CA Core+
1.2.0-dft-ballot 
DFT-Ballot - The specification is a DFT-Ballot version of CA Core+ for collecting ballot feedback. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions
Organization (CA-Core)
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Profile
Derived from
http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Organization
Examples
Description
This profile applies constraints to the Organization resource for CA Core+ to support representation of healthcare organizations in the pan-Canadian context.
References to this resource
CommunicationCACore, DiagnosticReportCACore, DocumentReferenceCACore, EncounterCACore, ExampleProcedureProfile, HealthcareServiceCACore, ImmunizationCACore, LocationCACore, ObservationCACore, ObservationLaboratoryPathologyResultCACore, PatientCACore, PractitionerRoleCACore, ServiceRequestCACore, TaskCACoreeRec
CFMM: 2
Resource Content
| OrganizationCACore (Organization) | C | Organization | |
| id | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta |
| implicitRules | Σ ?! | 0..1 | uri |
| language | 0..1 | codeBinding | |
| text | 0..1 | Narrative | |
| contained | 0..* | Resource | |
| extension | C | 0..* | Extension |
| modifierExtension | ?! C | 0..* | Extension |
| identifier | Σ C | 0..* | Identifier |
| active | Σ ?! | 0..1 | boolean |
| type | Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept |
| name | O Σ C | 0..1 | string |
| alias | 0..* | string | |
| telecom | C | 0..* | ContactPoint |
| address | C | 0..* | Address |
| id | 0..1 | string | |
| extension | C | 0..* | Extension |
| preferred | C | 0..1 | Extension(boolean) |
| use | Σ ?! | 0..1 | codeBinding |
| type | Σ | 0..1 | codeBinding |
| text | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| line | O Σ | 0..* | string |
| city | O Σ | 0..1 | string |
| district | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| state | O Σ | 0..1 | string |
| postalCode | O Σ | 0..1 | string |
| country | O Σ | 0..1 | string |
| period | Σ C | 0..1 | Period |
| partOf | Σ C | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) |
| contact | 0..* | BackboneElement | |
| id | 0..1 | string | |
| extension | C | 0..* | Extension |
| modifierExtension | Σ ?! C | 0..* | Extension |
| purpose | 0..1 | CodeableConceptBinding | |
| name | 0..1 | HumanName | |
| telecom | C | 0..* | ContactPoint |
| address | 0..1 | Address | |
| endpoint | C | 0..* | Reference(Endpoint) |
| OrganizationCACore (Organization) | C | Organization | |
| id | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta |
| implicitRules | Σ ?! | 0..1 | uri |
| language | 0..1 | codeBinding | |
| text | 0..1 | Narrative | |
| contained | 0..* | Resource | |
| extension | C | 0..* | Extension |
| modifierExtension | ?! C | 0..* | Extension |
| identifier | Σ C | 0..* | Identifier |
| active | Σ ?! | 0..1 | boolean |
| type | Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept |
| name | O Σ C | 0..1 | string |
| alias | 0..* | string | |
| telecom | C | 0..* | ContactPoint |
| address | C | 0..* | Address |
| id | 0..1 | string | |
| extension | C | 0..* | Extension |
| preferred | C | 0..1 | Extension(boolean) |
| use | Σ ?! | 0..1 | codeBinding |
| type | Σ | 0..1 | codeBinding |
| text | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| line | O Σ | 0..* | string |
| city | O Σ | 0..1 | string |
| district | Σ | 0..1 | string |
| state | O Σ | 0..1 | string |
| postalCode | O Σ | 0..1 | string |
| country | O Σ | 0..1 | string |
| period | Σ C | 0..1 | Period |
| partOf | Σ C | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) |
| contact | 0..* | BackboneElement | |
| id | 0..1 | string | |
| extension | C | 0..* | Extension |
| modifierExtension | Σ ?! C | 0..* | Extension |
| purpose | 0..1 | CodeableConceptBinding | |
| name | 0..1 | HumanName | |
| telecom | C | 0..* | ContactPoint |
| address | 0..1 | Address | |
| endpoint | C | 0..* | Reference(Endpoint) |
</extension>
</telecom>
</telecom>
</contact>
<description value="This profile applies constraints to the Organization resource for CA Core+ to support representation of healthcare organizations in the pan-Canadian context." />
</jurisdiction>
<copyright value="Copyright © 2025+ Canada Health Infoway. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use and License Agreements](https://ic.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/about/tou). [Privacy Policy](https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/legal/privacy-policy)." />
</mapping>
<definition value="A formally or informally recognized grouping of people or organizations formed for the purpose of achieving some form of collective action. Includes companies, institutions, corporations, departments, community groups, healthcare practice groups, payer/insurer, etc." />
</base>
<human value="If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources" />
</constraint>
<human value="If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated" />
<xpath value="not(exists(f:contained/*/f:meta/f:versionId)) and not(exists(f:contained/*/f:meta/f:lastUpdated))" />
</constraint>
<human value="If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource" />
<expression value="contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()" />
<xpath value="not(exists(for $id in f:contained/*/f:id/@value return $contained[not(parent::*/descendant::f:reference/@value=concat('#', $contained/*/id/@value) or descendant::f:reference[@value='#'])]))" />
</constraint>
</extension>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bestpractice-explanation">
<valueMarkdown value="When a resource has no narrative, only systems that fully understand the data can display the resource to a human safely. Including a human readable representation in the resource makes for a much more robust eco-system and cheaper handling of resources by intermediary systems. Some ecosystems restrict distribution of resources to only those systems that do fully understand the resources, and as a consequence implementers may believe that the narrative is superfluous. However experience shows that such eco-systems often open up to new participants over time." />
</extension>
</constraint>
<human value="If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label" />
</constraint>
<human value="The organization SHALL at least have a name or an identifier, and possibly more than one" />
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes." />
<comment value="The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation." />
</base>
</extension>
</type>
</element>
<definition value="The 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." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="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." />
<comment value="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." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
<isModifierReason value="This element is labeled as a modifier because the implicit rules may provide additional knowledge about the resource that modifies it's meaning or interpretation" />
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="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)." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</extension>
</extension>
</binding>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="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." />
<comment value="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." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="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." />
<comment value="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." />
</base>
</type>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
</discriminator>
</slicing>
<definition value="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." />
<comment value="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." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
</discriminator>
</slicing>
<definition value="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.\n\nModifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself)." />
<comment value="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." />
<requirements value="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](extensibility.html#modifierExtension)." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</constraint>
<isModifierReason value="Modifier extensions are expected to modify the meaning or interpretation of the resource that contains them" />
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="Identifier for the organization that is used to identify the organization across multiple disparate systems." />
<requirements value="Organizations are known by a variety of ids. Some institutions maintain several, and most collect identifiers for exchange with other organizations concerning the organization." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
<map value="II - The Identifier class is a little looser than the v3 type II because it allows URIs as well as registered OIDs or GUIDs. Also maps to Role[classCode=IDENT]" />
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="This active flag is not intended to be used to mark an organization as temporarily closed or under construction. Instead the Location(s) within the Organization should have the suspended status. If further details of the reason for the suspension are required, then an extension on this element should be used.\n\nThis element is labeled as a modifier because it may be used to mark that the resource was created in error." />
<requirements value="Need a flag to indicate a record is no longer to be used and should generally be hidden for the user in the UI." />
</base>
</type>
<meaningWhenMissing value="This resource is generally assumed to be active if no value is provided for the active element" />
</constraint>
<isModifierReason value="This element is labelled as a modifier because it is a status element that can indicate that a record should not be treated as valid" />
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
<map value="./Status (however this concept in ServD more covers why the organization is active or not, could be delisted, deregistered, not operational yet) this could alternatively be derived from ./StartDate and ./EndDate and given a context date." />
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="Organizations can be corporations, wards, sections, clinical teams, government departments, etc. Note that code is generally a classifier of the type of organization; in many applications, codes are used to identity a particular organization (say, ward) as opposed to another of the same type - these are identifiers, not codes\n\nWhen considering if multiple types are appropriate, you should evaluate if child organizations would be a more appropriate use of the concept, as different types likely are in different sub-areas of the organization. This is most likely to be used where type values have orthogonal values, such as a religious, academic and medical center.\n\nWe expect that some jurisdictions will profile this optionality to be a single cardinality." />
<requirements value="Need to be able to track the kind of organization that this is - different organization types have different uses." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</extension>
</binding>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
<comment value="If the name of an organization changes, consider putting the old name in the alias column so that it can still be located through searches." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<short value="A list of alternate names that the organization is known as, or was known as in the past" />
<definition value="A list of alternate names that the organization is known as, or was known as in the past." />
<comment value="There are no dates associated with the alias/historic names, as this is not intended to track when names were used, but to assist in searching so that older names can still result in identifying the organization." />
<requirements value="Over time locations and organizations go through many changes and can be known by different names.\n\nFor searching knowing previous names that the organization was known by can be very useful." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="The use code 'home' is not to be used. Note that these contacts are not the contact details of people who are employed by or represent the organization, but official contacts for the organization itself." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</constraint>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="Organization may have multiple addresses with different uses or applicable periods. The use code 'home' is not to be used." />
<requirements value="May need to keep track of the organization's addresses for contacting, billing or reporting requirements." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces." />
</base>
</extension>
</type>
</mapping>
</element>
</discriminator>
</slicing>
<definition value="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." />
<comment value="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." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="Flag denoting whether parent item is preferred - e.g., a preferred address or telephone number." />
<comment value="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." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="Applications can assume that an address is current unless it explicitly says that it is temporary or old." />
</base>
</type>
</example>
</constraint>
<isModifierReason value="This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not mistake a temporary or old address etc.for a current/permanent one" />
</extension>
</binding>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="Distinguishes between physical addresses (those you can visit) and mailing addresses (e.g. PO Boxes and care-of addresses). Most addresses are both." />
<comment value="The definition of Address states that "address is intended to describe postal addresses, not physical locations". However, many applications track whether an address has a dual purpose of being a location that can be visited as well as being a valid delivery destination, and Postal addresses are often used as proxies for physical locations (also see the [Location](location.html#) resource)." />
</base>
</type>
</example>
</constraint>
</extension>
</binding>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="Specifies the entire address as it should be displayed e.g. on a postal label. This may be provided instead of or as well as the specific parts." />
<comment value="Can provide both a text representation and parts. Applications updating an address SHALL ensure that when both text and parts are present, no content is included in the text that isn't found in a part." />
</base>
</type>
</example>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
<definition value="This component contains the house number, apartment number, street name, street direction, P.O. Box number, delivery hints, and similar address information." />
</base>
</type>
</example>
</constraint>
</mapping>
<map value="XAD.1 + XAD.2 (note: XAD.1 and XAD.2 have different meanings for a company address than for a person address)" />
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
<definition value="The name of the city, town, suburb, village or other community or delivery center." />
</base>
</type>
</example>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="District is sometimes known as county, but in some regions 'county' is used in place of city (municipality), so county name should be conveyed in city instead." />
</base>
</type>
</example>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
<definition value="Sub-unit of a country with limited sovereignty in a federally organized country. A code may be used if codes are in common use (e.g. US 2 letter state codes)." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</base>
</type>
</example>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</extension>
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="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").\n\nPeriod is not used for a duration (a measure of elapsed time). See [Duration](datatypes.html#Duration)." />
</base>
</type>
</valuePeriod>
</example>
</constraint>
<xpath value="not(exists(f:start/@value)) or not(exists(f:end/@value)) or (xs:dateTime(f:start/@value) <= xs:dateTime(f:end/@value))" />
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
<map value="IVL<TS>[lowClosed="true" and highClosed="true"] or URG<TS>[lowClosed="true" and highClosed="true"]" />
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="References SHALL be a reference to an actual FHIR resource, and SHALL be resolveable (allowing for access control, temporary unavailability, etc.). Resolution can be either by retrieval from the URL, or, where applicable by resource type, by treating an absolute reference as a canonical URL and looking it up in a local registry/repository." />
<requirements value="Need to be able to track the hierarchy of organizations within an organization." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
<expression value="reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))" />
<xpath value="not(starts-with(f:reference/@value, '#')) or exists(ancestor::*[self::f:entry or self::f:parameter]/f:resource/f:*/f:contained/f:*[f:id/@value=substring-after(current()/f:reference/@value, '#')]|/*/f:contained/f:*[f:id/@value=substring-after(current()/f:reference/@value, '#')])" />
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="Where multiple contacts for the same purpose are provided there is a standard extension that can be used to determine which one is the preferred contact to use." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces." />
</base>
</extension>
</type>
</mapping>
</element>
</discriminator>
</slicing>
<definition value="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." />
<comment value="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." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element and that modifies the understanding of the element in which it is contained 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 can 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.\n\nModifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself)." />
<comment value="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." />
<requirements value="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](extensibility.html#modifierExtension)." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</constraint>
<isModifierReason value="Modifier extensions are expected to modify the meaning or interpretation of the element that contains them" />
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="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." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</extension>
</binding>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="Names may be changed, or repudiated, or people may have different names in different contexts. Names may be divided into parts of different type that have variable significance depending on context, though the division into parts does not always matter. With personal names, the different parts might or might not be imbued with some implicit meaning; various cultures associate different importance with the name parts and the degree to which systems must care about name parts around the world varies widely." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="A contact detail (e.g. a telephone number or an email address) by which the party may be contacted." />
<requirements value="People have (primary) ways to contact them in some way such as phone, email." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<comment value="Note: address is intended to describe postal addresses for administrative purposes, not to describe absolute geographical coordinates. Postal addresses are often used as proxies for physical locations (also see the [Location](location.html#) resource)." />
<requirements value="May need to keep track of a contact party's address for contacting, billing or reporting requirements." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</mapping>
</element>
<definition value="Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization." />
<comment value="References SHALL be a reference to an actual FHIR resource, and SHALL be resolveable (allowing for access control, temporary unavailability, etc.). Resolution can be either by retrieval from the URL, or, where applicable by resource type, by treating an absolute reference as a canonical URL and looking it up in a local registry/repository." />
<requirements value="Organizations have multiple systems that provide various services and need to be able to define the technical connection details for how to connect to them, and for what purpose." />
</base>
</type>
</constraint>
<expression value="reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))" />
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"copyright": "Copyright © 2025+ Canada Health Infoway. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use and License Agreements](https://ic.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/about/tou). [Privacy Policy](https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/legal/privacy-policy).",
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"human": "If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource",
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"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.",
"comment": "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.",
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Terminology bindings
Additional Terminology Bindings
These bindings may be used in lieu of the primary bindings in the table above.
Mappings to CACDI
The following tables list how the data elements from CA Core+ map to CACDI. For more information visit Mapping Logic.
| FHIR Profile Element | CACDI Element(s) |
|---|---|
| Organization.identifier | Organization Identifier |
| Organization.name | Organization Name |
| Organization.alias | Organization English Name, Organization French Name, Organization Bilingual Name |