Home
Care processes
The concepts describing how care activities form processes, and the requests and referrals that drive them.
output health state
health state at the end of a care process

Care processes
The concepts describing how care activities form processes, and the requests and referrals that drive them.
- care process
  set of interrelated or interacting care activities which transforms inputs into outputs
- continuity of care process
  care process, encompassing all care provider activities and other prescribed care activities, that addresses identified or specified health issues
- input health state
  health state at the start of a care process
- output health state
  health state at the end of a care process
- request for care
  request for care provider activities
- initial request for care
  first request for care concerning one or more specific health matters to be assessed by a care provider
- referral
  request for care where a care professional asks a care provider to make a care commitment for a care period mandate
- request for service
  request for care where a care professional asks a care provider to deliver one or more care service offerings
- reason for request for care
  motive for a request for care
- care process evaluation
  care evaluation where a care process is evaluated against requirements

output health state

health state at the end of a care process

output health state extends the class health state

Table 1. Associations of output health state
Source multiplicity	Source class	Association	Target class	Target multiplicity
0..*	output health state	observed as	resultant condition	1..*
1	care process	outputs	output health state	1..*

Figure 1. Class Diagram

Admitted terms output health state

Plural output health states

Synonym outcome