## Union of http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-practitioner and http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-practitioner

This is the set of resources that conform to either of the profiles QICore Practitioner (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-practitioner) and QICore Practitioner (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-practitioner). E.g. what you have to deal with if you get resources conforming to one of them

### Structure

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
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Practitioner |  | 0..* |  | A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services
meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created
language |  | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: ?? (preferred): A human language.
text |  | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements
contained |  | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier | S Σ | 1..* | Identifier | (QI) An identifier for the person as this agent
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Binding: ?? (required): Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .
type | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Description of identifier Binding: ?? (extensible): A coded type for an identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose.
system | S Σ | 1..1 | uri | (QI) The namespace for the identifier value Example General: http://www.acme.com/identifiers/patient
value | S Σ | 1..1 | string | (QI) The value that is unique Example General: 123456
period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when id is/was valid for use
assigner | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization that issued id (may be just text)
active | Σ | 0..1 | boolean | Whether this practitioner's record is in active use
name | S Σ | 1..* | HumanName | The name(s) associated with the practitioner
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden Binding: ?? (required): The use of a human name.
text | Σ | 0..1 | string | Text representation of the full name
family | S Σ | 1..1 | string | Family name (often called 'Surname')
given | Σ | 0..* | string | Given names (not always 'first'). Includes middle names
prefix | Σ | 0..* | string | Parts that come before the name
suffix | Σ | 0..* | string | Parts that come after the name
period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when name was/is in use
telecom | S Σ | 0..* | ContactPoint | A contact detail for the practitioner (that apply to all roles)
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
system | S Σ | 0..1 | code | phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other Binding: ?? (required): Telecommunications form for contact point.
value | S Σ | 0..1 | string | The actual contact point details
use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point Binding: ?? (required): Use of contact point.
rank | Σ | 0..1 | positiveInt | Specify preferred order of use (1 = highest)
period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when the contact point was/is in use
address | S Σ | 0..* | Address | Address(es) of the practitioner
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address Binding: ?? (required): The use of an address. Example General: home
type | Σ | 0..1 | code | postal | physical | both Binding: ?? (required): The type of an address (physical / postal). Example General: both
text | Σ | 0..1 | string | Text representation of the address Example General: 137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132
line | S Σ | 0..4 | string | Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc. Example General: 137 Nowhere Street Example US Core: 49 MEADOW ST
city | S Σ | 0..1 | string | Name of city, town etc. Example General: Erewhon Example US Core: EVERYTOWN
district | Σ | 0..1 | string | District name (aka county) Example General: Madison
state | S Σ | 0..1 | string | Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok) Binding: ?? (extensible): Two letter USPS alphabetic codes. Example US Core: OK
postalCode | S Σ | 0..1 | string | US Zip Codes Example General: 9132 Example US Core: 74047
country | S Σ | 0..1 | string | Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)
period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when address was/is in use Example General: {"start":"2010-03-23","end":"2010-07-01"}
gender | Σ | 0..1 | code | male | female | other | unknown Binding: ?? (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes.
birthDate | Σ | 0..1 | date | The date on which the practitioner was born
photo |  | 0..* | Attachment | Image of the person
qualification |  | 0..* | BackboneElement | Certification, licenses, or training pertaining to the provision of care
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
identifier |  | 0..* | Identifier | An identifier for this qualification for the practitioner
code |  | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Coded representation of the qualification Binding: ?? (example): Specific qualification the practitioner has to provide a service.
period |  | 0..1 | Period | Period during which the qualification is valid
issuer |  | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization that regulates and issues the qualification
communication |  | 0..* | CodeableConcept | A language the practitioner can use in patient communication Binding: ?? (preferred): A human language.
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