2015May core #956 - Referrer is ambiguous, why not referingPhysician

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    • Type: Change Request
    • Resolution: Not Persuasive
    • Priority: Medium
    • FHIR Core (FHIR)
    • DSTU1 [deprecated]
    • Imaging Integration
    • ImagingStudy
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      Non-persuasive

      While true that it is typically a physician, and the equivalent DICOM attribute name is Referring Physician, the generalized name of "referrer" is consistent with other uses in FHIR.

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      Non-persuasive While true that it is typically a physician, and the equivalent DICOM attribute name is Referring Physician, the generalized name of "referrer" is consistent with other uses in FHIR.
    • L-G Hartveit / C Kahn: 5-0-0
    • Clarification

      Existing Wording: ImagingStudy.referrer

      Comment:

      Referrer is ambiguous, why not referingPhysician

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            Unassigned
            Reporter:
            Claude Nanjo (Inactive)
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