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Version: 3.1

Questionnaire Response

Definition​

A questionnaire response in Care is the record of one submitted form. Care files a response each time a user submits a form for a patient. Care also files a response when a user saves a structured clinical record, such as an allergy or a diagnosis.

This module explains how to read the submission history. To learn how to fill in a form, read the module of that form.

Key Attributes​

ComponentsWhat it captures
FormThe form that the response comes from. A response that a structured clinical record creates has no form.
Filed ByThe user who filed the response.
Filed OnThe date and the time of the submission.
StatusThe state of the response.
AnswersThe values that the user entered in the form, with the note on each answer.
PatientThe patient that the response belongs to.
EncounterThe encounter that the response belongs to. A patient-level form has no encounter.

Where Care shows responses​

Care shows the responses of a patient in three places:

  • The Updates tab of the patient. This tab lists the responses to patient-level forms.
  • The Responses tab of the encounter. This tab lists the responses to the forms of that encounter.
  • The Clinical History page of the patient. The Responses section lists the responses across all encounters of the patient.

Status​

Care uses two states for a response.

StatusDescription
CompletedThe user filed the response, and the answers are valid.
Entered in ErrorThe user filed the response by mistake. Care shows the response as invalid.

You cannot change a response after Care marks it as entered in error.

Note: A time limit applies to the Entered in Error status. After that time, only a system administrator can mark the response as entered in error. Your deployment's configuration sets the time limit.

Permissions​

PermissionWhat it allows
Can view questionnaire responses on patientView the responses of a patient.
Can view clinical data about patientsView the responses of an encounter of the patient.
Can Read encounter related clinical dataView the responses of an encounter.
Can submit questionnaire about patientsMark a patient-level response as entered in error.
Can submit questionnaire about patient encountersMark a response of an encounter as entered in error.

FHIR R5 alignment​

Care follows the FHIR R5 QuestionnaireResponse resource as a concept model. The form, the answers, the author, and the submission time match that model. Care does not export a fully validated FHIR QuestionnaireResponse resource.