Generated Narrative: StructureDefinition hcpd-healthcareservice Name Flags Card. Type Description & Constraints HealthcareService 0..* AUCoreHealthcareService(2.0.0) A healthcare service in an Australian healthcare context #xD; Slices for extension 0..* Extension Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url #xD; extension:iar-levels-of-care SO 0..* CodeableConcept IAR Levels of Care URL: http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/StructureDefinition/iar-levels-of-care Binding: Initial Assessment and Referral Levels of Care (required) Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; extension:new-patient-availability SO 0..1 CodeableConcept Indicates if Healthcare service is accepting new patients URL: http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/StructureDefinition/new-patient-availability Binding: https://www.healthterminologies.gov.au/integration/R4/fhir/ValueSet/new-patient-availability-1 (required) Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; extension:referral-information-for-referrer SO 0..1 markdown Referral information for referrers URL: http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/StructureDefinition/referral-information-for-referrer Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; extension:suppressed SO 0..1 (Complex) Indicates if Healthcare service is suppressed URL: http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/StructureDefinition/suppressed Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; Slices for extension Content/Rules for all slices #xD; extension:suppressedBy 1..1 Extension Extension #xD; value[x] #xD; coding S 1..1 Coding Code defined by a terminology system Fixed Value: As shown (Organisation initiated) #xD; system 1..1 uri Identity of the terminology system Fixed Value: http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/CodeSystem/responsible-party-type #xD; code 1..1 code Symbol in syntax defined by the system Fixed Value: organisation-initiated #xD; extension:active-period SO 0..1 Period The period during which the HealthcareService is active. URL: http://digitalhealth.gov.au/fhir/cc/StructureDefinition/active-period Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; Slices for identifier O 1..* Identifier(4.0.1), AUHPIO(6.0.0), AUResidentialAgedCareServiceIdentifier(6.0.0) External identifiers for this item Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:type Obligations Actor Source SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor from AU Core HealthcareService SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor from AU Core HealthcareService #xD; identifier:HCPD_Local_Identifier S 1..1 HCPD_Local_Identifier(26.0.0) Local identifier for the HealthcareService attributed by HC #xD; providedBy SO 1..1 Reference(HCPD Organization(26.0.0)) Providing organisation Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; type O 1..* CodeableConcept A high-level descriptor describing the type of healthcare service(s) offered by the organisation Binding: Service Type (required) Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; coding SO 1..* Coding Describes the service(s) offered. At least one coding is required Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; code SO 1..1 code The healthcare service type code from SNOMED-CT-AU Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; display S 1..1 string The display name of the healthcare service type from SNOMED-CT-AU #xD; location SO 1..1 Reference(HCPD Location(26.0.0)) Single location for this service Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; comment SO 0..1 string Additional description and/or any specific information about the healthcare service, not covered elsewhere Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; telecom O 0..* ContactPoint Phone number, fax number, email Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; Slices for extension Content/Rules for all slices #xD; extension:contact-purpose S 0..1 (Complex) Contact purpose URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/contact-purpose #xD; extension 0..0 Extension #xD; coverageArea SO 0..* Reference(HCPD Service Coverage Area(26.0.0)) The location(s) that this healthcare service is available to Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; serviceProvisionCode SO 0..* CodeableConcept Conditions under which service is available/offered Binding: Service_Provision_Code_VS (26.0.0) (required) Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; eligibility SO 0..* BackboneElement Specific eligibility requirements required to use the service Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; code SO 0..1 CodeableConcept Eligibility requirements for the healthcare service. Binding: Service Eligibility (required) Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; communication SO 0..* CodeableConcept The languages that this healthcare service is offered in Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; appointmentRequired SO 0..1 boolean Whether an appointment is required for this service Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; availableTime SO 0..* BackboneElement Times the Service Site is available Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; daysOfWeek SO 0..* code mon | tue | wed | thu | fri | sat | sun Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; allDay SO 0..1 boolean Always available? e.g. 24 hour service Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; availableStartTime SO 0..1 time Opening time of day (ignored if allDay = true) Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; Slices for extension Content/Rules for all slices #xD; extension:timeZone 0..1 TimezoneCode(5.3.0) The date on which an organisation commences offering a service #xD; availableEndTime SO 0..1 time Closing time of day (ignored if allDay = true) Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; Slices for extension Content/Rules for all slices #xD; extension:timeZone 0..1 TimezoneCode(5.3.0) The date on which an organisation ceases to offer a service #xD; notAvailable SO 0..* BackboneElement Not available during this time due to provided reason Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; description SO 1..1 string Reason presented to the user explaining why time not available Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; during SO 0..1 Period Date range that the service is not available - can be open-ended if service is closing Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; endpoint SO 0..* Reference(HCPD Endpoint(26.0.0)) Reference to all linked endpoints that are related to this healthcare service for electronic communication or exchange Obligations Actor SHALL:populate-if-known Health Connect Provider Directory Responder Actor SHOULD:handle Health Connect Provider Directory Requester Actor #xD; Documentation for this format
This profile defines a Health Connect Provider Directory entry for a healthcare service offered by an organisation.
This profile solves the business problem of standardising healthcare service representation in the provider directory, enabling consistent description of services, their availability, coverage areas, and associated care levels to facilitate service discovery and patient referral processes.
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A healthcare service in an Australian healthcare context
Health Connect entry for a healthcare service at a location by an organisation.
If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources
not(parent::f:contained and f:contained)
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()
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='#'])]))
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()
not(exists(f:contained/*/f:meta/f:versionId)) and not(exists(f:contained/*/f:meta/f:lastUpdated))
If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label
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.
A resource should have narrative for robust management
The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes.
The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation.
The 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.
All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
A set of rules under which this content was created
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.
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.
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
The base language in which the resource is written.
Language is provided to support indexing and accessibility (typically, services such as text to speech use the language tag). The html language tag in the narrative applies to the narrative. The language tag on the resource may be used to specify the language of other presentations generated from the data in the resource. Not all the content has to be in the base language. The Resource.language should not be assumed to apply to the narrative automatically. If a language is specified, it should it also be specified on the div element in the html (see rules in HTML5 for information about the relationship between xml:lang and the html lang attribute).
Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
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.
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.
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.
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.
Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")])
Indicates the IAR (Initial Assessment and Referral) Levels of Care for a healthcare service.
exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')])
Indicates if Healthcare service is accepting new patients
Indicates if Healthcare service is accepting new patients. A value of True means the service is accepting new patients.
Information for referrers about referral requirements for this healthcare service.
Indicates if Healthcare service is suppressed
Indicates if Healthcare service is suppressed.
Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url
Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.
The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.
Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see [Extensibility](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/extensibility.html) for a list).
Additional content defined by implementations
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.
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.
A reference to a code defined by a terminology system.
Codes may be defined very casually in enumerations, or code lists, up to very formal definitions such as SNOMED CT - see the HL7 v3 Core Principles for more information. Ordering of codings is undefined and SHALL NOT be used to infer meaning. Generally, at most only one of the coding values will be labeled as UserSelected = true.
Allows for alternative encodings within a code system, and translations to other code systems.
fhir:CodeableConcept.coding rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CD.coding
Plain text representation of the concept
A human language representation of the concept as seen/selected/uttered by the user who entered the data and/or which represents the intended meaning of the user.
Very often the text is the same as a displayName of one of the codings.
The codes from the terminologies do not always capture the correct meaning with all the nuances of the human using them, or sometimes there is no appropriate code at all. In these cases, the text is used to capture the full meaning of the source.
C*E.9. But note many systems use C*E.2 for this
fhir:CodeableConcept.text rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CD.originalText
The period during which the HealthcareService is active.
The time period during which the HealthcareService is considered active in the HealthConnect directory.
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).
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](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/extensibility.html#modifierExtension).
Modifier extensions are expected to modify the meaning or interpretation of the resource that contains them
Identifier for the HealthCare Service that is used to identify the HealthCare Service across multiple disparate systems.
Local identifier for the HealthcareService attributed by HC
Local identifier for the HealthcareService attributed by Health Connect. Used for system reference and internal business logic.
Whether this HealthcareService record is in active use
This flag is used to mark the record to not be used. This is not used when a center is closed for maintenance, or for holidays, the notAvailable period is to be used for this.
This element is labeled as a modifier because it may be used to mark that the resource was created in error.
This resource is generally assumed to be active if no value is provided for the active element
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
The organization that provides this healthcare service.
This property is recommended to be the same as the Location's managingOrganization, and if not provided should be interpreted as such. If the Location does not have a managing Organization, then this property should be populated.
Broad category of service being performed or delivered
Identifies the broad category of service being performed or delivered.
Selecting a Service Category then determines the list of relevant service types that can be selected in the primary service type.
A category of the service(s) that could be provided.
A high-level descriptor describing the type of healthcare service(s) offered by the organisation
The specific type of service that may be delivered or performed.
Describes the service(s) offered. At least one coding is required
The identification of the code system that defines the meaning of the symbol in the code.
The URI may be an OID (urn:oid:...) or a UUID (urn:uuid:...). OIDs and UUIDs SHALL be references to the HL7 OID registry. Otherwise, the URI should come from HL7's list of FHIR defined special URIs or it should reference to some definition that establishes the system clearly and unambiguously.
Need to be unambiguous about the source of the definition of the symbol.
fhir:Coding.system rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CDCoding.codeSystem
The version of the code system which was used when choosing this code. Note that a well-maintained code system does not need the version reported, because the meaning of codes is consistent across versions. However this cannot consistently be assured, and when the meaning is not guaranteed to be consistent, the version SHOULD be exchanged.
Where the terminology does not clearly define what string should be used to identify code system versions, the recommendation is to use the date (expressed in FHIR date format) on which that version was officially published as the version date.
fhir:Coding.version rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CDCoding.codeSystemVersion
The healthcare service type code from SNOMED-CT-AU
A symbol in syntax defined by the system. The symbol may be a predefined code or an expression in a syntax defined by the coding system (e.g. post-coordination).
Need to refer to a particular code in the system.
fhir:Coding.code rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CDCoding.code
The display name of the healthcare service type from SNOMED-CT-AU
A representation of the meaning of the code in the system, following the rules of the system.
Need to be able to carry a human-readable meaning of the code for readers that do not know the system.
C*E.2 - but note this is not well followed
fhir:Coding.display rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CDCoding.displayName
If this coding was chosen directly by the user
Indicates that this coding was chosen by a user directly - e.g. off a pick list of available items (codes or displays).
Amongst a set of alternatives, a directly chosen code is the most appropriate starting point for new translations. There is some ambiguity about what exactly 'directly chosen' implies, and trading partner agreement may be needed to clarify the use of this element and its consequences more completely.
This has been identified as a clinical safety criterium - that this exact system/code pair was chosen explicitly, rather than inferred by the system based on some rules or language processing.
fhir:Coding.userSelected fhir:mapsTo dt:CDCoding.codingRationale. fhir:Coding.userSelected fhir:hasMap fhir:Coding.userSelected.map. fhir:Coding.userSelected.map a fhir:Map; fhir:target dt:CDCoding.codingRationale. fhir:Coding.userSelected\#true a [ fhir:source "true"; fhir:target dt:CDCoding.codingRationale\#O ]
Specialties handled by the HealthcareService
Collection of specialties handled by the service site. This is more of a medical term.
The location where this healthcare service may be provided.
Description of service as presented to a consumer while searching
Further description of the service as it would be presented to a consumer while searching.
Additional description and/or any specific information about the healthcare service, not covered elsewhere
Additional details, that the service provider can add for their directory listing, as a free text, that is not covered by other available data elements.
Would expect that a user would not see this information on a search results, and it would only be available when viewing the complete details of the service.
Extra details about the service that can't be placed in the other fields
Extra details about the service that can't be placed in the other fields.
Facilitates quick identification of the service
If there is a photo/symbol associated with this HealthcareService, it may be included here to facilitate quick identification of the service in a list.
List of contacts related to this specific healthcare service.
If this is empty, then refer to the location's contacts.
Indicates a purpose for which the contact can be reached.
phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other
Telecommunications form for contact point - what communications system is required to make use of the contact.
Telecommunications form for contact point.
The actual contact point details, in a form that is meaningful to the designated communication system (i.e. phone number or email address).
Additional text data such as phone extension numbers, or notes about use of the contact are sometimes included in the value.
Need to support legacy numbers that are not in a tightly controlled format.
home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point
Identifies the purpose for the contact point.
Applications can assume that a contact is current unless it explicitly says that it is temporary or old.
Need to track the way a person uses this contact, so a user can choose which is appropriate for their purpose.
This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not mistake a temporary or old contact etc.for a current/permanent one
Specify preferred order of use (1 = highest)
Specifies a preferred order in which to use a set of contacts. ContactPoints with lower rank values are more preferred than those with higher rank values.
Note that rank does not necessarily follow the order in which the contacts are represented in the instance.
Time period when the contact point was/is in use
Time period when the contact point was/is in use.
The location(s) that this healthcare service is available to
The location(s) that this service is available to (not where the service is provided).
The locations referenced by the coverage area can include both specific locations, including areas, and also conceptual domains too (mode = kind), such as a physical area (tri-state area) and some other attribute (covered by Example Care Organization). These types of Locations are often not managed by any specific organization. This could also include generic locations such as "in-home".
Conditions under which service is available/offered
The code(s) that detail the conditions under which the healthcare service is available/offered.
The provision means being commissioned by, contractually obliged or financially sourced. Types of costings that may apply to this healthcare service, such if the service may be available for free, some discounts available, or fees apply.
Specific eligibility requirements required to use the service
Does this service have specific eligibility requirements that need to be met in order to use the service?
Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
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).
Modifier extensions are expected to modify the meaning or interpretation of the element that contains them
Eligibility requirements for the healthcare service.
Eligibility requirements for the healthcare service, bound to the HealthConnect Service Eligibility ValueSet.
Describes the eligibility conditions for the service
Describes the eligibility conditions for the service.
The description of service eligibility should, in general, not exceed one or two paragraphs. It should be sufficient for a prospective consumer to determine if they are likely to be eligible or not. Where eligibility requirements and conditions are complex, it may simply be noted that an eligibility assessment is required. Where eligibility is determined by an outside source, such as an Act of Parliament, this should be noted, preferably with a reference to a commonly available copy of the source document such as a web page.
Programs that this service is applicable to
Programs that this service is applicable to.
Programs are often defined externally to an Organization, commonly by governments; e.g. Home and Community Care Programs, Homeless Program, ….
Government or local programs that this service applies to.
Collection of characteristics (attributes)
Collection of characteristics (attributes).
These could be such things as is wheelchair accessible.
A custom attribute that could be provided at a service (e.g. Wheelchair accessibiliy).
The languages that this healthcare service is offered in
Including the languages that the service is offered in, will help assist the requester / searcher in making informed decision and choose the service that meet their requirement when seeking healthcare service.
When using this property it indicates that the service is available with this language, it is not derived from the practitioners, and not all are required to use this language, just that this language is available while scheduling.
Ways that the service accepts referrals, if this is not provided then it is implied that no referral is required.
The methods of referral can be used when referring to a specific HealthCareService resource.
Whether an appointment is required for this service
Whether an appointment is required for this service, or walk-in accepted – Yes or No (Null value represent ‘no data available’).
A collection of times that the Service Site is available.
More detailed availability information may be provided in associated Schedule/Slot resources.
Indicates which days of the week are available between the start and end Times.
Is this always available? (hence times are irrelevant) e.g. 24 hour service.
Opening time of day (ignored if allDay = true)
The opening time of day. Note: If the AllDay flag is set, then this time is ignored.
The time zone is expected to be for where this HealthcareService is provided at.
unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references)
The date on which an organisation commences offering a service
An IANA timezone code for the timezone offset per BCP 175. For data types allowing the offset (all except date and time), this extension SHALL agree with the offset if provided and cannot be used in place of the offset if the precision expressed requires an offset. Where an offset is provided, this extension provides a more legible display of the zone associated with the offset. Where an offset is not present, this extension can be used to provide zone information not otherwise available.
These are codes like "America/New_York" or "America/Los_Angeles". See https://www.iana.org/time-zones for the official source, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones for more information.
Closing time of day (ignored if allDay = true)
The closing time of day. Note: If the AllDay flag is set, then this time is ignored.
The date on which an organisation ceases to offer a service
Not available during this time due to provided reason
The HealthcareService is not available during this period of time due to the provided reason.
Reason presented to the user explaining why time not available
The reason that can be presented to the user as to why this time is not available.
Date range that the service is not available - can be open-ended if service is closing
Date range that the service is not available - can be open-ended if service is closing.
A description of site availability exceptions, e.g. public holiday availability. Succinctly describing all possible exceptions to normal site availability as details in the available Times and not available Times.
Reference to all linked endpoints that are related to this healthcare service for electronic communication or exchange
This will provide the linked endpoints that are related to this healthcare service, that can be discovered by other organisations for system-to-system electronic communication.