Lighthouse Clinical Health API

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: 2.1.0
Draft as of 2026-01-07				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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Implementation Guide Version: 2.1.0
FHIR Version: 4.0.1
Supported Formats: xml, json
Published on: 2026-01-07 14:47:17+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 Type	Profile	R	S	U	C	Searches	`_include`	`_revinclude`	Operations
AllergyIntolerance	Supported Profiles VAAllergyIntolerance
Patient	Supported Profiles VAPatient
Appointment	Supported Profiles VAAppointment
Observation	Supported Profiles Lab Observation: Chem, hem, tox, ria, ser Observation Lab Observation Smoking Status Observation Vital Signs Vital Signs: BP Vital Signs: SpO2 Decision Precision Plus: abstract Decision Precision Plus
Specimen	Supported Profiles Lab Observation: Chem, hem, tox, ria, ser Specimen
Encounter	Supported Profiles Encounter: Visit
PractitionerRole	Supported Profiles VAPractitioner Role
Location	Supported Profiles VALocation
MedicationDispense	Supported Profiles MedicationDispense: Original MedicationDispense: Partial MedicationDispense: Refill
MedicationRequest	Supported Profiles MedicationRequest: Outpatient
Organization	Supported Profiles VAOrganization
Practitioner	Supported Profiles VAPractitioner