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Handling Attachments

Embedded binary objects (files) can be included in a Document. When present the system must be able to detect them, and should inform the user of their presence, display them on demand and add them to the patient record if a user elects to do so.
ID Description Sender Receiver
FHIR-HA-01 Receiving systems MUST detect the presence of attachments. N Y
1 The system SHOULD inform the user that there are attachments and display them on demand.
2 When present the system MUST be able to detect them, and should inform the user of their presence.

As FHIR and representations of clinical concepts mature, suppliers will need to consider how to manage backwards compatibility of the data stored in/on the patient record.

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