## Profile Comparison between https://www.ehealth.fgov.be/standards/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/be-practitioner vs https://www.ehealth.fgov.be/standards/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/be-practitioner

Left: | Practitioner core BE profile (https://www.ehealth.fgov.be/standards/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/be-practitioner)
Right: | BePractitioner (https://www.ehealth.fgov.be/standards/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/be-practitioner)

### Messages

Error | StructureDefinition.version | Values for version differ: '2.0.0' vs '2.1.2'
Information | StructureDefinition.title | Values for title differ: 'Practitioner core BE profile' vs 'BePractitioner'
Information | StructureDefinition.date | Values for date differ: '2022-03-24T18:40:52+01:00' vs '2025-07-17T14:54:59+00:00'
Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: 'An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats)' vs 'Address(es) of the practitioner that are not role specific (typically home address)'
Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats). This data type may be used to convey addresses for use in delivering mail as well as for visiting locations which might not be valid for mail delivery. There are a variety of postal address formats defined around the world.' vs 'Address(es) of the practitioner that are not role specific (typically home address). Work addresses are not typically entered in this property as they are usually role dependent.'
Information | StructureDefinition.comment | Values for comment differ: 'Note: address is intended to describe postal addresses for administrative purposes, not to describe absolute geographical coordinates. Postal addresses are often used as proxies for physical locations (also see the [Location](location.html#) resource). Special remarks for KMEHR users: Note when .use and .type are used they SHALL use the FHIR defined valuesets as per their required binding level in the FHIR specification. In a KMEHR address, the use was defined by CD-ADDRESS but those values can be found in the FHIR valueset. KMEHR values 'careadress', 'other' and 'vacation' are not directly present in the FHIR address-use table but can be mapped to the value 'temp' in FHIR. In those cases, it is RECOMMENDED to also add a .period. In KMEHR, an address might be expressed using free text or a totally structured approach where the streetname and housenumber are put in separate fields. FHIR prefers a more pragmatic approach where the ‘text’ element is used to print on labels. Also, streetname and number are not separate fields as in KMEHR but in a structural approach are given as one or moren ‘line’ elements. It is however RECOMMENDED to use the Streetname, Housenumber and Postbox extensions to express them seperately. Note the FHIR address also allows to optionally define whether the address is a physical, postal or ‘both’ address using the .type field.' vs 'The PractitionerRole does not have an address value on it, as it is expected that the location property be used for this purpose (which has an address).'

### Metadata

Name | Value | Comments
--- | --- | ---
abstract | false |
baseDefinition | http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner |
copyright |  |
date | 2022-03-24T18:40:52+01:00 | 2025-07-17T14:54:59+00:00 | Values Differ
description | Belgian federal profile for a practitioner. Initially based on the functional description of the NIHDI. |
experimental |  |
fhirVersion | 4.0.1 |
jurisdiction |  |
jurisdiction[0] | urn:iso:std:iso:3166#BE |
kind | resource |
name | BePractitioner |
publisher | eHealth Platform |
purpose |  |
status | active |
title | Practitioner core BE profile | BePractitioner | Values Differ
type | Practitioner |
url | https://www.ehealth.fgov.be/standards/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/be-practitioner |
version | 2.0.0 | 2.1.2 | Values Differ

### Structure

Name | L Flags | L Card. | L Type | L Description & Constraints | R Flags | R Card. | R Type | R Description & Constraints | Comments
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Practitioner |  | 0..* | Practitioner | A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services |  | 0..* | Practitioner | A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services |
id | Σ | 0..1 | string | Logical id of this artifact | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact |
meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource |
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | ?!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.
Additional Bindings | Purpose
?? | Max Binding
|  | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: ?? (preferred): A human language.
Additional Bindings | Purpose
?? | Max Binding
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 |  | 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 |  | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources |
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations |
modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
Slices for identifier | S Σ | 0..* | Identifier | An identifier for the person as this agent Slice: Unordered, Open by value:system | S Σ C | 0..* | Identifier | An identifier for the person as this agent Slice: Unordered, Open by value:system Constraints: be-inv-NIHDI, be-inv-SSIN, be-inv-CBE |
active | Σ | 0..1 | boolean | Whether this practitioner's record is in active use | Σ | 0..1 | boolean | Whether this practitioner's record is in active use |
name | Σ | 1..* | HumanName | The name(s) associated with the practitioner | Σ | 1..* | HumanName | The name(s) associated with the practitioner |
telecom | Σ | 0..* | ContactPoint | A contact detail for the practitioner (that apply to all roles) | Σ | 0..* | ContactPoint | A contact detail for the practitioner (that apply to all roles) |
address |  | 0..* | ?? | An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats) | Σ | 0..* | ?? | Address(es) of the practitioner that are not role specific (typically home address) |
gender | Σ | 0..1 | code | male | female | other | unknown Binding: ?? (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes. | 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 | Σ | 0..1 | date | The date on which the practitioner was born |
photo |  | 0..* | Attachment | Image of the person |  | 0..* | Attachment | Image of the person |
qualification |  | 0..* | BackboneElement | Certification, licenses, or training pertaining to the provision of care |  | 0..* | BackboneElement | Certification, licenses, or training pertaining to the provision of care |
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations |
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
identifier |  | 0..* | Identifier | An identifier for this qualification for the practitioner |  | 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. |  | 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 |  | 0..1 | Period | Period during which the qualification is valid |
issuer |  | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization that regulates and issues the qualification |  | 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.
Additional Bindings | Purpose
?? | Max Binding
|  | 0..* | CodeableConcept | A language the practitioner can use in patient communication Binding: ?? (preferred): A human language.
Additional Bindings | Purpose
?? | Max Binding
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