Patient
The Patient resource stores the following types of information:
- Applicant
Applicant
Requirements
- Can have business identifiers from other systems
- A first and last name
- Optionally a birth date
- For security it must have a reference to the Requestor Role of the related request.
Profile - Applicant
| Applicant (Patient) | C | Patient | Element idPatientShort description Information about an individual or animal receiving health care services Alternate namesSubjectOfCare Client Resident Definition
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| id | Σ | 0..1 | id | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.idShort description Logical id of this artifact DefinitionThe logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes. The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation. The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.metaShort description Metadata about the resource DefinitionThe metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure. Changes to the content might not always be associated with version changes to the resource. The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| implicitRules | Σ ?! | 0..1 | uri | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.implicitRulesShort description A set of rules under which this content was created DefinitionA 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. 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. The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| language | 0..1 | codeBinding | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.languageShort description Language of the resource content DefinitionThe base language in which the resource is written. 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). A human language. Binding extensions
The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| text | 0..1 | Narrative | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.textShort description Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation Alternate namesnarrative, html, xhtml, display DefinitionA 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. 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. The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| contained | 0..* | Resource | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.containedShort description Contained, inline Resources Alternate namesinline resources, anonymous resources, contained resources DefinitionThese 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. 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.
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| extension | C | 0..* | Extension | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.extensionShort description Additional content defined by implementations Alternate namesextensions, user content DefinitionMay 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. 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. Unordered, Open, by url(Value) Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url ConditionsThe cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| modifierExtension | ?! C | 0..* | Extension | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.modifierExtensionShort description Extensions that cannot be ignored Alternate namesextensions, user content DefinitionMay 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). 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. 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. Unordered, Open, by url(Value) Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url ConditionsThe cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| identifier | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Element idPatient.identifierShort description An identifier for this patient Definition
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| id | 0..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.identifier.idShort description Unique id for inter-element referencing DefinitionUnique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
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| extension | C | 0..* | Extension | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.identifier.extensionShort description Additional content defined by implementations Alternate namesextensions, user content DefinitionMay 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. 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. Unordered, Open, by url(Value) Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url ConditionsThe cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| use | Σ ?! | 0..0 | codeBinding | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.identifier.useShort description usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) DefinitionThe purpose of this identifier. Allows the appropriate identifier for a particular context of use to be selected from among a set of identifiers. Applications can assume that an identifier is permanent unless it explicitly says that it is temporary. Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known . ConditionsThe cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| type | Σ | 0..0 | CodeableConceptBinding | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.identifier.typeShort description Description of identifier DefinitionA coded type for the identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose. Allows users to make use of identifiers when the identifier system is not known. 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. A coded type for an identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose. Identifier Type Codes (extensible) ConditionsThe cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| system | Σ | 1..1 | uriBinding | Element idPatient.identifier.systemShort description The namespace for the identifier value Definition
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| value | Σ | 1..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.identifier.valueShort description The value that is unique DefinitionThe portion of the identifier typically relevant to the user and which is unique within the context of the system. 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. The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
General 123456Mappings
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| period | Σ C | 0..0 | Period | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.identifier.periodShort description Time period when id is/was valid for use DefinitionTime period during which identifier is/was valid for use. A Period specifies a range of time; the context of use will specify whether the entire range applies (e.g. "the patient was an inpatient of the hospital for this time range") or one value from the range applies (e.g. "give to the patient between these two times"). Period is not used for a duration (a measure of elapsed time). See Duration. The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| assigner | Σ C | 0..0 | Reference(Organization) | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.identifier.assignerShort description Organization that issued id (may be just text) DefinitionOrganization that issued/manages the identifier. 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. The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| active | Σ ?! | 0..1 | boolean | Element idPatient.activeShort description Whether this patient's record is in active use Definition
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| name | Σ | 1..1 | HumanName | Element idPatient.nameShort description A name associated with the patient Definition
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| id | 0..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.name.idShort description Unique id for inter-element referencing DefinitionUnique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
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| extension | C | 0..* | Extension | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.name.extensionShort description Additional content defined by implementations Alternate namesextensions, user content DefinitionMay 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. 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. Unordered, Open, by url(Value) Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url ConditionsThe cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| use | Σ ?! | 0..0 | codeBinding | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.name.useShort description usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden DefinitionIdentifies the purpose for this name. Allows the appropriate name for a particular context of use to be selected from among a set of names. Applications can assume that a name is current unless it explicitly says that it is temporary or old. The use of a human name. ConditionsThe cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| text | Σ | 0..0 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.name.textShort description Text representation of the full name DefinitionSpecifies 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. A renderable, unencoded form. 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. The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| family | Σ | 1..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.name.familyShort description Family name (often called 'Surname') Alternate namessurname DefinitionThe 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. Family Name may be decomposed into specific parts using extensions (de, nl, es related cultures). The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| given | Σ | 1..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.name.givenShort description Given names (not always 'first'). Includes middle names Alternate namesfirst name, middle name DefinitionGiven name. 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. The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| prefix | Σ | 0..0 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.name.prefixShort description Parts that come before the name DefinitionPart 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. Note that FHIR strings SHALL NOT exceed 1MB in size The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| suffix | Σ | 0..0 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.name.suffixShort description Parts that come after the name DefinitionPart 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. Note that FHIR strings SHALL NOT exceed 1MB in size The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| period | Σ C | 0..0 | Period | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.name.periodShort description Time period when name was/is in use DefinitionIndicates the period of time when this name was valid for the named person. Allows names to be placed in historical context. A Period specifies a range of time; the context of use will specify whether the entire range applies (e.g. "the patient was an inpatient of the hospital for this time range") or one value from the range applies (e.g. "give to the patient between these two times"). Period is not used for a duration (a measure of elapsed time). See Duration. The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| telecom | Σ C | 0..0 | ContactPoint | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.telecomShort description A contact detail for the individual DefinitionA contact detail (e.g. a telephone number or an email address) by which the individual may be contacted. People have (primary) ways to contact them in some way such as phone, email. 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). The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| gender | Σ | 0..0 | codeBinding | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.genderShort description male | female | other | unknown DefinitionAdministrative Gender - the gender that the patient is considered to have for administration and record keeping purposes. Needed for identification of the individual, in combination with (at least) name and birth date. 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. The gender of a person used for administrative purposes. AdministrativeGender (required) ConditionsThe cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| birthDate | Σ | 0..1 | date | Element idPatient.birthDateShort description The date of birth for the individual Definition
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| deceased[x] | Σ ?! | 0..0 | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.deceased[x]Short description Indicates if the individual is deceased or not DefinitionIndicates if the individual is deceased or not. 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. 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. The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| address | Σ | 0..0 | Address | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.addressShort description An address for the individual DefinitionAn address for the individual. May need to keep track of patient addresses for contacting, billing or reporting requirements and also to help with identification. Patient may have multiple addresses with different uses or applicable periods. The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| maritalStatus | 0..0 | CodeableConceptBinding | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.maritalStatusShort description Marital (civil) status of a patient DefinitionThis field contains a patient's most recent marital (civil) status. Most, if not all systems capture it. Not all terminology uses fit this general pattern. In some cases, models should not use CodeableConcept and use Coding directly and provide their own structure for managing text, codings, translations and the relationship between elements and pre- and post-coordination. The domestic partnership status of a person. Marital Status Codes (extensible) ConditionsThe cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| multipleBirth[x] | 0..0 | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.multipleBirth[x]Short description Whether patient is part of a multiple birth DefinitionIndicates whether the patient is part of a multiple (boolean) or indicates the actual birth order (integer). For disambiguation of multiple-birth children, especially relevant where the care provider doesn't meet the patient, such as labs. 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). The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| photo | C | 0..0 | Attachment | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.photoShort description Image of the patient DefinitionImage of the patient. Many EHR systems have the capability to capture an image of the patient. Fits with newer social media usage too. Guidelines:
The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| contact | C | 0..0 | BackboneElement | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.contactShort description A contact party (e.g. guardian, partner, friend) for the patient DefinitionA contact party (e.g. guardian, partner, friend) for the patient. Need to track people you can contact about the patient. 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. The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| communication | 0..0 | BackboneElement | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.communicationShort description A language which may be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health DefinitionA language which may be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health. 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. 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. The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| generalPractitioner | C | 0..1 | Reference(FlexFormsRole) | Element idPatient.generalPractitionerShort description Patient's nominated primary care provider Alternate namescareProvider Definition
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| managingOrganization | Σ C | 0..0 | Reference(Organization) | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.managingOrganizationShort description Organization that is the custodian of the patient record DefinitionOrganization that is the custodian of the patient record. Need to know who recognizes this patient record, manages and updates it. 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). The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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| link | Σ ?! | 0..0 | BackboneElement | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idPatient.linkShort description Link to another patient resource that concerns the same actual person DefinitionLink to another patient resource that concerns the same actual patient. There are multiple use cases:
There is no assumption that linked patient records have mutual links. The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1 Constraints
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Example - that passed validation