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Care processes
The concepts describing how care activities form processes, and the requests and referrals that drive them.
referral
request for care where a care professional asks a care provider to make a care commitment for a care period mandate

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

referral

request for care where a care professional asks a care provider to make a care commitment for a care period mandate

referral extends the class request for care

Table 1. Associations of referral
Source multiplicity	Source class	Association	Target class	Target multiplicity
1	referral	asks for	care commitment	1
1..*	referral	initiates	care contact	1
0..*	care professional	issues (1)	referral	1..*

Figure 1. Class Diagram

Plural referrals

Example 1 A referral from an orthopaedic surgeon to a rehabilitation service.

Note 1 An accepted referral transfers the continuity responsibility for the health issues specified in the referral.