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Care processes and the governance of care
reason for request for care
motive for a request for care

Care processes
Care processes and the governance of care
- care process
  set of interrelated or interacting care activities which transforms inputs into outputs
- continuity of care process
  care process, encompassing all care provider activities and other prescribed care activities, that addresses identified or specified health issues
- input health state
  health state at the start of a care process
- output health state
  health state at the end of a care process
- request for care
  request for care provider activities
- request for initial contact
  first request for care concerning one or more specific health matters to be assessed by a care provider
- referral
  request for care where a care professional asks a care provider to make a care commitment for a care period mandate
- request for service
  request for care where a care professional asks a care provider to perform one or more care provider activities
- reason for request for care
  motive for a request for care
- care process evaluation
  care evaluation where a care process is evaluated against requirements

reason for request for care

motive for a request for care

DEPRECATED: reason for demand for care

Note 1 to entry: There are needs for both direct (care investigating and care treatment and indirect (care assessments, care planning 1etc.) care activities.

Table 1. Specializations / Generalizations of **reason for request for care**
Specialization of			Generalization of
health matter

Table 2. Associations of **reason for request for care**
Association from		Association name	Association to
0..*	health need	background for	1..*	reason for request for care
0..1	reason for request for care	expressed by	0..*	subject of care proxy
0..*	reason for request for care	is expressed by	1..1	subject of care
1..*	reason for request for care	motivates	1..*	request for care

reason for request for careUML Representation — Figure 1. reason for request for care (UML Representation)