Provincial Client Registry (PCR) HL7 FHIR® Contribution Implementation Guide v1.0.0-draft1
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This Implementation Guide (IG) provides provides support for integrating HL7 FHIR to query for patients in the Ontario Provincial Client Registry (PCR) as well as for contributing to the creation and updating of patient data. It includes functional business context and design guidance for implementing PCR FHIR profiles to consume and create provincial patient demographic & identifier data. The guide is structured into the following sections:
| Section | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Home | Introduces the IG and provides general background information about the project. |
| Business Context | Provides an overview of the business model, relevant data, use cases, and business rules that this IG supports. |
| Technical Context | Describes the profiling methodology, mapping strategies, implementation guidance, and security considerations. Start here if you're planning on building an Implementation Guide. |
| FHIR Artifacts | Central location for all defined FHIR artifacts: profiles, extensions, value sets, data type profiles, operations, search parameters, and examples. |
| Change Log | Tracks specification changes, lists known issues, and provides a place to collect feedback from implementers and reviewers. |
This implementation guide is intended for Ontario Health programs, Health Information Custodians (HICs), vendors, solution providers, integration teams, architects, developers, business analysts, quality assurance teams, and testers responsible for implementing, validating, or supporting PCR FHIR contribution functionality.
Readers are expected to have a general understanding of: