Implement US Core 7.0.0 Screening and Assessment Observation profile to record and query social, behavioral, and functional health screening responses

In-depth guide

Steps

1. Identify the specific US Core 7.0.0 screening instrument being used (e.g., PHQ-9, GAD-7, AUDIT-C) and locate the corresponding LOINC panel and component codes for the questionnaire items
2. Create FHIR Observation resources conforming to the US Core Screening and Assessment Observation profile; set Observation.category to survey (http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category) and include the SDOH category extension if applicable
3. Populate Observation.code with the LOINC instrument panel code, Observation.component[] with individual question/answer pairs, and Observation.value[x] with the total score or summary finding
4. Set all US Core 7.0.0 must-support elements including status, category, code, subject, effective[x], and value[x]; confirm hasMember references to component Observations if using a panel structure
5. POST the Observation resources to the FHIR server and verify retrieval using GET /Observation?patient={id}&category=survey&code={panel-LOINC}
6. Validate the resources against the US Core Screening and Assessment profile using $validate and resolve any must-support obligation warnings