Optum Discovery API

The Discovery API from Optum — 1 operation(s) for discovery.

Operations 1

GET /oihub/fhirpriorauth/v1/cdsHooksServer/{payerId}/{lob}/api/cds-services #

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optum-discovery-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Real Prior Authorization Discovery API
  description: FHIR Prior Authorization APIs (CDS, DTR, PAS)
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
- url: https://sandbox-apigw.optum.com
tags:
- name: Discovery
paths:
  /oihub/fhirpriorauth/v1/cdsHooksServer/{payerId}/{lob}/api/cds-services:
    get:
      operationId: getDiscovery
      tags:
      - Discovery
      security:
      - oAuth:
        - read_healthcheck
      parameters:
      - name: payerId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          example: '87726'
      - name: lob
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          example: ph
      - name: x-optum-consumer-correlation-id
        in: header
        schema:
          type: string
          example: uuid-123
      - name: environment
        in: header
        schema:
          type: string
          example: sandbox
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DiscoveryResponse'
              example:
                services:
                - id: coverageRequirements-serviceRequest
                  hook: order-sign
                  title: United Health Care Order Sign Decision Support
                  description: Coverage Requirement Guidance related to orders being signed
                  prefetch:
                    claimResponse: ClaimResponse?patient={{%context.patientId}}
                    condition: Condition?patient={{%context.patientId}}
                    coverage: Coverage?patient={{%context.patientId}}&status=active
                    device: Device?patient={{%context.patientId}}
                    encounter: Encounter/{{%context.encounterId}}
                    location: Location?_id={{%context.locationId}}
                    patient: Patient/{{%context.patientId}}
                    practitioner: Practitioner/{{%context.userId}}
                    practitionerRole: PractitionerRole?practitioner={{%context.userId}}
                  usageRequirements: requirement-1, requirement-2
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Bad Request
                statusCode: 400
        '401':
          description: UnAuthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: UnAuthorized
                statusCode: 401
        '406':
          description: Not Acceptable
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Not Acceptable
                statusCode: 406
        '500':
          description: Internal Server Error
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Internal server error
                statusCode: 500
components:
  schemas:
    DiscoveryService:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          example: coverageRequirements-serviceRequest
        hook:
          type: string
          example: order-sign
        title:
          type: string
          example: United Health Care Order Sign Decision Support
        description:
          type: string
          example: Coverage Requirement Guidance related to orders being signed
        prefetch:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Prefetch'
        usageRequirements:
          type: string
          example: requirement-1, requirement-2
      required:
      - id
      - hook
      - title
    DiscoveryResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        services:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/DiscoveryService'
    Prefetch:
      type: object
      properties:
        claimResponse:
          type: string
          example: ClaimResponse?patient={{%context.patientId}}
        condition:
          type: string
          example: Condition?patient={{%context.patientId}}
        coverage:
          type: string
          example: Coverage?patient={{%context.patientId}}&status=active
        device:
          type: string
          example: Device?patient={{%context.patientId}}
        encounter:
          type: string
          example: Encounter/{{%context.encounterId}}
        location:
          type: string
          example: Location?_id={{%context.locationId}}
        patient:
          type: string
          example: Patient/{{%context.patientId}}
        practitioner:
          type: string
          example: Practitioner/{{%context.userId}}
        practitionerRole:
          type: string
          example: PractitionerRole?practitioner={{%context.userId}}
  securitySchemes:
    oAuth:
      type: oauth2
      description: This API uses OAuth 2 with the client_credentials grant flow.
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: /apip/auth/v2/token
          scopes:
            read_txn: read transactions
            create_txn: submit a new transaction request
            read_coveragediscovery: read coverage discovery tasks
            create_coveragediscovery: submit a new coverage discovery task
            read_healthcheck: check the status of the system
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