US Veterans Health Administration FHIR Map Set Implementation Guide
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CapabilityStatement: Lighthouse Clinical Health API

Official URL: http://va.gov/fhir/CapabilityStatement/CHAPI Version: 1.8.0
Draft as of 2025-09-02 Computable Name:

This CapabilityStatement enumerates the profiles that the API should address, in the estimation of the enterprise mapping team. Some elements may not be appropriate for those cases; consult the actual API specification published by the API provider

  • See also Clinical Health API (FHIR)
  • The meta.source element is populated for all responses with the URN constructed with the OID looked up based on key station number (VistA 4-99 or Institution Code in CDW) in this csv file. For example for station number 0329V the URN is urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.349.7.508.417

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Lighthouse Clinical Health API

  • Implementation Guide Version: 1.8.0
  • FHIR Version: 4.0.1
  • Supported Formats: xml, json
  • Published on: 2025-09-02 14:12:05+0000
  • Published by: VA

Note to Implementers: FHIR Capabilities

Any FHIR capability may be 'allowed' by the system unless explicitly marked as 'SHALL NOT'. A few items are marked as MAY in the Implementation Guide to highlight their potential relevance to the use case.

FHIR RESTful Capabilities

Mode: server

Capabilities by Resource/Profile

Summary

The summary table lists the resources that are part of this configuration, and for each resource it lists:

  • The relevant profiles (if any)
  • The interactions supported by each resource (Read, Search, Update, and Create, are always shown, while VRead, Patch, Delete, History on Instance, or History on Type are only present if at least one of the resources has support for them.
  • The required, recommended, and some optional search parameters (if any).
  • The linked resources enabled for _include
  • The other resources enabled for _revinclude
  • The operations on the resource (if any)

Resource Conformance: supported AllergyIntolerance

Core FHIR Resource
AllergyIntolerance
Reference Policy
Interaction summary

    Supported Profiles

    AllergyIntolerance

    Resource Conformance: supported Patient

    Core FHIR Resource
    Patient
    Reference Policy
    Interaction summary

      Supported Profiles

      Patient

      Resource Conformance: supported Appointment

      Core FHIR Resource
      Appointment
      Reference Policy
      Interaction summary

        Supported Profiles

        Appointment

        Resource Conformance: supported Observation

        Resource Conformance: supported Specimen

        Core FHIR Resource
        Specimen
        Reference Policy
        Interaction summary

          Resource Conformance: supported Encounter

          Core FHIR Resource
          Encounter
          Reference Policy
          Interaction summary

            Supported Profiles

            Encounter: Outpatient

            Resource Conformance: supported Condition

            Core FHIR Resource
            Condition
            Reference Policy
            Interaction summary

              Resource Conformance: supported PractitionerRole

              Core FHIR Resource
              PractitionerRole
              Reference Policy
              Interaction summary

                Supported Profiles

                Practitioner Role

                Resource Conformance: supported Location

                Core FHIR Resource
                Location
                Reference Policy
                Interaction summary

                  Supported Profiles

                  Location

                  Resource Conformance: supported MedicationDispense

                  Core FHIR Resource
                  MedicationDispense
                  Reference Policy
                  Interaction summary

                    Resource Conformance: supported MedicationRequest

                    Core FHIR Resource
                    MedicationRequest
                    Reference Policy
                    Interaction summary

                      Resource Conformance: supported Organization

                      Core FHIR Resource
                      Organization
                      Reference Policy
                      Interaction summary

                        Supported Profiles

                        Organization

                        Resource Conformance: supported Practitioner

                        Core FHIR Resource
                        Practitioner
                        Reference Policy
                        Interaction summary

                          Supported Profiles

                          Practitioner