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# RiskAssessment

> An assessment of the likely outcome(s) for a patient or other subject as well as the likelihood of each outcome.

## Properties

| Name | Required | Type | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| identifier | No | [Identifier](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/identifier)\[] | Unique identifier for the assessment |
| basedOn | No | Reference\<Resource> | Request fulfilled by this assessment |
| parent | No | Reference\<Resource> | Part of this occurrence |
| status | Yes | code | registered / preliminary / final / amended + |
| method | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Evaluation mechanism |
| code | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Type of assessment |
| subject | Yes | Reference\<[Patient](/medical-api/fhir/resources/patient) / [Group](/medical-api/fhir/resources/group)> | Who/what does assessment apply to? |
| encounter | No | Reference\<[Encounter](/medical-api/fhir/resources/encounter)> | Where was assessment performed? |
| occurrence\[x] | No | dateTime, [Period](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/period) | When was assessment made? |
| condition | No | Reference\<[Condition](/medical-api/fhir/resources/condition)> | Condition assessed |
| performer | No | Reference\<[Practitioner](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitioner) / [PractitionerRole](/medical-api/fhir/resources/practitionerrole) / [Device](/medical-api/fhir/resources/device)> | Who did assessment? |
| reasonCode | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept)\[] | Why the assessment was necessary? |
| reasonReference | No | Reference\<[Condition](/medical-api/fhir/resources/condition) / [Observation](/medical-api/fhir/resources/observation) / [DiagnosticReport](/medical-api/fhir/resources/diagnosticreport) / [DocumentReference](/medical-api/fhir/resources/documentreference)>\[] | Why the assessment was necessary? |
| basis | No | Reference\<Resource>\[] | Information used in assessment |
| prediction | No | RiskAssessmentPrediction | Outcome predicted |
| - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
| - extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| - modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| - outcome | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Possible outcome for the subject |
| - probability\[x] | No | decimal, [Range](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/range) | Likelihood of specified outcome |
| - qualitativeRisk | No | [CodeableConcept](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/codeableconcept) | Likelihood of specified outcome as a qualitative value |
| - relativeRisk | No | decimal | Relative likelihood |
| - when\[x] | No | [Period](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/period), [Range](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/range) | Timeframe or age range |
| - rationale | No | string | Explanation of prediction |
| mitigation | No | string | How to reduce risk |
| note | No | [Annotation](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/annotation)\[] | Comments on the risk assessment |

## Search Parameters

| Name | Type | Description | Expression |
| - | - | - | - |
| date | date | When was assessment made? | RiskAssessment.occurrence |
| identifier | token | Unique identifier for the assessment | RiskAssessment.identifier |
| patient | reference | Who/what does assessment apply to? | RiskAssessment.subject |
| encounter | reference | Where was assessment performed? | RiskAssessment.encounter |
| condition | reference | Condition assessed | RiskAssessment.condition |
| method | token | Evaluation mechanism | RiskAssessment.method |
| performer | reference | Who did assessment? | RiskAssessment.performer |
| probability | number | Likelihood of specified outcome | RiskAssessment.prediction.probability |
| risk | token | Likelihood of specified outcome as a qualitative value | RiskAssessment.prediction.qualitativeRisk |
| subject | reference | Who/what does assessment apply to? | RiskAssessment.subject |

## Inherited Properties

| Name | Required | Type | Description |
| - | - | - | - |
| id | No | string | Logical id of this artifact |
| meta | No | [Meta](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/meta) | Metadata about the resource |
| implicitRules | No | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created |
| language | No | code | Language of the resource content |
| text | No | [Narrative](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/narrative) | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
| contained | No | Resource\[] | Contained, inline Resources |
| extension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| modifierExtension | No | [Extension](/medical-api/fhir/data-types/extension)\[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored |

To view the FHIR specification for this resource, see [RiskAssessment](https://www.hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RiskAssessment).


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