Release 4

Patient Care Work GroupMaturity Level: 0 Trial UseSecurity Category: Patient Compartments: Patient, Practitioner, RelatedPerson

Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the AdverseEvent resource.

AdverseEvent
Element IdAdverseEvent
Definition

Actual or potential/avoided event causing unintended physical injury resulting from or contributed to by medical care, a research study or other healthcare setting factors that requires additional monitoring, treatment, or hospitalization, or that results in death.

Cardinality0..*
TypeDomainResource
Alternate NamesAE
Summarytrue
AdverseEvent.identifier
Element IdAdverseEvent.identifier
Definition

Business identifiers assigned to this adverse event by the performer or other systems which remain constant as the resource is updated and propagates from server to server.

NoteThis is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Cardinality0..1
TypeIdentifier
Requirements

Allows identification of the adverse event as it is known by various participating systems and in a way that remains consistent across servers.

Summarytrue
Comments

This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion). It is best practice for the identifier to only appear on a single resource instance, however business practices may occasionally dictate that multiple resource instances with the same identifier can exist - possibly even with different resource types. For example, multiple Patient and a Person resource instance might share the same social insurance number.

AdverseEvent.actuality
Element IdAdverseEvent.actuality
Definition

Whether the event actually happened, or just had the potential to. Note that this is independent of whether anyone was affected or harmed or how severely.

Cardinality1..1
Terminology BindingAdverseEventActuality (Required)
Typecode
Is Modifiertrue (Reason: This element is labeled as a modifier because it has a potential code that indicates the adverse event did not actually happen.)
Summarytrue
AdverseEvent.category
Element IdAdverseEvent.category
Definition

The overall type of event, intended for search and filtering purposes.

Cardinality0..*
Terminology BindingAdverseEventCategory (Extensible)
TypeCodeableConcept
Summarytrue
AdverseEvent.event
Element IdAdverseEvent.event
Definition

This element defines the specific type of event that occurred or that was prevented from occurring.

Cardinality0..1
Terminology BindingSNOMED CT Clinical Findings (Example)
TypeCodeableConcept
Summarytrue
AdverseEvent.subject
Element IdAdverseEvent.subject
Definition

This subject or group impacted by the event.

Cardinality1..1
TypeReference(Patient | Group | Practitioner | RelatedPerson)
Requirements

Allows for exposure of biohazard (such as legionella) to a group of individuals in a hospital.

Alternate Namespatient
Summarytrue
Comments

If AdverseEvent.resultingCondition differs among members of the group, then use Patient as the subject.

AdverseEvent.encounter
Element IdAdverseEvent.encounter
Definition

The Encounter during which AdverseEvent was created or to which the creation of this record is tightly associated.

Cardinality0..1
TypeReference(Encounter)
Summarytrue
Comments

This will typically be the encounter the event occurred within, but some activities may be initiated prior to or after the official completion of an encounter but still be tied to the context of the encounter. For example, if a medication administration was considered an adverse event because it resulted in a rash, then the encounter when the medication administration was given is the context. If the patient reports the AdverseEvent during a second encounter, that second encounter is not the context.

AdverseEvent.date
Element IdAdverseEvent.date
Definition

The date (and perhaps time) when the adverse event occurred.

Cardinality0..1
TypedateTime
Summarytrue
AdverseEvent.detected
Element IdAdverseEvent.detected
Definition

Estimated or actual date the AdverseEvent began, in the opinion of the reporter.

Cardinality0..1
TypedateTime
Summarytrue
AdverseEvent.recordedDate
Element IdAdverseEvent.recordedDate
Definition

The date on which the existence of the AdverseEvent was first recorded.

Cardinality0..1
TypedateTime
Summarytrue
Comments

The recordedDate represents the date when this particular AdverseEvent record was created in the system, not the date of the most recent update. The date of the last record modification can be retrieved from the resource metadata.

AdverseEvent.resultingCondition
Element IdAdverseEvent.resultingCondition
Definition

Includes information about the reaction that occurred as a result of exposure to a substance (for example, a drug or a chemical).

Cardinality0..*
TypeReference(Condition)
Summarytrue
AdverseEvent.location
Element IdAdverseEvent.location
Definition

The information about where the adverse event occurred.

Cardinality0..1
TypeReference(Location)
Summarytrue
AdverseEvent.seriousness
Element IdAdverseEvent.seriousness
Definition

Assessment whether this event was of real importance.

Cardinality0..1
Terminology BindingAdverseEventSeriousness (Example)
TypeCodeableConcept
Summarytrue
AdverseEvent.severity
Element IdAdverseEvent.severity
Definition

Describes the severity of the adverse event, in relation to the subject. Contrast to AdverseEvent.seriousness - a severe rash might not be serious, but a mild heart problem is.

Cardinality0..1
Terminology BindingAdverseEventSeverity (Required)
TypeCodeableConcept
Summarytrue
AdverseEvent.outcome
Element IdAdverseEvent.outcome
Definition

Describes the type of outcome from the adverse event.

Cardinality0..1
Terminology BindingAdverseEventOutcome (Required)
TypeCodeableConcept
Summarytrue
AdverseEvent.recorder
Element IdAdverseEvent.recorder
Definition

Information on who recorded the adverse event. May be the patient or a practitioner.

Cardinality0..1
TypeReference(Patient | Practitioner | PractitionerRole | RelatedPerson)
Summarytrue
AdverseEvent.contributor
Element IdAdverseEvent.contributor
Definition

Parties that may or should contribute or have contributed information to the adverse event, which can consist of one or more activities. Such information includes information leading to the decision to perform the activity and how to perform the activity (e.g. consultant), information that the activity itself seeks to reveal (e.g. informant of clinical history), or information about what activity was performed (e.g. informant witness).

Cardinality0..*
TypeReference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Device)
Summarytrue
AdverseEvent.suspectEntity
Element IdAdverseEvent.suspectEntity
Definition

Describes the entity that is suspected to have caused the adverse event.

Cardinality0..*
Summarytrue
AdverseEvent.suspectEntity.instance
Element IdAdverseEvent.suspectEntity.instance
Definition

Identifies the actual instance of what caused the adverse event. May be a substance, medication, medication administration, medication statement or a device.

Cardinality1..1
TypeReference(Immunization | Procedure | Substance | Medication | MedicationAdministration | MedicationStatement | Device)
Alternate NamesSubstance or Medication or Device
Summarytrue
AdverseEvent.suspectEntity.causality
Element IdAdverseEvent.suspectEntity.causality
Definition

Information on the possible cause of the event.

Cardinality0..*
Summarytrue
To Dois this meant to be a backbone element?
AdverseEvent.suspectEntity.causality.assessment
Element IdAdverseEvent.suspectEntity.causality.assessment
Definition

Assessment of if the entity caused the event.

Cardinality0..1
Terminology BindingAdverseEventCausalityAssessment (Example)
TypeCodeableConcept
Summarytrue
To Dowhat is difference between assessment and result?
AdverseEvent.suspectEntity.causality.productRelatedness
Element IdAdverseEvent.suspectEntity.causality.productRelatedness
Definition

AdverseEvent.suspectEntity.causalityProductRelatedness.

Cardinality0..1
Typestring
Summarytrue
AdverseEvent.suspectEntity.causality.author
Element IdAdverseEvent.suspectEntity.causality.author
Definition

AdverseEvent.suspectEntity.causalityAuthor.

Cardinality0..1
TypeReference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole)
Summarytrue
AdverseEvent.suspectEntity.causality.method
Element IdAdverseEvent.suspectEntity.causality.method
Definition

ProbabilityScale | Bayesian | Checklist.

Cardinality0..1
Terminology BindingAdverseEventCausalityMethod (Example)
TypeCodeableConcept
Summarytrue
AdverseEvent.subjectMedicalHistory
Element IdAdverseEvent.subjectMedicalHistory
Definition

AdverseEvent.subjectMedicalHistory.

Cardinality0..*
TypeReference(Condition | Observation | AllergyIntolerance | FamilyMemberHistory | Immunization | Procedure | Media | DocumentReference)
Summarytrue
AdverseEvent.referenceDocument
Element IdAdverseEvent.referenceDocument
Definition

AdverseEvent.referenceDocument.

Cardinality0..*
TypeReference(DocumentReference)
Summarytrue
AdverseEvent.study
Element IdAdverseEvent.study
Definition

AdverseEvent.study.

Cardinality0..*
TypeReference(ResearchStudy)
Summarytrue