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  1. FHIR Specification Feedback
  2. FHIR-25728

Identifiers Across Hospital Systems

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    • FHIR Core (FHIR)
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    • Patient Administration
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      https://confluence.hl7.org/display/PA/Using+FHIR+Identifiers

      We will take this to FMG for discussion to see where else we should take this and get wider feedback, and decide where this content should eventually live.

       

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      A new page has been added to confluence discussing this topic https://confluence.hl7.org/display/PA/Using+FHIR+Identifiers We will take this to FMG for discussion to see where else we should take this and get wider feedback, and decide where this content should eventually live.  

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      What is the best way to represent identifiers that are common across hospital systems? For example, hospital systems in the US commonly have an Enterprise Master Patient Index (EMPI) and a National Provider Index (NPI). Is there some standardized way to capture these in FHIR since they are prevalent across hospital systems? Currently our approach has been to incorporate these as identifiers within resources.

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            echesley Emma Chesley (Inactive)
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