CatalogEntry FHIR Resource Proposal

catalogEntry

Owning committee name

Orders & Observations WG

Committee Approval Date:

Please enter the date that the committee approved this Resource proposal

Contributing or Reviewing Work Groups

• Pharmacy
• Devices
• BR&R
• II

FHIR Resource Development Project Insight ID

1010

Scope of coverage

The catalogEntry resource provides additional data and metadata about a definitional resource such as medication, specimenDefinition, device, so that these resources can be bundled in a catalog of items - the catalog itself being implemented by a list or collection resource, or potentially a profile on Composition.

The catalogEntry is a wrapper for the definitional items, adding data relative to

• the status of the item ("active", "inactive", "legacy", "informative"...) to support that catalog includes products that can be ordered and products that cannot be ordered.
• the relation between the item and other items ("contains", "includes", "requires"), to provide information for downstream systems to create a structured hierarchy or any other information graph, such as devices containing products, products containing substances, products requiring devices).

The catalogEntry does not overlap with the definitional resources. The catalogEntry provides a part of the functionality provided by SPL. SPL is appropriate for full product definitions in a controlled regulated exchange. For local, cut-down product catalogs (as most clinical systems) - in catalog download or product discovery based on a limited, ad-hoc set of characteristics - a FHIR resouce is a more flexible vehicle.

A catalogEntry will be present in any list of resources that represents or belongs to a structured list of items.

Expected implementations

The recent focus on terminology consistency on products (UDI, IDMP, openMedicine) has shown a good interest from vendors and agencies in providing product information in a standard format. FHIR is a vehicle for such information (Same as specimenDefinition)

Content sources

• Review v3 Common Product Model as source for product list requirements

Resource Relationships

The catalogEntry resource/pattern relates to the following definitional resources:

• medication
• device
• specimenDefinition

the catalogEntry can also be used to exchange catalogs of procedures or protocols, and as such can be ued with other resources such as serviceDefinition and activityDefinition.

Timelines

The timelines for the catalogEntry depend mostly on alignment with other WGs. The resource or pattern is aimed at STU4.

When Resource Proposal Is Complete

When you have completed your proposal, please send an email to FMGcontact@HL7.org