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Prescription Card

Source Object: Prescription Card

Overview and Usage: The "Prescription Card" source object is an important component in healthcare systems, providing a visual representation of a patient's prescription card or medication coverage card. This data is used to access medication benefits and manage medication coverage efficiently. Here's a breakdown of the key components:

  • Image: The image of the prescription card is typically in the form of a scanned card or a digital representation of the card. It contains essential information related to a patient's medication benefits, including details of the insurance plan, the patient's identification, and coverage information.

The "Prescription Card" source object plays a significant role in facilitating access to prescribed medications and ensures that patients can make use of their medication benefits effectively. This information is vital for healthcare providers, pharmacists, and patients to streamline the medication prescription and fulfillment process, ensuring that the right medications are dispensed with the appropriate coverage.

Healthcare systems use this data to verify and validate insurance coverage, enabling patients to receive their prescribed medications without complications, reducing out-of-pocket expenses, and improving adherence to treatment plans.

Mapping Table

Data FieldExample ValueSource Data Field DescriptionSource Field Data TypeSource Data Field CardinalityMapped FHIR++ ResourceMapped FHIR Data FieldAugmented MappingAssociated Coding SystemAssociated FHIR Data Field ExtensionMapping Context
image-Base64 encoded image, or, if multipart/form-data, unencoded image. This image may be scaled down after submission. PUT is not recommended when using multipart/form-data. Since POST and PUT have identical functionality, POST is recommended.string0..1Mediacontent.dataTop Level