NextGen Healthcare · Schema
MedicationRequest
HealthcareUnited StatesElectronic Health RecordsFHIRHL7InteroperabilitySMART on FHIRUSCDIBulk FHIRPatient Access21st Century Cures
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| resourceType | string | |
| id | string | The id of the resource with prefix values HX | VS | LR with hyphen.Example HX-123 |
| meta | object | Metadata about the resource |
| status | string | active | on-hold | cancelled | completed | entered-in-error | stopped | draft | unknown |
| intent | string | proposal | plan | order | original-order | reflex-order | filler-order | instance-order | option |
| category | array | |
| reportedBoolean | boolean | Indicates if this record was captured as a secondary 'reported' record rather than as an original primary source-of-truth record. It may also indicate the source of the report. |
| medicationCodableConcept | object | |
| subject | object | |
| encounter | object | |
| authoredOn | string | When request was initially authored |
| requester | object | |
| reasonCode | array | Reason or indication for ordering or not ordering the medication |
| dosageInstruction | array | How the medication should be taken |
| dispenseRequest | object | Medication supply authorization |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nextgen-healthcare/main/json-schema/nextgen-healthcare-medication-request-schema.json",
"title": "MedicationRequest",
"x-generated": "2026-10-12",
"x-method": "derived",
"x-generator": "derive-json-schema.py",
"x-source": "openapi/nextgen-healthcare-medication-request-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/MedicationRequest",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"resourceType": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1
},
"id": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "The id of the resource with prefix values HX | VS | LR with hyphen.Example HX-123"
},
"meta": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Metadata about the resource",
"properties": {
"profile": {
"description": "Profiles this resource claims to conform to",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"required": [
"profile"
]
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "active | on-hold | cancelled | completed | entered-in-error | stopped | draft | unknown"
},
"intent": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "proposal | plan | order | original-order | reflex-order | filler-order | instance-order | option"
},
"category": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"coding": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"system": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Identity of the terminology system"
},
"code": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Symbol in syntax defined by the system"
}
},
"required": [
"system",
"code"
],
"description": "Code defined by a terminology system"
}
}
},
"required": [
"coding"
]
}
},
"reportedBoolean": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Indicates if this record was captured as a secondary 'reported' record rather than as an original primary source-of-truth record. It may also indicate the source of the report."
},
"medicationCodableConcept": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"coding": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"system": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Symbol in syntax defined by the system"
},
"code": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Symbol in syntax defined by the system"
},
"display": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Representation defined by the system"
}
},
"required": [
"display",
"code",
"system"
]
}
},
"text": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Plain text representation of the concept"
}
},
"required": [
"coding",
"text"
]
},
"subject": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"reference": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Literal reference, Relative, internal or absolute URL"
}
},
"required": [
"reference"
]
},
"encounter": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"reference": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Literal reference, Relative, internal or absolute URL"
}
},
"required": [
"reference"
]
},
"authoredOn": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "When request was initially authored"
},
"requester": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"reference": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Literal reference, Relative, internal or absolute URL"
}
},
"required": [
"reference"
]
},
"reasonCode": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Reason or indication for ordering or not ordering the medication",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"coding": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"system": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Code system for diagnosis (e.g., ICD-10)"
},
"code": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Diagnosis code defined by system"
},
"display": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Full description for diagnosis code defined by system"
}
},
"required": [
"system",
"code",
"display"
]
}
}
},
"required": [
"coding"
]
}
},
"dosageInstruction": {
"type": "array",
"description": "How the medication should be taken",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Free text dosage instructions e.g. SIG"
},
"route": {
"type": "object",
"description": "How drug should enter body",
"properties": {
"coding": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"system": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Symbol in syntax defined by the system"
},
"code": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Symbol in syntax defined by the system"
},
"display": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Representation defined by the system"
}
},
"required": [
"display",
"code",
"system"
]
}
},
"text": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Plain text representation of the concept"
}
},
"required": [
"coding",
"text"
]
},
"timing": {
"type": "object",
"description": "When medication should be administered",
"properties": {
"code": {
"type": "object",
"description": "TimingAbbreviation defined by system (e.g. - BID | TID | QID | AM | PM | QD | QOD)",
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Frequency of medication defined by system"
}
}
},
"repeat": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"frequency": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Event occurs frequency times per period"
},
"period": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Event occurs frequency times per period"
},
"periodUnit": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Unit of time (second, minute, hour, day, week, month, year)"
}
}
}
}
},
"doseAndRate": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Amount of medication administered",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"doseQuantity": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"value": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Amount of medication per dose"
},
"unit": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Unit defined by the system"
},
"system": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Code system for the unit (e.g. http://unitsofmeasure.org)"
},
"code": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "UCUM code for the unit"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"required": [
"text",
"timing",
"doseAndRate"
]
}
},
"dispenseRequest": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Medication supply authorization",
"properties": {
"numberOfRepeatsAllowed": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"description": "Number of refills authorized - non-negative repeat number"
},
"quantity": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Amount of medication to supply per dispense",
"properties": {
"value": {
"type": "number",
"format": "decimal",
"description": "Quantity value"
},
"unit": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "Unit of measurement (e.g., mg, mL, unit)"
},
"system": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "The system that defines the coded unit"
},
"code": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "UCUM code"
}
},
"required": [
"value",
"unit",
"system",
"code"
]
}
},
"required": [
"numberOfRepeatsAllowed",
"quantity"
]
}
},
"required": [
"resourceType",
"id",
"meta",
"status",
"intent",
"category",
"reportedBoolean",
"medicationCodableConcept",
"subject",
"encounter",
"authoredOn",
"reasonCode",
"requester",
"dosageInstruction",
"dispenseRequest"
]
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