# US Quality Core PractitionerRole - 2026 US Quality Core Implementation Guide v0.5.0

* [**Table of Contents**](toc.md)
* [**Artifacts Summary**](artifacts.md)
* **US Quality Core PractitionerRole**

## Resource Profile: US Quality Core PractitionerRole 

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| *Official URL*:http://fhir.org/guides/onc/us-quality-core/StructureDefinition/us-quality-core-practitionerrole | *Version*:0.5.0 |
| Active as of 2026-05-15 | *Computable Name*:USQualityCorePractitionerRole |

 
Profile of PractitionerRole for decision support/quality metrics. Defines the core set of elements and extensions for quality rule and measure authors. 

**Usage**
  See the [patterns](patterns.md) page for implementation and usage patterns.  

### Examples

 

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| [PractitionerRole Example](PractitionerRole-example.md) |

 

**USCDI+ Quality Elements:**

* identifier: (USCDI+ Quality) Business Identifiers that are specific to a role/location
* identifier.system: (USCDI+ Quality) The namespace for the identifier value
* identifier.value: (USCDI+ Quality) The value that is unique
* practitioner: (USCDI+ Quality) Practitioner that is able to provide the defined services for the organization
* code: (USCDI+ Quality) Roles which this practitioner may perform
* specialty: (USCDI+ Quality) Specific specialty of the practitioner
* location: (USCDI+ Quality) The location(s) at which this practitioner provides care
* telecom: (USCDI+ Quality) Contact details that are specific to the role/location/service
* telecom.system: (USCDI+ Quality) phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other
* telecom.value: (USCDI+ Quality) The actual contact point details

**Usages:**

* Refer to this Profile: [US Quality Core AdverseEvent](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-adverseevent.md), [US Quality Core CareTeam](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-careteam.md), [US Quality Core Claim](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-claim.md), [US Quality Core ClaimResponse](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-claimresponse.md)... Show 11 more, [US Quality Core DiagnosticReport Profile for Laboratory Results Reporting](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-diagnosticreport-lab.md), [US Quality Core Encounter](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-encounter.md), [US Quality Core ImagingStudy](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-imagingstudy.md), [US Quality Core Medication Not Requested](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-medicationnotrequested.md), [US Quality Core MedicationRequest](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-medicationrequest.md), [US Quality Core NonPatient Observation](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-nonpatient-observation.md), [US Quality Core Observation Screening Assessment](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-observation-screening-assessment.md), [US Quality Core QuestionnaireResponse](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-questionnaireresponse.md), [US Quality Core Service Not Requested](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-servicenotrequested.md), [US Quality Core ServiceRequest](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-servicerequest.md) and [US Quality Core Simple Observation](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-simple-observation.md)
* Examples for this Profile: [PractitionerRole/example](PractitionerRole-example.md)
* CapabilityStatements using this Profile: [US Quality Core Client CapabilityStatement](CapabilityStatement-us-quality-core-client.md) and [US Quality Core Server CapabilityStatement](CapabilityStatement-us-quality-core-server.md)

You can also check for [usages in the FHIR IG Statistics](https://packages2.fhir.org/xig/resource/fhir.onc.us-quality-core|current/StructureDefinition/StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-practitionerrole.json)

### Formal Views of Profile Content

 [Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work](http://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#structure-definitions). 

 

Other representations of profile: [CSV](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-practitionerrole.csv), [Excel](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-practitionerrole.xlsx), [Schematron](StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-practitionerrole.sch) 



## Resource Content

```json
{
  "resourceType" : "StructureDefinition",
  "id" : "us-quality-core-practitionerrole",
  "url" : "http://fhir.org/guides/onc/us-quality-core/StructureDefinition/us-quality-core-practitionerrole",
  "version" : "0.5.0",
  "name" : "USQualityCorePractitionerRole",
  "title" : "US Quality Core PractitionerRole",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2026-05-15",
  "publisher" : "Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)",
  "contact" : [{
    "name" : "Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)",
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "https://www.healthit.gov/feedback"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "Profile of PractitionerRole for decision support/quality metrics. Defines the core set of elements and extensions for quality rule and measure authors.",
  "jurisdiction" : [{
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      "code" : "US",
      "display" : "United States of America"
    }],
    "text" : "USA"
  }],
  "fhirVersion" : "4.0.1",
  "mapping" : [{
    "identity" : "v2",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/v2",
    "name" : "HL7 v2 Mapping"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "rim",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/v3",
    "name" : "RIM Mapping"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "servd",
    "uri" : "http://www.omg.org/spec/ServD/1.0/",
    "name" : "ServD"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "w5",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/fivews",
    "name" : "FiveWs Pattern Mapping"
  }],
  "kind" : "resource",
  "abstract" : false,
  "type" : "PractitionerRole",
  "baseDefinition" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-practitionerrole|6.1.0",
  "derivation" : "constraint",
  "differential" : {
    "element" : [{
      "id" : "PractitionerRole",
      "path" : "PractitionerRole"
    },
    {
      "id" : "PractitionerRole.identifier",
      "extension" : [{
        "url" : "http://fhir.org/guides/onc/us-quality-core/StructureDefinition/uscdiplusquality",
        "valueBoolean" : true
      }],
      "path" : "PractitionerRole.identifier",
      "short" : "(USCDI+ Quality) Business Identifiers that are specific to a role/location",
      "min" : 1,
      "max" : "*"
    },
    {
      "id" : "PractitionerRole.identifier.use",
      "path" : "PractitionerRole.identifier.use",
      "short" : "usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known)",
      "min" : 1,
      "max" : "1",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "code"
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "PractitionerRole.identifier.system",
      "extension" : [{
        "url" : "http://fhir.org/guides/onc/us-quality-core/StructureDefinition/uscdiplusquality",
        "valueBoolean" : true
      }],
      "path" : "PractitionerRole.identifier.system",
      "short" : "(USCDI+ Quality) The namespace for the identifier value",
      "min" : 1,
      "max" : "1",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "uri"
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "PractitionerRole.identifier.value",
      "extension" : [{
        "url" : "http://fhir.org/guides/onc/us-quality-core/StructureDefinition/uscdiplusquality",
        "valueBoolean" : true
      }],
      "path" : "PractitionerRole.identifier.value",
      "short" : "(USCDI+ Quality) The value that is unique",
      "min" : 1,
      "max" : "1",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "string"
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "PractitionerRole.active",
      "path" : "PractitionerRole.active",
      "short" : "Whether this practitioner role record is in active use",
      "min" : 1,
      "max" : "1"
    },
    {
      "id" : "PractitionerRole.period",
      "path" : "PractitionerRole.period",
      "short" : "The period during which the practitioner is authorized to perform in these role(s)",
      "min" : 1,
      "max" : "1"
    },
    {
      "id" : "PractitionerRole.practitioner",
      "extension" : [{
        "url" : "http://fhir.org/guides/onc/us-quality-core/StructureDefinition/uscdiplusquality",
        "valueBoolean" : true
      }],
      "path" : "PractitionerRole.practitioner",
      "short" : "(USCDI+ Quality) Practitioner that is able to provide the defined services for the organization",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Reference",
        "targetProfile" : ["http://fhir.org/guides/onc/us-quality-core/StructureDefinition/us-quality-core-practitioner"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "PractitionerRole.organization",
      "path" : "PractitionerRole.organization",
      "short" : "Organization where the roles are available",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Reference",
        "targetProfile" : ["http://fhir.org/guides/onc/us-quality-core/StructureDefinition/us-quality-core-organization"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "PractitionerRole.code",
      "extension" : [{
        "url" : "http://fhir.org/guides/onc/us-quality-core/StructureDefinition/uscdiplusquality",
        "valueBoolean" : true
      }],
      "path" : "PractitionerRole.code",
      "short" : "(USCDI+ Quality) Roles which this practitioner may perform",
      "binding" : {
        "strength" : "extensible",
        "description" : "Indicates specific responsibility of an individual within the care team, such as Primary physician, Team coordinator, Caregiver, etc.",
        "valueSet" : "http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1099.30"
      }
    },
    {
      "id" : "PractitionerRole.specialty",
      "extension" : [{
        "url" : "http://fhir.org/guides/onc/us-quality-core/StructureDefinition/uscdiplusquality",
        "valueBoolean" : true
      }],
      "path" : "PractitionerRole.specialty",
      "short" : "(USCDI+ Quality) Specific specialty of the practitioner",
      "binding" : {
        "strength" : "extensible",
        "valueSet" : "http://cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/ValueSet/2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.1066"
      }
    },
    {
      "id" : "PractitionerRole.location",
      "extension" : [{
        "url" : "http://fhir.org/guides/onc/us-quality-core/StructureDefinition/uscdiplusquality",
        "valueBoolean" : true
      }],
      "path" : "PractitionerRole.location",
      "short" : "(USCDI+ Quality) The location(s) at which this practitioner provides care",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "Reference",
        "targetProfile" : ["http://fhir.org/guides/onc/us-quality-core/StructureDefinition/us-quality-core-location"]
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "PractitionerRole.healthcareService",
      "path" : "PractitionerRole.healthcareService",
      "condition" : ["us-core-13"]
    },
    {
      "id" : "PractitionerRole.telecom",
      "extension" : [{
        "url" : "http://fhir.org/guides/onc/us-quality-core/StructureDefinition/uscdiplusquality",
        "valueBoolean" : true
      }],
      "path" : "PractitionerRole.telecom",
      "short" : "(USCDI+ Quality) Contact details that are specific to the role/location/service",
      "condition" : ["pd-1"]
    },
    {
      "id" : "PractitionerRole.telecom.system",
      "extension" : [{
        "url" : "http://fhir.org/guides/onc/us-quality-core/StructureDefinition/uscdiplusquality",
        "valueBoolean" : true
      }],
      "path" : "PractitionerRole.telecom.system",
      "short" : "(USCDI+ Quality) phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other",
      "min" : 1,
      "max" : "1",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "code"
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "PractitionerRole.telecom.value",
      "extension" : [{
        "url" : "http://fhir.org/guides/onc/us-quality-core/StructureDefinition/uscdiplusquality",
        "valueBoolean" : true
      }],
      "path" : "PractitionerRole.telecom.value",
      "short" : "(USCDI+ Quality) The actual contact point details",
      "min" : 1,
      "max" : "1",
      "type" : [{
        "code" : "string"
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "PractitionerRole.endpoint",
      "path" : "PractitionerRole.endpoint",
      "short" : "Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role",
      "condition" : ["pd-1"]
    }]
  }
}

```
