Table of Contents > Profiles & Operations

Summary of Operations

Operation Use Case FHIR Interaction HTTP Verb Request Profile Response Profile
Patient EMPI Match Retrieves the set of patient records that match the demographics (e.g. First Name, Last Name & DOB) and/or informational identifier (e.g. HCN, MRN) defined on the request operation POST Parameters containing Patient Bundle containing Patient
Patient Search Retrieves the patient record based on the definitional identifier (e.g. CorpID) defined on the request search GET, POST N/A Bundle containing Patient
Patient Read Retrieves the patient record based on the resource identifier (PCR ECID) defined on the request read GET N/A Patient
Cross-Identifier-PIXm Retrieves all of the patient’s identifiers based on the resource identifier (PCR ECID) or definitional identifier (e.g. CorpID) defined on the request operation GET, POST N/A Parameters

Refer to the Business Rules page for further context on Definitional vs. Informational IDs.