MedicalAction

This element describes medications, procedures, other actions taken for clinical management. The element is a list of options.

Data model

Definition of the MedicalAction element

Field

Type

Multiplicity

Description

action

one of {Procedure | Treatment | RadiationTherapy | TherapeuticRegimen}

1..1

One of a list of medical actions. REQUIRED.

treatment_target

OntologyClass

0..1

The condition or disease that this treatment was intended to address

treatment_intent

OntologyClass

0..1

Whether the intention of the treatment was curative, palliative…

response_to_treatment

OntologyClass

0..1

How the patient responded to the treatment

adverse_events

OntologyClass (List)

0..*

Any adverse effects experienced by the patient attributed to the treatment

treatment_termination_reason

OntologyClass

0..1

The reason that the treatment was stopped.

action

Each MedicalAction element refers to one of the following specific types of medical action: