Making Electronic Data More available for Research and Public Health (MedMorph)
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## Resource Profile: USPublicHealthOrganization - Detailed Descriptions

Active as of 2023-06-08

Definitions for the us-ph-organization resource profile.

- Differential Elements Table
- Key Elements Table
- Snapshot Elements Table

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be found here.

1. Organization
Definition | The Public Health Reporting Organization profile is based on the US Core-Organization profile and establishes the core elements, extensions, vocabularies and value sets for representing organizations for public health: Report source provider facility/office name Report source facility Response recipients Response responsible agency Response routing entity Response rules authoring agency 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.
2. Organization.telecom
Control | 10..*
3. Organization.address
Control | 10..1*

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be found here.

1. Organization
Definition | The Public Health Reporting Organization profile is based on the US Core-Organization profile and establishes the core elements, extensions, vocabularies and value sets for representing organizations for public health: Report source provider facility/office name Report source facility Response recipients Response responsible agency Response routing entity Response rules authoring agency 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.
Control | 0..*
Summary | false
Invariants | Defined on this element dom-2: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources (: contained.contained.empty()) dom-3: 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 (: 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()) dom-4: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated (: contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()) dom-5: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label (: contained.meta.security.empty()) dom-6: A resource should have narrative for robust management (: text.`div`.exists()) org-1: The organization SHALL at least have a name or an identifier, and possibly more than one (: (identifier.count() + name.count()) > 0)
2. Organization.implicitRules
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.
Control | 0..1
Type | uri
Is Modifier | true
Summary | true
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.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
3. Organization.modifierExtension
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).
Control | 0..*
Type | Extension
Is Modifier | true
Summary | false
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.
Alternate Names | extensions, user content
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.
Invariants | Defined on this element 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())
4. Organization.identifier
Definition | Identifier for the organization that is used to identify the organization across multiple disparate systems.
Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Control | 0..* This element is affected by the following invariants: org-1
Type | Identifier
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Requirements | Organizations are known by a variety of ids. Some institutions maintain several, and most collect identifiers for exchange with other organizations concerning the organization.
Comments | NPI preferred.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on Organization.identifier. The slices are unordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: pattern @ $this
5. Organization.identifier.use
Definition | The purpose of this identifier.
Control | 0..1
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from IdentifierUse Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .
Type | code
Is Modifier | true
Summary | true
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.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
6. Organization.identifier.system
Definition | Establishes the namespace for the value - that is, a URL that describes a set values that are unique.
Control | 0..1
Type | uri
Must Support | true
Summary | true
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.
Example | General:http://www.acme.com/identifiers/patient
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
7. Organization.identifier.value
Definition | The portion of the identifier typically relevant to the user and which is unique within the context of the system.
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Must Support | true
Summary | true
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.
Example | General:123456
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
8. Organization.identifier:NPI
SliceName | NPI
Definition | Identifier for the organization that is used to identify the organization across multiple disparate systems.
Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Control | 0..1* This element is affected by the following invariants: org-1
Type | Identifier
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Requirements | Organizations are known by a variety of ids. Some institutions maintain several, and most collect identifiers for exchange with other organizations concerning the organization.
Pattern Value | <valueIdentifier xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-npi"/> </valueIdentifier>
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
9. Organization.identifier:CLIA
SliceName | CLIA
Definition | Identifier for the organization that is used to identify the organization across multiple disparate systems.
Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Control | 0..1* This element is affected by the following invariants: org-1
Type | Identifier
Summary | true
Requirements | Organizations are known by a variety of ids. Some institutions maintain several, and most collect identifiers for exchange with other organizations concerning the organization.
Pattern Value | <valueIdentifier xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <system value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.7"/> </valueIdentifier>
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
10. Organization.active
Definition | Whether the organization's record is still in active use.
Control | 10..1
Type | boolean
Is Modifier | true
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Requirements | Need a flag to indicate a record is no longer to be used and should generally be hidden for the user in the UI.
Comments | 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. This element is labeled as a modifier because it may be used to mark that the resource was created in error.
Meaning if Missing | This resource is generally assumed to be active if no value is provided for the active element
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
11. Organization.name
Definition | A name associated with the organization.
Control | 10..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: org-1
Type | string
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Requirements | Need to use the name as the label of the organization.
Comments | 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.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
12. Organization.telecom
Definition | A contact detail for the organization.
Control | 10..* This element is affected by the following invariants: org-3
Type | ContactPoint
Must Support | true
Summary | false
Requirements | Human contact for the organization.
Comments | 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.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) org-3: The telecom of an organization can never be of use 'home' (: where(use = 'home').empty())
13. Organization.address
Definition | An address for the organization.
Control | 10..1* This element is affected by the following invariants: org-2
Type | Address
Must Support | true
Summary | false
Requirements | May need to keep track of the organization's addresses for contacting, billing or reporting requirements.
Comments | Organization may have multiple addresses with different uses or applicable periods. The use code 'home' is not to be used.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) org-2: An address of an organization can never be of use 'home' (: where(use = 'home').empty())
14. Organization.address.use
Definition | The purpose of this address.
Control | 0..1
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from AddressUse The use of an address.
Type | code
Is Modifier | true
Summary | true
Requirements | Allows an appropriate address to be chosen from a list of many.
Comments | Applications can assume that an address is current unless it explicitly says that it is temporary or old.
Example | General:home
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
15. Organization.address.line
Definition | This component contains the house number, apartment number, street name, street direction, P.O. Box number, delivery hints, and similar address information.
Control | 0..4*
Type | string
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Example | General:137 Nowhere Street
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
16. Organization.address.city
Definition | The name of the city, town, suburb, village or other community or delivery center.
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Alternate Names | Municpality
Example | General:Erewhon
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
17. Organization.address.state
Definition | 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).
Control | 0..1
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes; other codes may be used where these codes are not suitableFor codes, see (unbound) Two letter USPS alphabetic codes
Type | string
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Alternate Names | Province, Territory
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
18. Organization.address.postalCode
Definition | A postal code designating a region defined by the postal service.
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Alternate Names | Zip
Example | General:9132
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
19. Organization.address.country
Definition | Country - a nation as commonly understood or generally accepted.
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Comments | ISO 3166 3 letter codes can be used in place of a human readable country name.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be found here.

1. Organization
Definition | The Public Health Reporting Organization profile is based on the US Core-Organization profile and establishes the core elements, extensions, vocabularies and value sets for representing organizations for public health: Report source provider facility/office name Report source facility Response recipients Response responsible agency Response routing entity Response rules authoring agency
Control | 0..*
Summary | false
2. Organization.id
Definition | The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes.
Control | 0..1
Type | id
Summary | true
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.
3. Organization.meta
Definition | 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.
Control | 0..1
Type | Meta
Summary | true
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
4. Organization.implicitRules
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.
Control | 0..1
Type | uri
Is Modifier | true
Summary | true
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.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
5. Organization.language
Definition | The base language in which the resource is written.
Control | 0..1
Binding | The codes SHOULD be taken from CommonLanguages A human language
Additional Bindings | Purpose
AllLanguages | Max Binding
Type | code
Summary | false
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).
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
6. Organization.text
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.
Control | 0..1
Type | Narrative
Summary | false
Alternate Names | narrative, html, xhtml, display
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.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
7. Organization.contained
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.
Control | 0..*
Type | Resource
Summary | false
Alternate Names | inline resources, anonymous resources, contained resources
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.
8. Organization.extension
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.
Control | 0..*
Type | Extension
Summary | false
Alternate Names | extensions, user content
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.
Invariants | Defined on this element 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())
9. Organization.modifierExtension
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).
Control | 0..*
Type | Extension
Is Modifier | true
Summary | false
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.
Alternate Names | extensions, user content
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.
Invariants | Defined on this element 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())
10. Organization.identifier
Definition | Identifier for the organization that is used to identify the organization across multiple disparate systems.
Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Control | 0..* This element is affected by the following invariants: org-1
Type | Identifier
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Requirements | Organizations are known by a variety of ids. Some institutions maintain several, and most collect identifiers for exchange with other organizations concerning the organization.
Comments | NPI preferred.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on Organization.identifier. The slices are unordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: pattern @ $this
11. Organization.identifier.id
Definition | Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
Control | 0..1
Type | string
XML Representation | In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Summary | false
12. Organization.identifier.extension
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.
Control | 0..*
Type | Extension
Summary | false
Alternate Names | extensions, user content
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.
Invariants | Defined on this element 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())
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on Organization.identifier.extension. The slices are unordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
13. Organization.identifier.use
Definition | The purpose of this identifier.
Control | 0..1
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from IdentifierUse Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known
Type | code
Is Modifier | true
Summary | true
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.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
14. Organization.identifier.type
Definition | A coded type for the identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose.
Control | 0..1
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from Identifier Type Codes; other codes may be used where these codes are not suitable A coded type for an identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose
Type | CodeableConcept
Summary | true
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.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
15. Organization.identifier.system
Definition | Establishes the namespace for the value - that is, a URL that describes a set values that are unique.
Control | 0..1
Type | uri
Must Support | true
Summary | true
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.
Example | General:http://www.acme.com/identifiers/patient
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
16. Organization.identifier.value
Definition | The portion of the identifier typically relevant to the user and which is unique within the context of the system.
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Must Support | true
Summary | true
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.
Example | General:123456
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
17. Organization.identifier.period
Definition | Time period during which identifier is/was valid for use.
Control | 0..1
Type | Period
Summary | true
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
18. Organization.identifier.assigner
Definition | Organization that issued/manages the identifier.
Control | 0..1
Type | Reference(Organization)
Summary | true
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.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
19. Organization.identifier:NPI
SliceName | NPI
Definition | Identifier for the organization that is used to identify the organization across multiple disparate systems.
Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: org-1
Type | Identifier
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Requirements | Organizations are known by a variety of ids. Some institutions maintain several, and most collect identifiers for exchange with other organizations concerning the organization.
Pattern Value | <valueIdentifier xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-npi"/> </valueIdentifier>
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
20. Organization.identifier:CLIA
SliceName | CLIA
Definition | Identifier for the organization that is used to identify the organization across multiple disparate systems.
Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: org-1
Type | Identifier
Summary | true
Requirements | Organizations are known by a variety of ids. Some institutions maintain several, and most collect identifiers for exchange with other organizations concerning the organization.
Pattern Value | <valueIdentifier xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <system value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.7"/> </valueIdentifier>
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
21. Organization.active
Definition | Whether the organization's record is still in active use.
Control | 1..1
Type | boolean
Is Modifier | true
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Requirements | Need a flag to indicate a record is no longer to be used and should generally be hidden for the user in the UI.
Comments | 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. This element is labeled as a modifier because it may be used to mark that the resource was created in error.
Meaning if Missing | This resource is generally assumed to be active if no value is provided for the active element
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
22. Organization.type
Definition | The kind(s) of organization that this is.
Control | 0..*
Binding | For example codes, see OrganizationType Used to categorize the organization
Type | CodeableConcept
Summary | true
Requirements | Need to be able to track the kind of organization that this is - different organization types have different uses.
Comments | 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 When 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. We expect that some jurisdictions will profile this optionality to be a single cardinality.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
23. Organization.name
Definition | A name associated with the organization.
Control | 1..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: org-1
Type | string
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Requirements | Need to use the name as the label of the organization.
Comments | 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.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
24. Organization.alias
Definition | A list of alternate names that the organization is known as, or was known as in the past.
Control | 0..*
Type | string
Summary | false
Requirements | Over time locations and organizations go through many changes and can be known by different names. For searching knowing previous names that the organization was known by can be very useful.
Comments | 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.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
25. Organization.telecom
Definition | A contact detail for the organization.
Control | 1..* This element is affected by the following invariants: org-3
Type | ContactPoint
Must Support | true
Summary | false
Requirements | Human contact for the organization.
Comments | 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.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) org-3: The telecom of an organization can never be of use 'home' (: where(use = 'home').empty())
26. Organization.address
Definition | An address for the organization.
Control | 1..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: org-2
Type | Address
Must Support | true
Summary | false
Requirements | May need to keep track of the organization's addresses for contacting, billing or reporting requirements.
Comments | Organization may have multiple addresses with different uses or applicable periods. The use code 'home' is not to be used.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) org-2: An address of an organization can never be of use 'home' (: where(use = 'home').empty())
27. Organization.address.id
Definition | Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
Control | 0..1
Type | string
XML Representation | In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Summary | false
28. Organization.address.extension
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.
Control | 0..*
Type | Extension
Summary | false
Alternate Names | extensions, user content
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.
Invariants | Defined on this element 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())
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on Organization.address.extension. The slices are unordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
29. Organization.address.use
Definition | The purpose of this address.
Control | 0..1
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from AddressUse The use of an address
Type | code
Is Modifier | true
Summary | true
Requirements | Allows an appropriate address to be chosen from a list of many.
Comments | Applications can assume that an address is current unless it explicitly says that it is temporary or old.
Example | General:home
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
30. Organization.address.type
Definition | Distinguishes between physical addresses (those you can visit) and mailing addresses (e.g. PO Boxes and care-of addresses). Most addresses are both.
Control | 0..1
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from AddressType The type of an address (physical / postal)
Type | code
Summary | true
Comments | 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 resource).
Example | General:both
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
31. Organization.address.text
Definition | 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.
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Summary | true
Requirements | A renderable, unencoded form.
Comments | 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.
Example | General:137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
32. Organization.address.line
Definition | This component contains the house number, apartment number, street name, street direction, P.O. Box number, delivery hints, and similar address information.
Control | 0..4
Type | string
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Example | General:137 Nowhere Street
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
33. Organization.address.city
Definition | The name of the city, town, suburb, village or other community or delivery center.
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Alternate Names | Municpality
Example | General:Erewhon
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
34. Organization.address.district
Definition | The name of the administrative area (county).
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Summary | true
Alternate Names | County
Comments | 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.
Example | General:Madison
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
35. Organization.address.state
Definition | 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).
Control | 0..1
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes; other codes may be used where these codes are not suitable Two letter USPS alphabetic codes
Type | string
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Alternate Names | Province, Territory
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
36. Organization.address.postalCode
Definition | A postal code designating a region defined by the postal service.
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Alternate Names | Zip
Example | General:9132
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
37. Organization.address.country
Definition | Country - a nation as commonly understood or generally accepted.
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Comments | ISO 3166 3 letter codes can be used in place of a human readable country name.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
38. Organization.address.period
Definition | Time period when address was/is in use.
Control | 0..1
Type | Period
Summary | true
Requirements | Allows addresses to be placed in historical context.
Example | General:<valuePeriod xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <start value="2010-03-23"/> <end value="2010-07-01"/> </valuePeriod>
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
39. Organization.partOf
Definition | The organization of which this organization forms a part.
Control | 0..1
Type | Reference(Organization)
Summary | true
Requirements | Need to be able to track the hierarchy of organizations within an organization.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
40. Organization.contact
Definition | Contact for the organization for a certain purpose.
Control | 0..*
Type | BackboneElement
Summary | false
Requirements | Need to keep track of assigned contact points within bigger organization.
Comments | 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.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
41. Organization.contact.id
Definition | Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
Control | 0..1
Type | string
XML Representation | In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Summary | false
42. Organization.contact.extension
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.
Control | 0..*
Type | Extension
Summary | false
Alternate Names | extensions, user content
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.
Invariants | Defined on this element 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())
43. Organization.contact.modifierExtension
Definition | 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. Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).
Control | 0..*
Type | Extension
Is Modifier | true
Summary | true
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.
Alternate Names | extensions, user content, modifiers
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.
Invariants | Defined on this element 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())
44. Organization.contact.purpose
Definition | Indicates a purpose for which the contact can be reached.
Control | 0..1
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from ContactEntityType; other codes may be used where these codes are not suitable The purpose for which you would contact a contact party
Type | CodeableConcept
Summary | false
Requirements | Need to distinguish between multiple contact persons.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
45. Organization.contact.name
Definition | A name associated with the contact.
Control | 0..1
Type | HumanName
Summary | false
Requirements | Need to be able to track the person by name.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
46. Organization.contact.telecom
Definition | A contact detail (e.g. a telephone number or an email address) by which the party may be contacted.
Control | 0..*
Type | ContactPoint
Summary | false
Requirements | People have (primary) ways to contact them in some way such as phone, email.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
47. Organization.contact.address
Definition | Visiting or postal addresses for the contact.
Control | 0..1
Type | Address
Summary | false
Requirements | May need to keep track of a contact party's address for contacting, billing or reporting requirements.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
48. Organization.endpoint
Definition | Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization.
Control | 0..*
Type | Reference(Endpoint)
Summary | false
Requirements | 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.
Invariants | Defined on this element ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))