Identifiers and Codification

RAPIDS URIs whenever Object Identifiers are required. URIs (Uniform Resource Identifiers) are globally unique identifiers for individual objects, as well as for value sets, code systems, profiles, namespaces, and more. URIs are the preferred object identifiers for FHIR objects, and are usually represented as URLs. However as a receivning application, RAPIDS will support and return system specific identifiers in the form that they are received by RAPIDS.

RAPIDS will receive codification in the form that the source system will send. However, RAPIDS encourages source systems to prefer the codification indicated in the individual profiles and will send resources back to the source sytem using the prefered codification. When noted, codification is enforced and resources that do not adhere to the noted codification will be rejected.