priority

Recommendation: not to be used within an implementation - or used with caution.

The stating of a priority, in any business context including healthcare, is often de-valued as given the choice, every clinician wants medication urgently for their patients.

If priority is used, consider only initially supporting the routine and urgent request priorities, and set clear criteria for when a MedicationRequest should be marked and handled as urgent.

Usage of the value "stat"

The stat request priority is potentially confusing as it has two meanings:

1. to indicate a "here and now" order going to pharmacy
2. used within a dosageInstruction can also mean "give once immediately".

Avoid using stat and asap where possible.