patient $purge

Purge Patient Record

Description: This operation is used to request the removal of all current and historical versions for all resources in a patient compartment. The result will be an OperationOutcome with results and/or details about execution.

Following are some common issue-type values:

• success the request has been completed to the server's satisfaction - the patient and associated resources are no longer accessible
• incomplete the request is partially complete, but additional processing will continue (e.g., the server is continuing to clean out resources)

When supported, it is recommended (though not required) to support an Asynchronous Request Pattern.

Note that the deletion of resources typically involves many policy decisions. Implementers are expected to use this operation in conjunction with their policies for such a request - e.g., soft vs. hard delete, audibility/traceability, evaluation of referential integrity, etc.

Affects State: false

System: false

Type: false

Instance: true

URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/build/OperationDefinition/Patient-purge

Parameters

• return [out] 0..1 OperationOutcome — Status and/or results of the purge request