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  1. FHIR Specification Feedback
  2. FHIR-38937

Citations should have a category field

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    • Change Request
    • Resolution: Persuasive with Modification
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    • FHIR Core (FHIR)
    • R5
    • Clinical Decision Support
    • STU
    • Citation
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      Because there are so many kinds of classifiers for citations, the Citation resource has a classification backbone element with type and classifier elements. Categories would be represented as a classifier with a type of category.

      Suggest that a profile could be made to establish a certain type of classifier, but in the base resource, it would be overly restrictive to be [prescriptive about what "category" means.

      In addition, define search parameters to support searching by classifier type and value, similar to the search parameters defined for use context:

      https://build.fhir.org/citation.html#search

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      Because there are so many kinds of classifiers for citations, the Citation resource has a classification backbone element with type and classifier elements. Categories would be represented as a classifier with a type of category. Suggest that a profile could be made to establish a certain type of classifier, but in the base resource, it would be overly restrictive to be [prescriptive about what "category" means. In addition, define search parameters to support searching by classifier type and value, similar to the search parameters defined for use context: https://build.fhir.org/citation.html#search
    • Brian Alper/Joanne Dehnbostel: 16-0-0
    • Enhancement
    • Compatible, substantive
    • R5

    Description

      In order to better filter Citations, a category or code field should be added.

      This will allow filtering for Citations related to specific domains, disciplines, ...

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