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Definition
An activity definition in Care is a reusable template for a service, a procedure, or a test that clinicians order. A common example is a "CBC Test". The template holds the details that a clinician otherwise types each time. When a clinician orders from the template, Care creates a Service Request.
Key Attributes
| Components | What it captures |
|---|---|
| Title | The name of the template that staff see when they order the service. Required. |
| Status | The stage of the template in its lifecycle. Required. |
| Category | The type of the service: Laboratory, Imaging, Surgical Procedure, Counselling, or Education. Required. |
| Kind | The type of order that Care creates from the template. Required. The value is always "Service Request". |
| Code | The standard medical code for the service or the procedure. Required. |
| Body Site | The part of the body for the service or the procedure. Optional. |
| Resource Category | The catalogue category of your facility that holds this template. Required. |
| Healthcare Service | The healthcare service that provides this activity. Optional. |
| Locations | The locations where staff can do this activity. Optional. |
| Diagnostic Report Codes | The codes for the diagnostic reports that come from this activity. Optional. |
| Requirements | The Specimen Definitions, the Observation Definitions, and the Charge Item Definitions that this template needs. |
Category and Resource Category
Category and Resource Category are two different fields on the same form.
- Category holds the type of the service. Care gives you a fixed list of choices: Laboratory, Imaging, Surgical Procedure, Counselling, and Education. Care copies this value to the service request when a clinician orders the service.
- Resource Category holds the catalogue category of your facility. Your facility makes these categories and names them, for example "Blood Tests".
The Activity Definitions page shows the Resource Categories first. Open a Resource Category to see the templates in it.
Requirements
Requirements connect a template to the items that the service needs. Add a Specimen Definition for each sample that staff collect. Add an Observation Definition for each result that staff record. Add a Charge Item Definition for each charge that applies to the service.
Status
| Status | Description |
|---|---|
| Draft | The template is in preparation. Staff cannot use it to order a service. |
| Active | The template is ready. Staff can use it to order a service. |
| Retired | The template is no longer in use. |
| Unknown | The stage of the template is not known. |
Related
Pages that link here:
- Flows/Create an activity definition
- Flows/Link requirements to an activity definition
- Flows/Update or retire an activity definition
- Flows/Use an activity definition to order a service
- Concept: Concepts/Encounter
- Reference: References/Activity Definition