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Medication Event
Appears In: Medication Request, Statement, Administration LDM Subject Area, Health Care Service Event LDM Subject Area, CACDI LDM View
An event involving medication in relation to patients, such as Medication Request, Medication Administration or the reporting of Medication Statement.<br/><br/>
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Attribute Type
Medication Event Type Code Codeable Concept
Notes: A coded concept that specifies the type of Medication Event, such as Medication Administration, Medication Request and Medication Statement, and eventually other event types, such as Medication Dispensation.<br/><br/>Value Set:<br/><a href="../EA4/EA396.htm"><font color="#0000ff"><u>Supporting - Medication Event Type.xlsx</u></font></a> <br/>
Medication Event Setting Category Code Codeable Concept
Notes: A coded concept that specifies the category (e.g., inpatient, outpatient, community) indicating where the medication is expected to be (for medication request) or is actually (for medication statement or administration) consumed or administered. <br/><br/>Value Set:<br/>To be developed.<br/>
Medication Entered Description String
Notes: The description, as its author sees it, of a medication prescribed, administered, or taken. Unlike drug description, entered description is not necessarily associated with a recommended pan-Canadian drug code. This description can be used for custom compound drugs. <br/>
Medication Incident Description String
Notes: A description of a preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the health care professional, patient, or consumer.<br/>
Relationship Target Entity
involves   Drug
justified by   Medication Reason
Connection Direction Entity
Generalization From Medication Request
Generalization To Health Care Service Event
Generalization From Medication Administration
Generalization From Medication Statement