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R4 Device

The Device resource is a "type of a manufactured item that is used in the provision of healthcare without being substantially changed through that activity. The device may be a medical or non-medical device." (HL7 FHIR R4 Device)

Supported Profiles​

The API supports the following FHIR profiles:

Operations​

The General Purpose API Device resource supports the following standard operations. However, support varies by the targeted CareRecord or solution.

CareRecord / SolutionCreateReadUpdateSearch
GEHRIMED-Yes-Yes
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myEvolv-Yes-Yes
myUnity-Yes-Yes
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Not all Netsmart solutions support Device search. See supported operations table above and consult your target solution's documentation for more information.

This resource supports standard search parameters in addition to the common parameters.

Standard Parameters​

NameTypeDescription
patientreferencePatient information, if the resource is affixed to a person

Search Examples​

Via POST​

The POST method is recommended as it keeps health information out of the URL.

Search Medical Device by Patient
curl -X POST https://fhir.netsmartcloud.com/v4/Device/_search \
    -H "Authorization: {Bearer Token}" \
    -H "Accept: application/fhir+json" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/x-form-urlencoded" \
    -d "patient=Patient/2345"
Via GET​

The POST method is recommended as it keeps health information out of the URL.

Search by Patient
curl -X POST https://fhir.netsmartcloud.com/v4/Device?patient=Patient/2345 \
    -H "Authorization: {Bearer Token}" \
    -H "Accept: application/fhir+json"