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Solution Interactions

Solution interactions

Interactions

The key interactions for the Clinical Decision Support API are represented in the diagrams below.

Invoke ServiceDefinition.$evaluate and GuidanceResponse

The triage journey starts with the system user, simply referred to as ‘user’ in this Guide, requesting decision support through the EMS.

The core of the triage journey is invoking the ServiceDefinition via the $evaluate operation by the EMS. This will return a GuidanceResponse resource from the CDSS. For more on choosing the ServiceDefinition, see the ServiceDefinition: Implementation Guidance.

This interaction is expected to be repeated multiple times during the triage journey as the EMS presents responses to CDSS questions until a result is reached.

The GuidanceResponse carries or references all information relating to the CDSS response.

Diagram showing invoke decision support and ServiceDefinition.$evaluate interactions

View the Evaluate ServiceDefinition and GuidanceResponse sections for detailed guidance.

Questionnaire / QuestionnaireResponse interaction

The CDSS determines the next question to ask and populates a Questionnaire resource accordingly. A reference to this Questionnaire is included within the returned GuidanceResponse.

The EMS presents the question to the user and the user responds via the EMS.

This response is used to populate a QuestionnaireResponse resource, a reference to which is returned to the CDSS within the next ServiceDefinition.$evaluate operation in the triage journey.

This interaction is expected to be repeated multiple times during the triage journey as different questions are presented to the user from the CDSS.

Diagram showing Questionnaire/Response interaction

View the Get Questionnaire section for more information.

The CDSS evaluates the returned QuestionnaireResponse and uses its content to create an assertion which is carried within an Observation resource.

The CDSS determines whether there is enough information to arrive at a result. If not, another Questionnaire is populated with the next question to be answered.

The GuidanceResponse returned to the EMS now contains references to both an Observation and a Questionnaire resource.

Diagram showing response from ServiceDefinition.$evaluate interaction

View the ServiceDefinition and GuidanceResponse sections for more information.

Arriving at a result

The EMS invokes a ServiceDefinition.$evaluate operation referencing a QuestionnaireResponse and any previous assertions (Observation resources) for the CDSS to evaluate.

The CDSS creates another assertion from the QuestionnaireResponse and determines whether a result can be provided.

The result is sent to the EMS within the GuidanceResponse and the EMS displays the result to the User.

Diagram showing display of result of ServiceDefinition.$evaluate to user

View the Result section for more information.

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