ePMA Implementation Guidance for FHIR STU3

This guidance is under active development by NHS Digital and content may be added or updated on a regular basis.
Please note: This guidance has been superseded by the Implementation guide for digitial medicines, which contains up-to-date information.

Element: reasonReference

A reference to a FHIR Condition or Observation resource.

Recommendation: not used as part of an MVP. However if the clinical system has recorded the reason for medication (often known as the indication, as either a Condition or Observation resource) then a logical link to that resource has business benefit. If implemented, reasonCode and reasonReference are mutually exclusive and should not both be populated.
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