Inbox Tasks
Source Object: Inbox Tasks
Overview and Usage: The "Inbox Tasks" source object within athena EHR is designed for managing tasks, reminders, and notifications related to patient care and administrative workflows. It serves as a central hub for organizing and prioritizing various tasks for healthcare providers and staff. Here's a brief overview of its key fields and their usage:
- Created Date: Records the date when the task was generated.
- Department ID: Identifies the department or area to which the task is assigned.
- Description: Provides a brief summary of the task.
- Document Class and Subclass: Classifies the task type within the EHR system.
- Inbox Category: Categorizes the task for easy sorting and filtering.
- Patient ID: Associates the task with a specific patient.
- Priority: Indicates the task's importance or urgency level.
- Result Category: Specifies the category of the task's outcome or result.
- Status: Tracks the task's progress (e.g., pending, completed, in progress).
- Subtype and Subtype ID: Further categorize the task based on specific criteria.
- Task ID: Provides a unique identifier for reference.
- Abnormal Count and Critical Count: Numerical values for tasks requiring special attention.
The "Inbox Tasks" source object helps streamline healthcare workflows, ensuring that tasks related to patient care and administrative responsibilities are well-organized and prioritized. Developers can use this source object to create applications that enhance task management within the EHR system.
Mapping Table
| Data Field | Example Value | Source Data Field Description | Source Field Data Type | Source Data Field Cardinality | Mapped FHIR++ Resource | Mapped FHIR Data Field | Augmented Mapping | Associated Coding System | Associated FHIR Data Field Extension | Mapping Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| createddate | - | Date when this task was created. | string | 0..1 | Task | authoredOn | Top Level | |||
| departmentid | - | The department ID associated with this task, typically just the department from the encounter or department. | integer | 0..1 | Task | extension.valueString | department-id | Top Level | ||
| description | - | Task description. | string | 0..1 | Task | description | Top Level | |||
| documentclass | - | Document class, for further classification within the given inbox category bucket. | string | 0..1 | Task | extension.valueString | document-class | Top Level | ||
| documentsubclass | - | Document subclass, for further classification within the document class. | string | 0..1 | Task | extension.valueString | document-subclass | Top Level | ||
| inboxcategory | - | Category for this task. | string | 0..1 | Task | code.coding.display | Top Level | |||
| patientid | - | The ID of the patient that this task is for. Please note that not all tasks will have associated patients. | integer | 0..1 | Task | owner.reference | Top Level | |||
| priority | - | Task priority. | string | 0..1 | Task | priority | Top Level | |||
| resultcategory | - | The uppercase result category (e.g. "NORMAL", "ABNORMAL" , "UNKNOWN", etc.). | string | 0..1 | Task | extension.valueString | result-category | Top Level | ||
| status | - | Status that the task is currently in. | string | 0..1 | Task | status | Top Level | |||
| subtype | - | Subtype of this task. | string | 0..1 | Task | code.coding.display | Top Level | |||
| subtypeid | - | athenaNet ID of the Subtype - i.e. if this is an encounter, then encounter ID. | string | 0..1 | Task | code.coding.code | Top Level | |||
| taskid | - | athenaNet ID for the given task. | integer | 0..1 | Task | id | Top Level | |||
| abnormalcount | - | The number of abnormal tasks (generally results). | string | 0..1 | Task | meta.extension.valueString | abnormal-count | Top Level | ||
| criticalcount | - | The number of tasks that are critical. | string | 0..1 | Task | meta.extension.valueString | critical-count | Top Level | ||
| count | - | The total number of tasks. | string | 0..1 | Task | meta.extension.valueString | count | Top Level |