Patient

Empego uses a FHIR event that it customizes to fit its needs.

Field	Usage	Requierements
id	Only used by Empego for a PUT and not for a POST. Treated as a PMS ID for the Patient	**Required **for PUT
resourceType	FHIR requires the value to be “Patient”	**Requires **“Patient”
communication	This is the first field Empego checks to determine whether to communicate with a Patient in French or English.	**Optional - **Empego will default patient communication language to franchise language if not provided
identifier	Empego will look here for Patient identifiers to minimize the creation of duplicate Patient records. A RAMQ or Empego Key will be looked for, with the possibility to co-ordinate a PMS Id in this as well. To do so, please provide Empego with what the “System” identifier used will be. The response to a Patient creation will include the Empego Key for the Patient in this field.	**Optional **- Guarantees POST will always create a new Empego Patient record if not provided.
name	Empego will use the “family” name as the Patient’s last name, and the first entry for the “given” name as the Patient’s first name.	**Requires **“family” name and a minimum of one “given” name
telecom	Empego requires one of the “phone” or “email” systems. Both can be used and will populate the Patient’s phone and email into Empego for use when sending Consultations and follow-ups to the Patient.	**Requires **one of “phone” or “email”
gender	Empego supports all FHIR values, otherwise “unknown” will be used.	Optional
birthDate	Empego will mark as unknown if not provided. The format is “yyyy-mm-dd”.	Optional
active	Empego will assume “true” if this field is not provided.	Optional

A RAMQ Identifier entry can be formatted:

{
  "id": "",
  "type": {
    "coding": [
      {
        "system": "https://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0203",
        "code": "JHN",
        "display": "Jurisdictional Health Number"
      }
    ]
  },
  "system": "https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/NamingSystem/ca-qc-health-organization-id",
  "value": "RAMQ12345678"
}