Uploaded image for project: 'FHIR Specification Feedback'
  1. FHIR Specification Feedback
  2. FHIR-41488

Clarify use of patient-disability extension on Patient

    XMLWordPrintableJSON

Details

    • Icon: Change Request Change Request
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Icon: Medium Medium

    Description

      The FHIR spec lists a HL7 defined 'patient-disability' extension for the Patient resource.

      Discussion on Zulip ( https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/179166-implementers/topic/patient-disability.20extension ) didn't result in a clear answer as to when/how this should be used. Alternatives are Condition and Flag (for things like 'needs wheelchair' / 'is blind').

      Please clarify the use of this extension in the Patient resource, and when the alternatives should be used instead.

      Attachments

        Activity

          People

            Unassigned Unassigned
            rene.spronk Rene Spronk
            Watchers:
            1 Start watching this issue

            Dates

              Created:
              Updated: