What this builds

A concept is based on a term that is either local or taken from a canonical vocabulary (SNOMED CT, LOINC, ATC and the others). The concept has a value that is either continuous — a measurement on a scale, with a unit and a range — or categorical, meaning separate alternative responses. Those alternatives are collected in a value set.

A PlanDefinition is a standard plan for the execution of transactions, each of which is based on a concept.

Termlocal or canonical Conceptcontinuous or categorical Value setthe alternatives, if categorical Transactionone concept, asked once PlanDefinitionthe standard plan

A concept with no reference into a canonical vocabulary is local — that is the assumption, not an omission to be filled in later, and the authoring forms default to it.

Core Resources

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Concepts

Clinical concepts with terminology bindings, response types, and value ranges.

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Values

Individual coded values from canonical libraries.

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ValueSets

Grouped collections of values with sort ordering.

3

PlanDefinitions

FHIR R5 care plan templates.

7

Forms

FHIR Questionnaires produced from concepts. 0 responses.

Terminology & Lookup Tables

9

Canonical Libraries

SNOMED CT, LOINC, ICD-10 and other code systems.

4

Concept Types

Classification of concepts (observation, procedure, etc.).

7

Response Types

How concepts are answered (numeric, single choice, text, etc.).

70

Units

Measurement units (kg, mmHg, mmol/L, etc.).