Can Task.create be used by itself?

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Can Task.create be used by itself? or is it generated by another activity, such as when an Encounter is created?

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Can you explain what you mean by “Task.create”?

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I apologize in advanced if i am asking a very simple question. How does a task get created in FHIR? is it based on some other action, such as an encounter getting opened?

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Tasks can be created the same way as any other resource - by posting them to a server or by an internal “Task equivalent” being created that ends up being surfaced on the FHIR interface as a Task. In some situations Tasks might be spawned automatically based on protocol or common business processes. For example, if an imaging order is created and a clinic’s imaging orders are always routed to a particular imaging center, then the Task seeking fulfillment of the ServiceRequest might be auto-generated once the ServiceRequest is activated.

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got it. where can i locate just one example of what you describe in its simplest form?

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There are examples of Task in the specification (click the examples tab) and on most of the reference servers. If you want an example of creating a Task, just use one of the test servers - there’s a link to a list of them near the bottom of the FHIR home page.