LabPatient

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.id

Short description

Logical id of this artifact

Definition

The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes.

Comments

The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation.

Data type

Meta

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

implicitRules

Σ ?!

0..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.implicitRules

Short description

A set of rules under which this content was created

Definition

A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content. Often, this is a reference to an implementation guide that defines the special rules along with other profiles etc.

Comments

Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term. However, the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define, collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers and/or specification writers should avoid using this element. Often, when used, the URL is a reference to an implementation guide that defines these special rules as part of it's narrative along with other profiles, value sets, etc.

Data type

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

language

0..1

codeBinding

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.language

Short description

Language of the resource content

Definition

The base language in which the resource is written.

Comments

Language is provided to support indexing and accessibility (typically, services such as text to speech use the language tag). The html language tag in the narrative applies to the narrative. The language tag on the resource may be used to specify the language of other presentations generated from the data in the resource. Not all the content has to be in the base language. The Resource.language should not be assumed to apply to the narrative automatically. If a language is specified, it should it also be specified on the div element in the html (see rules in HTML5 for information about the relationship between xml:lang and the html lang attribute).

Data type

Binding

A human language.

CommonLanguages (preferred)

Binding extensions

maxValueSet	AllLanguages

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

text

0..1

Narrative

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.text

Short description

Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation

Alternate names

narrative, html, xhtml, display

Definition

A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource and can be used to represent the content of the resource to a human. The narrative need not encode all the structured data, but is required to contain sufficient detail to make it "clinically safe" for a human to just read the narrative. Resource definitions may define what content should be represented in the narrative to ensure clinical safety.

Comments

Contained resources do not have narrative. Resources that are not contained SHOULD have a narrative. In some cases, a resource may only have text with little or no additional discrete data (as long as all minOccurs=1 elements are satisfied). This may be necessary for data from legacy systems where information is captured as a "text blob" or where text is additionally entered raw or narrated and encoded information is added later.

Data type

Narrative

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: Act.text?

contained

0..*

Resource

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.contained

Short description

Contained, inline Resources

Alternate names

inline resources, anonymous resources, contained resources

Definition

These resources do not have an independent existence apart from the resource that contains them - they cannot be identified independently, and nor can they have their own independent transaction scope.

Comments

This should never be done when the content can be identified properly, as once identification is lost, it is extremely difficult (and context dependent) to restore it again. Contained resources may have profiles and tags In their meta elements, but SHALL NOT have security labels.

Data type

Resource

Mappings

rim: N/A

extension

0..*

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.extension

Short description

Additional content defined by implementations

Alternate names

extensions, user content

Definition

May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.

Comments

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

Data type

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()

Mappings

rim: N/A

modifierExtension

?! C

0..*

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.modifierExtension

Short description

Extensions that cannot be ignored

Alternate names

extensions, user content

Definition

May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions.

Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).

Requirements

Modifier extensions allow for extensions that cannot be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the definition of modifier extensions.

Comments

Data type

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()

Mappings

rim: N/A

identifier

S Σ

1..*

Identifier

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.identifier

Short description

An identifier for this patient

Definition

An identifier for this patient.

Requirements

Patients are almost always assigned specific numerical identifiers.

Data type

Identifier

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

w5: FiveWs.identifier
v2: PID-3
rim: id
cda: .id

0..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.identifier.id

Short description

Unique id for inter-element referencing

Definition

Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.

Data type

Mappings

rim: n/a

extension

0..*

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.identifier.extension

Short description

Additional content defined by implementations

Alternate names

extensions, user content

Definition

May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.

Comments

Data type

Slicing

Unordered, Open, by url(Value)

Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()

Mappings

rim: n/a

use

Σ ?!

0..1

codeBinding

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.identifier.use

Short description

usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known)

Definition

The purpose of this identifier.

Requirements

Allows the appropriate identifier for a particular context of use to be selected from among a set of identifiers.

Comments

Applications can assume that an identifier is permanent unless it explicitly says that it is temporary.

Data type

Identifier Type Codes (extensible)

Binding

Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .

IdentifierUse (required)

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

v2: N/A
rim: Role.code or implied by context

type

0..1

CodeableConceptBinding

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.identifier.type

Short description

Description of identifier

Definition

A coded type for the identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose.

Requirements

Allows users to make use of identifiers when the identifier system is not known.

Comments

This element deals only with general categories of identifiers. It SHOULD not be used for codes that correspond 1..1 with the Identifier.system. Some identifiers may fall into multiple categories due to common usage. Where the system is known, a type is unnecessary because the type is always part of the system definition. However systems often need to handle identifiers where the system is not known. There is not a 1:1 relationship between type and system, since many different systems have the same type.

Data type

CodeableConcept

Binding

A coded type for an identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose.

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

v2: CX.5
rim: Role.code or implied by context

system

S Σ

1..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.identifier.system

Short description

The namespace for the identifier value

Definition

Establishes the namespace for the value - that is, a URL that describes a set values that are unique.

Requirements

There are many sets of identifiers. To perform matching of two identifiers, we need to know what set we're dealing with. The system identifies a particular set of unique identifiers.

Comments

Identifier.system is always case sensitive.

Data type

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Examples
General

http://www.acme.com/identifiers/patient

Mappings

v2: CX.4 / EI-2-4
rim: II.root or Role.id.root
servd: ./IdentifierType

value

S Σ

1..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.identifier.value

Short description

The value that is unique

Definition

The portion of the identifier typically relevant to the user and which is unique within the context of the system.

Comments

If the value is a full URI, then the system SHALL be urn:ietf:rfc:3986. The value's primary purpose is computational mapping. As a result, it may be normalized for comparison purposes (e.g. removing non-significant whitespace, dashes, etc.) A value formatted for human display can be conveyed using the Rendered Value extension. Identifier.value is to be treated as case sensitive unless knowledge of the Identifier.system allows the processer to be confident that non-case-sensitive processing is safe.

Data type

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Examples
General

Mappings

v2: CX.1 / EI.1
rim: II.extension or II.root if system indicates OID or GUID (Or Role.id.extension or root)
servd: ./Value

period

0..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.identifier.period

Short description

Time period when id is/was valid for use

Definition

Time period during which identifier is/was valid for use.

Data type

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

v2: CX.7 + CX.8
rim: Role.effectiveTime or implied by context
servd: ./StartDate and ./EndDate

assigner

0..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.identifier.assigner

Short description

Organization that issued id (may be just text)

Definition

Organization that issued/manages the identifier.

Comments

The Identifier.assigner may omit the .reference element and only contain a .display element reflecting the name or other textual information about the assigning organization.

Data type

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

v2: CX.4 / (CX.4,CX.9,CX.10)
rim: II.assigningAuthorityName but note that this is an improper use by the definition of the field. Also Role.scoper
servd: ./IdentifierIssuingAuthority

active

Σ ?!

0..0

boolean

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.active

Short description

Whether this patient's record is in active use

Definition

Whether this patient record is in active use. Many systems use this property to mark as non-current patients, such as those that have not been seen for a period of time based on an organization's business rules.

It is often used to filter patient lists to exclude inactive patients

Deceased patients may also be marked as inactive for the same reasons, but may be active for some time after death.

Requirements

Need to be able to mark a patient record as not to be used because it was created in error.

Comments

If a record is inactive, and linked to an active record, then future patient/record updates should occur on the other patient.

Meaning when missing

This resource is generally assumed to be active if no value is provided for the active element

Data type

boolean

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

w5: FiveWs.status
rim: statusCode
cda: n/a

name

S Σ

1..1

HumanName

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.name

Short description

A name associated with the patient

Definition

A name associated with the individual.

Requirements

Need to be able to track the patient by multiple names. Examples are your official name and a partner name.

Comments

A patient may have multiple names with different uses or applicable periods. For animals, the name is a "HumanName" in the sense that is assigned and used by humans and has the same patterns.

Data type

HumanName

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

v2: PID-5, PID-9
rim: name
cda: .patient.name

0..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.name.id

Short description

Unique id for inter-element referencing

Definition

Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.

Data type

Mappings

rim: n/a

extension

0..*

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.name.extension

Short description

Additional content defined by implementations

Alternate names

extensions, user content

Definition

Comments

Data type

Slicing

Unordered, Open, by url(Value)

Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()

Mappings

rim: n/a

use

Σ ?!

0..0

codeBinding

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.name.use

Short description

Definition

Identifies the purpose for this name.

Requirements

Allows the appropriate name for a particular context of use to be selected from among a set of names.

Comments

Applications can assume that a name is current unless it explicitly says that it is temporary or old.

Data type

Binding

The use of a human name.

NameUse (required)

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

v2: XPN.7, but often indicated by which field contains the name
rim: unique(./use)
servd: ./NamePurpose

text

S Σ

0..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.name.text

Short description

Text representation of the full name

Definition

Specifies the entire name as it should be displayed e.g. on an application UI. This may be provided instead of or as well as the specific parts.

Requirements

A renderable, unencoded form.

Comments

Can provide both a text representation and parts. Applications updating a name SHALL ensure that when both text and parts are present, no content is included in the text that isn't found in a part.

Data type

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

v2: implied by XPN.11
rim: ./formatted

family

S Σ

1..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.name.family

Short description

Family name (often called 'Surname')

Alternate names

surname

Definition

The part of a name that links to the genealogy. In some cultures (e.g. Eritrea) the family name of a son is the first name of his father.

Comments

Family Name may be decomposed into specific parts using extensions (de, nl, es related cultures).

Data type

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

v2: XPN.1/FN.1
rim: ./part[partType = FAM]
servd: ./FamilyName

given

S Σ

0..1

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.name.given

Short description

Given names (not always 'first'). Includes middle names

Alternate names

first name, middle name

Definition

Given name.

Comments

If only initials are recorded, they may be used in place of the full name parts. Initials may be separated into multiple given names but often aren't due to paractical limitations. This element is not called "first name" since given names do not always come first.

Data type

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

v2: XPN.2 + XPN.3
rim: ./part[partType = GIV]
servd: ./GivenNames

prefix

0..0

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.name.prefix

Short description

Parts that come before the name

Definition

Part of the name that is acquired as a title due to academic, legal, employment or nobility status, etc. and that appears at the start of the name.

Data type

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

v2: XPN.5
rim: ./part[partType = PFX]
servd: ./TitleCode

suffix

0..0

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.name.suffix

Short description

Parts that come after the name

Definition

Part of the name that is acquired as a title due to academic, legal, employment or nobility status, etc. and that appears at the end of the name.

Data type

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

v2: XPN/4
rim: ./part[partType = SFX]

period

0..0

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.name.period

Short description

Time period when name was/is in use

Definition

Indicates the period of time when this name was valid for the named person.

Requirements

Allows names to be placed in historical context.

Data type

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

v2: XPN.13 + XPN.14
rim: ./usablePeriod[type="IVL<TS>"]
servd: ./StartDate and ./EndDate

telecom

0..0

ContactPoint

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.telecom

Short description

A contact detail for the individual

Definition

A contact detail (e.g. a telephone number or an email address) by which the individual may be contacted.

Requirements

People have (primary) ways to contact them in some way such as phone, email.

Comments

A Patient may have multiple ways to be contacted with different uses or applicable periods. May need to have options for contacting the person urgently and also to help with identification. The address might not go directly to the individual, but may reach another party that is able to proxy for the patient (i.e. home phone, or pet owner's phone).

Data type

ContactPoint

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

v2: PID-13, PID-14, PID-40
rim: telecom
cda: .telecom

gender

S Σ

0..1

codeBinding

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.gender

Short description

male | female | other | unknown

Definition

Administrative Gender - the gender that the patient is considered to have for administration and record keeping purposes.

Requirements

Needed for identification of the individual, in combination with (at least) name and birth date.

Comments

The gender might not match the biological sex as determined by genetics or the individual's preferred identification. Note that for both humans and particularly animals, there are other legitimate possibilities than male and female, though the vast majority of systems and contexts only support male and female. Systems providing decision support or enforcing business rules should ideally do this on the basis of Observations dealing with the specific sex or gender aspect of interest (anatomical, chromosomal, social, etc.) However, because these observations are infrequently recorded, defaulting to the administrative gender is common practice. Where such defaulting occurs, rule enforcement should allow for the variation between administrative and biological, chromosomal and other gender aspects. For example, an alert about a hysterectomy on a male should be handled as a warning or overridable error, not a "hard" error. See the Patient Gender and Sex section for additional information about communicating patient gender and sex.

Data type

AdministrativeGender (required)

Binding

The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

v2: PID-8
rim: player[classCode=PSN|ANM and determinerCode=INSTANCE]/administrativeGender
cda: .patient.administrativeGenderCode

birthDate

S Σ

1..1

date

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.birthDate

Short description

The date of birth for the individual

Definition

The date of birth for the individual.

Requirements

Age of the individual drives many clinical processes.

Comments

At least an estimated year should be provided as a guess if the real DOB is unknown There is a standard extension "patient-birthTime" available that should be used where Time is required (such as in maternity/infant care systems).

Data type

date

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

v2: PID-7
rim: player[classCode=PSN|ANM and determinerCode=INSTANCE]/birthTime
cda: .patient.birthTime
loinc: 21112-8

deceased[x]

Σ ?!

0..0

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.deceased[x]

Short description

Indicates if the individual is deceased or not

Definition

Indicates if the individual is deceased or not.

Requirements

The fact that a patient is deceased influences the clinical process. Also, in human communication and relation management it is necessary to know whether the person is alive.

Comments

If there's no value in the instance, it means there is no statement on whether or not the individual is deceased. Most systems will interpret the absence of a value as a sign of the person being alive.

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

v2: PID-30 (bool) and PID-29 (datetime)
rim: player[classCode=PSN|ANM and determinerCode=INSTANCE]/deceasedInd, player[classCode=PSN|ANM and determinerCode=INSTANCE]/deceasedTime
cda: n/a

address

0..0

Address

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.address

Short description

An address for the individual

Definition

An address for the individual.

Requirements

May need to keep track of patient addresses for contacting, billing or reporting requirements and also to help with identification.

Comments

Patient may have multiple addresses with different uses or applicable periods.

Data type

Address

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

v2: PID-11
rim: addr
cda: .addr

maritalStatus

0..0

CodeableConceptBinding

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.maritalStatus

Short description

Marital (civil) status of a patient

Definition

This field contains a patient's most recent marital (civil) status.

Requirements

Most, if not all systems capture it.

Data type

CodeableConcept

Binding

The domestic partnership status of a person.

Marital Status Codes (extensible)

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

v2: PID-16
rim: player[classCode=PSN]/maritalStatusCode
cda: .patient.maritalStatusCode

multipleBirth[x]

0..0

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.multipleBirth[x]

Short description

Whether patient is part of a multiple birth

Definition

Indicates whether the patient is part of a multiple (boolean) or indicates the actual birth order (integer).

Requirements

For disambiguation of multiple-birth children, especially relevant where the care provider doesn't meet the patient, such as labs.

Comments

Where the valueInteger is provided, the number is the birth number in the sequence. E.g. The middle birth in triplets would be valueInteger=2 and the third born would have valueInteger=3 If a boolean value was provided for this triplets example, then all 3 patient records would have valueBoolean=true (the ordering is not indicated).

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

v2: PID-24 (bool), PID-25 (integer)
rim: player[classCode=PSN|ANM and determinerCode=INSTANCE]/multipleBirthInd, player[classCode=PSN|ANM and determinerCode=INSTANCE]/multipleBirthOrderNumber
cda: n/a

photo

0..0

Attachment

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.photo

Short description

Image of the patient

Definition

Image of the patient.

Requirements

Many EHR systems have the capability to capture an image of the patient. Fits with newer social media usage too.

Comments

Guidelines:

Use id photos, not clinical photos.
Limit dimensions to thumbnail.
Keep byte count low to ease resource updates.

Data type

Attachment

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

v2: OBX-5 - needs a profile
rim: player[classCode=PSN|ANM and determinerCode=INSTANCE]/desc
cda: n/a

contact

0..0

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.contact

Short description

A contact party (e.g. guardian, partner, friend) for the patient

Definition

A contact party (e.g. guardian, partner, friend) for the patient.

Requirements

Need to track people you can contact about the patient.

Comments

Contact covers all kinds of contact parties: family members, business contacts, guardians, caregivers. Not applicable to register pedigree and family ties beyond use of having contact.

Data type

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
pat-1: SHALL at least contain a contact's details or a reference to an organization
name.exists() or telecom.exists() or address.exists() or organization.exists()

Mappings

rim: player[classCode=PSN|ANM and determinerCode=INSTANCE]/scopedRole[classCode=CON]
cda: n/a

communication

0..0

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.communication

Short description

A language which may be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health

Definition

A language which may be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health.

Requirements

If a patient does not speak the local language, interpreters may be required, so languages spoken and proficiency are important things to keep track of both for patient and other persons of interest.

Comments

If no language is specified, this implies that the default local language is spoken. If you need to convey proficiency for multiple modes, then you need multiple Patient.Communication associations. For animals, language is not a relevant field, and should be absent from the instance. If the Patient does not speak the default local language, then the Interpreter Required Standard can be used to explicitly declare that an interpreter is required.

Data type

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: LanguageCommunication
cda: patient.languageCommunication

generalPractitioner

0..0

Reference(Organization | Practitioner | PractitionerRole)

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.generalPractitioner

Short description

Patient's nominated primary care provider

Alternate names

careProvider

Definition

Patient's nominated care provider.

Comments

This may be the primary care provider (in a GP context), or it may be a patient nominated care manager in a community/disability setting, or even organization that will provide people to perform the care provider roles. It is not to be used to record Care Teams, these should be in a CareTeam resource that may be linked to the CarePlan or EpisodeOfCare resources. Multiple GPs may be recorded against the patient for various reasons, such as a student that has his home GP listed along with the GP at university during the school semesters, or a "fly-in/fly-out" worker that has the onsite GP also included with his home GP to remain aware of medical issues.

Jurisdictions may decide that they can profile this down to 1 if desired, or 1 per type.

Data type

Reference(Organization | Practitioner | PractitionerRole)

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

v2: PD1-4
rim: subjectOf.CareEvent.performer.AssignedEntity
cda: n/a

managingOrganization

0..0

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.managingOrganization

Short description

Organization that is the custodian of the patient record

Definition

Organization that is the custodian of the patient record.

Requirements

Need to know who recognizes this patient record, manages and updates it.

Comments

There is only one managing organization for a specific patient record. Other organizations will have their own Patient record, and may use the Link property to join the records together (or a Person resource which can include confidence ratings for the association).

Data type

Constraints

ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Mappings

rim: scoper
cda: .providerOrganization

link

Σ ?!

0..0

There are no (further) constraints on this element

Element id

Patient.link

Short description

Link to another patient resource that concerns the same actual person

Definition

Link to another patient resource that concerns the same actual patient.

Requirements

There are multiple use cases:

Duplicate patient records due to the clerical errors associated with the difficulties of identifying humans consistently, and
Distribution of patient information across multiple servers.

Comments

There is no assumption that linked patient records have mutual links.

Data type