Medical Record Index

Actor Definition: Medical Record Index Actor (MeRI)

The Medical Record Index system actor can store indices of medical records.

Type: system

{

"resourceType": "ActorDefinition",
"id": "medical-record-index-actor-meri",
"url": "http://electronichealth.se/fhir/meri/ActorDefinition/medical-record-index-actor-meri",
"name": "MedicalRecordIndexActorMeRI",
"title": "Medical Record Index Actor (MeRI)",
"status": "active",
"description": "Registry for storing indices of medical records of patients spread out in different systems at different care providers.",
"type": "system",
"documentation": "Expectations:\n\n- SHALL ",
"capabilities": "http://electronichealth.se/fhir/meri/CapabilityStatement/medical-record-index-capabilities-meri"

}

<id value="medical-record-index-actor-meri" />
<url value="http://electronichealth.se/fhir/meri/ActorDefinition/medical-record-index-actor-meri" />
<name value="MedicalRecordIndexActorMeRI" />
<title value="Medical Record Index Actor (MeRI)" />
<status value="active" />
<description value="Registry for storing indices of medical records of patients spread out in different systems at different care providers." />
<type value="system" />
<documentation value="Expectations:\n\n- SHALL " />
<capabilities value="http://electronichealth.se/fhir/meri/CapabilityStatement/medical-record-index-capabilities-meri" />

</ActorDefinition>

Capability Statement: Medical Record Index Capabilities (MeRI)

This Capability Statement describes the FHIR REST capabilities that the Medical Record Index Actor must support.

FHIR Version: 5.0.0

Supported Formats: json

Mode: Server

Global Operations

Operation	Level
Create Index Record (MeRI)	SHALL
Unregister Index Record (MeRI)	SHALL

{

"resourceType": "CapabilityStatement",
"id": "medical-record-index-capabilities-meri",
"url": "http://electronichealth.se/fhir/meri/CapabilityStatement/medical-record-index-capabilities-meri",
"name": "MedicalRecordIndexCapabilitiesMeRI",
"title": "Medical Record Index Capabilities (MeRI)",
"status": "active",
"date": "2026-03-20",
"kind": "requirements",
"fhirVersion": "5.0.0",
"format": [
"json"
],
"rest": [
{
"mode": "server",
"operation": [
{
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/capabilitystatement-expectation",
"valueCode": "SHALL"
}
],
"name": "UnregisterIndexRecordOperationMeRI",
"definition": "http://electronichealth.se/fhir/NDI/OperationDefinition/unregister-index-record-operation-meri"
},
{
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/capabilitystatement-expectation",
"valueCode": "SHALL"
}
],
"name": "CreateIndexRecordOperationMeRI",
"definition": "http://electronichealth.se/fhir/NDI/OperationDefinition/create-index-record-operation-meri"
}
]
}
]

}

<id value="medical-record-index-capabilities-meri" />
<url value="http://electronichealth.se/fhir/meri/CapabilityStatement/medical-record-index-capabilities-meri" />
<name value="MedicalRecordIndexCapabilitiesMeRI" />
<title value="Medical Record Index Capabilities (MeRI)" />
<status value="active" />
<date value="2026-03-20" />
<kind value="requirements" />
<fhirVersion value="5.0.0" />
<format value="json" />
<rest>
<mode value="server" />
<operation>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/capabilitystatement-expectation">
<valueCode value="SHALL" />
</extension>
<name value="UnregisterIndexRecordOperationMeRI" />
<definition value="http://electronichealth.se/fhir/NDI/OperationDefinition/unregister-index-record-operation-meri" />
</operation>
<operation>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/capabilitystatement-expectation">
<valueCode value="SHALL" />
</extension>
<name value="CreateIndexRecordOperationMeRI" />
<definition value="http://electronichealth.se/fhir/NDI/OperationDefinition/create-index-record-operation-meri" />
</operation>
</rest>

</CapabilityStatement>