifier created for a patient record, this could be achieved by providing an identifier in the patient with an appropriate assigner, the MRN Type and/or system with no value assigned. Internal business rules can then detect this, and replace/populate this identifier with 1 or more identifiers (as required)

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      Guidance will be provided in the section "8.1.3 Patient id's and Patient resource id's" Where there is a need to implement an automated MRN Identifier created for a patient record, this could be achieved by providing an identifier in the patient with an appropriate assigner, the MRN Type and/or system with no value assigned. Internal business rules can then detect this, and replace/populate this identifier with 1 or more identifiers (as required)
    • Andrew Torres/Brian Postlethwaite:8-0-2
    • Enhancement
    • Compatible, substantive
    • STU3

      See https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/implementers/topic/Create.20Identifier.20(MRN)

      Need consistent guidance in the spec on how to request a new identifier be created (e.g. MRN). Brainstorming ranged from:
      * An operation
      * Use data absent reason extension to convey Identifier.value is "not yet assigned, so please assign it"
      * An Identifier.assigner populated without Identifier.value populated

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            Unassigned
            Reporter:
            Michelle Miller
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