FHIR CI-Build
AdministrationThis is the Continuous Integration Build of FHIR (will be incorrect/inconsistent at times).
See the Directory of published versions 
| Patient Administration Work Group | Maturity Level: 5 | Trial Use | Security Category: Business | Compartments: No defined compartments |
A formally or informally recognized grouping of people or organizations formed for the purpose of achieving some form of collective action.
This resource may be used in a shared registry of contact and other information for various organizations or it can be used merely as a support for other resources that need to reference organizations, perhaps as a document, message or as a contained resource. If using a registry approach, it's entirely possible for multiple registries to exist, each dealing with different types or levels of organization.
Examples of Organizations include companies, institutions, corporations, departments, community groups, healthcare practice groups, payer/insurer, etc.
The Organization resource is used for collections of people that have come together to achieve an objective. The Group resource is used to identify a collection of people (or animals, devices, etc.) that are gathered for the purpose of analysis or acting upon, but are not expected to act themselves.
In the context of service provision, the Organization provides the services, the HealthcareService describes the services provided, and the Location describes the place where the service(s) are offered/available.
The Organization resource often exists as a hierarchy of organization resources, using the part-of property to provide
the association of the child to its parent organization.
This organizational hierarchy helps communicate the conceptual structure, whereas the Location resource provides the physical
representation of the hierarchy.
The linkage between Organization and Location is from each point in the location hierarchy to the appropriate level in the
Organization hierarchy. These links don't all have to be to the top level Organization.
When populating the organization and location hierarchies there is often not a clear distinction between these 2, however
to assist in making the decision, Locations are always used for recording where a service occurs, and hence where encounters
and observations are associated. The Organization property on these resources might not be the location where the service took place.
OrganizationAffiliation allows you to specify details about organization affiliations that are more complex than simple partOf relationships, such as organizations that are separate legal entities, or have other non-hierarchical relationships. No ownership is implied via OrganizationAffiliation. A single OrganizationAffiliation represents the details of a single relationship between a single pair of Organizations, including the period during which the relationship is active. Current network members can be discovered by searching for OrganizationAffiliations, and historic data can be retained without overhead and still be accessible when searching.
As noted in the Event pattern, a Location represents where a service is performed. An Organization can represent who performed the service.
Structure
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Organization |
TU | DomainResource | A grouping of people or organizations with a common purpose + Rule: The organization SHALL at least have a name or an identifier, and possibly more than one Elements defined in Ancestors: id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension | |
  identifier |
ΣC | 0..* | Identifier | Identifies this organization across multiple systems |
 active |
?!Σ | 0..1 | boolean | Whether the organization's record is still in active use |
| type |
Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Kind of organization Binding: Organization Type (Example) |
| name |
ΣC | 0..1 | string | Name used for the organization |
| alias |
0..* | string | A list of alternate names that the organization is known as, or was known as in the past | |
| description |
Σ | 0..1 | markdown | Additional details about the Organization that could be displayed as further information to identify the Organization beyond its name |
| contact |
C | 0..* | ExtendedContactDetail | Official contact details for the Organization + Rule: The telecom of an organization can never be of use 'home' + Rule: The address of an organization can never be of use 'home' |
 partOf |
Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | The organization of which this organization forms a part |
| endpoint |
0..* | Reference(Endpoint) | Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization | |
  qualification |
0..* | BackboneElement | Qualifications, certifications, accreditations, licenses, training, etc. pertaining to the provision of care | |
 identifier |
0..* | Identifier | An identifier for this qualification for the organization | |
| code |
1..1 | CodeableConcept | Coded representation of the qualification Binding: Qualification (Example) | |
| status |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Status/progress of the qualification Binding: Qualification Status (Preferred) | |
| period |
0..1 | Period | Period during which the qualification is valid | |
 issuer |
0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization that regulates and issues the qualification | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
See the Extensions for this resource
UML Diagram (Legend)
XML Template
<Organization xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"><!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language --> <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension --> <identifier><!-- I 0..* Identifier Identifies this organization across multiple systems --></identifier> <active value="[boolean]"/><!-- 0..1 Whether the organization's record is still in active use --> <type><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept Kind of organization --></type> <name value="[string]"/><!-- I 0..1 Name used for the organization --> <alias value="[string]"/><!-- 0..* A list of alternate names that the organization is known as, or was known as in the past --> <description value="[markdown]"/><!-- 0..1 Additional details about the Organization that could be displayed as further information to identify the Organization beyond its name --> <contact><!-- 0..* ExtendedContactDetail Official contact details for the Organization --></contact> <partOf><!-- 0..1 Reference(Organization) The organization of which this organization forms a part --></partOf> <endpoint><!-- 0..* Reference(Endpoint) Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization --></endpoint> <qualification> <!-- 0..* Qualifications, certifications, accreditations, licenses, training, etc. pertaining to the provision of care --> <identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier An identifier for this qualification for the organization --></identifier> <code><!-- 1..1 CodeableConcept Coded representation of the qualification --></code> <status><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept Status/progress of the qualification --></status> <period><!-- 0..1 Period Period during which the qualification is valid --></period> <issuer><!-- 0..1 Reference(Organization) Organization that regulates and issues the qualification --></issuer> </qualification> </Organization>
JSON Template
{
"resourceType" : "Organization",
// from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
// from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension
"identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // I Identifies this organization across multiple systems
"active" : <boolean>, // Whether the organization's record is still in active use
"type" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // Kind of organization
"name" : "<string>", // I Name used for the organization
"alias" : ["<string>"], // A list of alternate names that the organization is known as, or was known as in the past
"description" : "<markdown>", // Additional details about the Organization that could be displayed as further information to identify the Organization beyond its name
"contact" : [{ ExtendedContactDetail }], // Official contact details for the Organization
"partOf" : { Reference(Organization) }, // The organization of which this organization forms a part
"endpoint" : [{ Reference(Endpoint) }], // Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization
"qualification" : [{ // Qualifications, certifications, accreditations, licenses, training, etc. pertaining to the provision of care
"identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // An identifier for this qualification for the organization
"code" : { CodeableConcept }, // R! Coded representation of the qualification
"status" : { CodeableConcept }, // Status/progress of the qualification
"period" : { Period }, // Period during which the qualification is valid
"issuer" : { Reference(Organization) } // Organization that regulates and issues the qualification
}]
}
Turtle Template
@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .
Changes from both R4 and R4B
| Organization | |
| Organization.description |
|
| Organization.contact |
|
| Organization.qualification |
|
| Organization.qualification.identifier |
|
| Organization.qualification.code |
|
| Organization.qualification.status |
|
| Organization.qualification.period |
|
| Organization.qualification.issuer |
|
| Organization.telecom |
|
| Organization.address |
|
| Organization.contact.purpose |
|
| Organization.contact.name |
|
| Organization.contact.telecom |
|
| Organization.contact.address |
|
See the Full Difference for further information
This analysis is available for R4 as XML or JSON and for R4B as XML or JSON.
Structure
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organization |
TU | DomainResource | A grouping of people or organizations with a common purpose + Rule: The organization SHALL at least have a name or an identifier, and possibly more than one Elements defined in Ancestors: id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension | |
| identifier |
ΣC | 0..* | Identifier | Identifies this organization across multiple systems |
| active |
?!Σ | 0..1 | boolean | Whether the organization's record is still in active use |
| type |
Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Kind of organization Binding: Organization Type (Example) |
| name |
ΣC | 0..1 | string | Name used for the organization |
| alias |
0..* | string | A list of alternate names that the organization is known as, or was known as in the past | |
| description |
Σ | 0..1 | markdown | Additional details about the Organization that could be displayed as further information to identify the Organization beyond its name |
| contact |
C | 0..* | ExtendedContactDetail | Official contact details for the Organization + Rule: The telecom of an organization can never be of use 'home' + Rule: The address of an organization can never be of use 'home' |
| partOf |
Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | The organization of which this organization forms a part |
| endpoint |
0..* | Reference(Endpoint) | Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization | |
| qualification |
0..* | BackboneElement | Qualifications, certifications, accreditations, licenses, training, etc. pertaining to the provision of care | |
| identifier |
0..* | Identifier | An identifier for this qualification for the organization | |
| code |
1..1 | CodeableConcept | Coded representation of the qualification Binding: Qualification (Example) | |
| status |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Status/progress of the qualification Binding: Qualification Status (Preferred) | |
| period |
0..1 | Period | Period during which the qualification is valid | |
| issuer |
0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization that regulates and issues the qualification | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
See the Extensions for this resource
XML Template
<Organization xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
JSON Template
{
"resourceType" : "Organization",
// from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
// from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension
"identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // I Identifies this organization across multiple systems
"active" : <boolean>, // Whether the organization's record is still in active use
"type" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // Kind of organization
"name" : "<string>", // I Name used for the organization
"alias" : ["<string>"], // A list of alternate names that the organization is known as, or was known as in the past
"description" : "<markdown>", // Additional details about the Organization that could be displayed as further information to identify the Organization beyond its name
"contact" : [{ ExtendedContactDetail }], // Official contact details for the Organization
"partOf" : { Reference(Organization) }, // The organization of which this organization forms a part
"endpoint" : [{ Reference(Endpoint) }], // Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization
"qualification" : [{ // Qualifications, certifications, accreditations, licenses, training, etc. pertaining to the provision of care
"identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // An identifier for this qualification for the organization
"code" : { CodeableConcept }, // R! Coded representation of the qualification
"status" : { CodeableConcept }, // Status/progress of the qualification
"period" : { Period }, // Period during which the qualification is valid
"issuer" : { Reference(Organization) } // Organization that regulates and issues the qualification
}]
}
Turtle Template
@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .
Changes from both R4 and R4B
| Organization | |
| Organization.description |
|
| Organization.contact |
|
| Organization.qualification |
|
| Organization.qualification.identifier |
|
| Organization.qualification.code |
|
| Organization.qualification.status |
|
| Organization.qualification.period |
|
| Organization.qualification.issuer |
|
| Organization.telecom |
|
| Organization.address |
|
| Organization.contact.purpose |
|
| Organization.contact.name |
|
| Organization.contact.telecom |
|
| Organization.contact.address |
|
See the Full Difference for further information
This analysis is available for R4 as XML or JSON and for R4B as XML or JSON.
Additional definitions: Master Definition XML + JSON, XML Schema/Schematron + JSON Schema, ShEx (for Turtle) + see the extensions, the spreadsheet version & the dependency analysis
| Path | ValueSet | Type | Documentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organization.type | OrganizationType | Example | This example value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate a type of organization. |
| Organization.qualification.code | Example | ||
| Organization.qualification.status | QualificationStatus | Preferred | Set of statuses that apply to qualifications of practitioners and organizations |
| UniqueKey | Level | Location | Description | Expression |
 org-1 | Rule | (base) | The organization SHALL at least have a name or an identifier, and possibly more than one | (identifier.count() + name.count()) > 0 |
| org-3 | Rule | Organization.contact | The telecom of an organization can never be of use 'home' | telecom.where(use = 'home').empty() |
| org-4 | Rule | Organization.contact | The address of an organization can never be of use 'home' | address.where(use = 'home').empty() |
An example organization hierarchy should help give some guidance as to one example
of how a location hierarchy could look within a fictitious Medical Organization.
(The nesting here would be the "part-of" structure of the Organization resource)
Burgers University Medical Center
Eastern Services (prov)
Emergency Dept
Oncology Dept
Nuclear Medicine Research Trials (edu)
Maternity Ward
Childrens Ward
Day Procedures Unit
Mobile Services (Ambulance)
Research Center (edu)
Nuclear Medicine (edu)
Burgers University (edu)
Nuclear Medicine Faculty (edu)
Undergraduate Medicine (edu)
...
Note that physical structures of this hierarchy are not present - these are defined by a Location hierarchy.
Search parameters for this resource. See also the full list of search parameters for this resource, and check the Extensions registry for search parameters on extensions related to this resource. The common parameters also apply. See Searching for more information about searching in REST, messaging, and services.
| Name | Type | Description | Expression | In Common |
| active | token | Is the Organization record active | Organization.active | |
| address | string | A server defined search that may match any of the string fields in the Address, including line, city, district, state, country, postalCode, and/or text | Organization.contact.address | |
| address-city | string | A city specified in an address | Organization.contact.address.city | |
| address-country | string | A country specified in an address | Organization.contact.address.country | |
| address-postalcode | string | A postal code specified in an address | Organization.contact.address.postalCode | |
| address-state | string | A state specified in an address | Organization.contact.address.state | |
| address-use | token | A use code specified in an address | Organization.contact.address.use | |
| endpoint | reference | Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization | Organization.endpoint (Endpoint) |
|
| identifier | token | Any identifier for the organization (not the accreditation issuer's identifier) | Organization.identifier | Organization.qualification.identifier | |
| name | string | A portion of the organization's name or alias | Organization.name | Organization.alias | |
| partof | reference | An organization of which this organization forms a part | Organization.partOf (Organization) |
|
| phonetic | string | A portion of the organization's name using some kind of phonetic matching algorithm | Organization.name | |
| type | token | A code for the type of organization | Organization.type |
FHIR ®© HL7.org 2011+. FHIR R6 hl7.fhir.core#6.0.0-ballot2 generated on Fri, Nov 22, 2024 12:31+0000.
Links: Search |
Version History |
Contents |
Glossary |
QA |
Compare to R5 |
|
Propose a change