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The Argonaut Data Query Implementation Guide is based upon the core FHIR DSTU2 API and it documents the security and authorization and the querying of the ONC Common Clinical Data Set and static documents.
http://build.fhir.org/ig/argonautproject/data-query
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Clarify the intent of the argonaut category in vitals #46

Closed torresdrew closed 6 years ago

torresdrew commented 6 years ago

I have been asked about using the Argonaut category value set for the vitals profile. I was under the impression the category is intended to tag vitals in a standard way. Others are interpreting it such that when you query with the Argonaut vital category, you will only get vitals that have a code value from the LOINC vital table from the IG.

Is the guidance for those trying to only get observations that contain a LOINC code to use the category search, or use the LOINC codes from the table to query? I think if you only want observations with a a LOINC code from the table you should query by the LOINC codes, and the category search can include other vitals.

brettmarquard commented 6 years ago

Thanks Drew.

Current text under category search:

"Search based on vital sign category code. This search fetches a bundle of all Observation resources with category ‘vital-signs’ for the specified patient (how to search by reference) and (how to search by token). The table above is the minimum set, additional vital signs are allowed."

How should we make this more clear?

torresdrew commented 6 years ago

Consider this resolved then. I couldn't find that text. I knew that was the intent, but in discussions with others, they felt it wasn't clear.

I found the text now.