Use Case Overview
This section describes the Use Cases for the FHIR Health Information Exchange (HIE) Implementation Pattern, including all design constraints and assumptions as well as the flows of information that will be specified in the CA:FeX Interoperability Specifications. This section also introduces the scenarios that describe how the specified workflows may be used in the Canadian e-health context.
In-Scope
The following Use Cases are in scope for this release:
- UC-01 Create and Submit Document
- UC-02 Query and Retrieve Document
- UC-03 Create and Submit Data
- UC-04 Query and Retrieve Data
- UC-05 Fetch Document References
Use Case details can be found in the Use Cases and Definitions section.
Use Case Actors and Services
The Use Case Actors that are used by this specification are described below. Additional information can be found in the Core Interoperability Specifications Requirements section.
Use Case Actors and Descriptions
| Actor Name | Description / Definition |
|---|---|
Data Source | A health records system (e.g., EMR, HIS, CIS, PHR, or EHR) that creates/produces clinical information (e.g., fine-grained data or documentation) in response to a request from an authorized health care provider, the subject of care or another authorized health records system. |
Data Recipient | A health records system (e.g., EMR, HIS, CIS, PHR, Patient Portal, or EHR) or Clinical Data Repository that receives clinical information (e.g., fine-grained data or documentation) in response to a submission from an authorized health care provider, the subject of care or another authorized health records system. |
Data Consumer | A health records system (e.g., EMR, HIS, CIS, PHR, Patient Portal or EHR) or application that requests for clinical information (e.g., fine-grained data or documentation) and enables access to or receipt by an authorized health care provider or the subject of care/patient. |
Data Responder | A health records system (e.g., EMR, HIS, CIS, PHR, Patient Portal, or EHR) or Clinical Data Repository that responds to requests for clinical information (e.g., fine-grained data or documentation) from an authorized health care provider, the subject of care or another authorized health records system. |
Use Case Actor Mapping
| Actor Name | UC-01 | UC-02 | UC-03 | UC-04 | UC-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Data Source | x | x | |||
Data Recipient | x | x | |||
Data Consumer | x | x | x | ||
Data Responder | x | x | x |