Default sort order in FHIR list query

Question

There is a parameter available called _sort to specify the field but I would like to understand what is the default sorting parameter when we retrieve list from any of the resources in HL7 FHIR.

I have compared the ID and read the documentation. There is no luck.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 04 '22 at 09:48

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FHIR does not dictate how a server should sort, so it will depend on the server implementation.

Servers are supposed to indicate their sorting in the self link (see http://hl7.org/fhir/search.html#conformance), and to honor the _sort parameter when that is on the request.

answered Nov 04 '22 at 09:48

Mirjam Baltus

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Thank you. Is there any way to check indices in FHIR? – Vinod Kumar Nov 05 '22 at 06:12
Resources do not have an index associated with them. You should view them as a collection of objects, which you can sort on certain parameters. – Mirjam Baltus Nov 08 '22 at 12:15

Default sort order in FHIR list query

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