Registry Use Cases

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Use Cases

The following use cases are in scope for future ballot cycles:

May 2011

The following use cases will be addressed by the May 2010 Interdependent Registry Domain Analysis Model (DAM) ballot:

Look up Provider By Organization

Pre-conditions

• NHIN Direct care provider refers patient to hospital including summary care record
  • The provider describes the order, including the hospital facility she is ordering service[...].

Basic Scenario

1. The EHR System or Portal/HIE/ISP

connects to the local Organization Registry and looks up the organization intended as the destination for the referral

1. Search organization that match services offered, location, name, etc.
2. Identify matching organization(s)
3. If the identity of a specific provider is known, then the EHR Systemwill look up the provider by name, specialty, etc. in the Provider Registry
4. If the provider's identity is not known then a generic request for provider will be issued to the destination EHR System or Portal/HIE/ISP using the specialty or the services required for the referral.

Post-conditions

1. The name, contact information, and up-to-date certifications/service information is made available to the requesting provider.

Actors

• EHR System
• Provider Registry
• Organization Registry
• Portal/HIE/ISP

The identity of the provider is retrieved.

Look up Provider by Organization and Location

• NHIN Direct care provider refers patient to hospital including summary care record
  • The provider describes the order, including the hospital facility she is ordering service[...].

Basic Scenario

1. The EHRS system connects to the local organization registry and looks up the organization intended as the destination for the referral
2. Search organization that match services offered, location, name, etc.
3. Identify matching organization(s)
4. If the identity of a specific provider is known, then the EHRS will ook up the provider by name, specialty, etc.
5. If the provider's identity is not known then a generic request for provider will be issued using the specialty or the services required for the referral.

Look up Provider by Specialty

Pre-conditions

• NHIN Direct care provider refers patient to specialist including summary care record
  • In some cases the referral is directed to a specific specialist, and in other cases to a specialist practice.