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| Official URL: http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/patient-eu-core | Version: 0.2.0-ci-build | |||
| Standards status: Trial-use | Maturity Level: 2 | Computable Name: PatientEuCore | ||
| Copyright/Legal: Copyright HL7 Europe. Licensed under creative commons public domain (CC0 1.0). | ||||
This profile sets minimum expectations for the Patient resource common to most of the use cases. When the ips-pat-1 invariant is satisfied (Patient.name.given, Patient.name.family or Patient.name.text SHALL be present) then this profile complies with the IPS patient profile.
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Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:   | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Patient | 0..* | PatientEu | Information about an individual or animal receiving health care services | |
|    implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | 
|    Slices for extension | Content/Rules for all slices | |||
|     extension:birthPlace | 0..1 | (Complex) | Place of Birth for patient URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace | |
|      extension | 0..0 | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | ||
|      url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace" | |
|      value[x] | 1..1 | AddressEu | Value of extension | |
|     extension:sex-for-clinical-use | 0..* | (Complex) | Sex for clinical use URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-sexParameterForClinicalUse | |
|     extension:gender-identity | 0..* | (Complex) | Gender identity URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-genderIdentity | |
|     extension:pronouns | 0..* | (Complex) | Pronouns URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-pronouns | |
|     extension:patient-citizenship | 0..* | (Complex) | Citizenship URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-citizenship | |
|     extension:patient-nationality | 0..* | (Complex) | Nationality URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-nationality | |
|     extension:birthTime | 0..1 | dateTime | Birth time URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthTime | |
|    modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | 
|    active | ?!Σ | 0..1 | boolean | Whether this patient's record is in active use | 
|    name | ΣC | 1..* | HumanName | A name associated with the patient Constraints: eu-pat-1 | 
|     use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden Binding: NameUse (required): The use of a human name. | 
|    birthDate | Σ | 1..1 | date | The date of birth for the patient | 
|    deceased[x] | ?!Σ | 0..1 | Indicates if the individual is deceased or not | |
|     deceasedBoolean | boolean | |||
|     deceasedDateTime | dateTime | |||
|    link | ?!Σ | 0..* | BackboneElement | Link to another patient resource that concerns the same actual person | 
|     modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | 
|     other | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(Patient | RelatedPerson) | The other patient or related person resource that the link refers to | 
|     type | Σ | 1..1 | code | replaced-by | replaces | refer | seealso Binding: LinkType (required): The type of link between this patient resource and another patient resource. | 
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| Patient.name.use | Base | required | NameUse | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. | 
| Patient.link.type | Base | required | LinkType | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| dom-2 | error | Patient | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources | contained.contained.empty() | 
| dom-3 | error | Patient | 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() | 
| dom-4 | error | Patient | 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() | 
| dom-5 | error | Patient | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label | contained.meta.security.empty() | 
| dom-6 | best practice | Patient | A resource should have narrative for robust management | text.`div`.exists() | 
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) | 
| eu-pat-1 | error | Patient.name | given, family, text or a data-absent-reason extension SHALL be present | family.exists() or given.exists() or text.exists() or extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/data-absent-reason').exists() | 
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | extension.exists() != value.exists() | 
This structure is derived from PatientEu
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:   | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Patient | 0..* | PatientEu | Information about an individual or animal receiving health care services | |
|    name | C | 1..* | HumanName | A name associated with the patient Constraints: eu-pat-1 | 
|    birthDate | 1..1 | date | The date of birth for the patient | |
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| eu-pat-1 | error | Patient.name | given, family, text or a data-absent-reason extension SHALL be present | family.exists() or given.exists() or text.exists() or extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/data-absent-reason').exists() | 
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:   | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Patient | 0..* | PatientEu | Information about an individual or animal receiving health care services | |||||
|    id | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | ||||
|    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: CommonLanguages (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 | |||||
|    Slices for extension | 0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |||||
|     extension:birthPlace | 0..1 | (Complex) | Place of Birth for patient URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace | |||||
|      id | 0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
|      extension | 0..0 | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | ||||||
|      url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace" | |||||
|      value[x] | 1..1 | AddressEu | Value of extension | |||||
|     extension:sex-for-clinical-use | 0..* | (Complex) | Sex for clinical use URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-sexParameterForClinicalUse | |||||
|     extension:gender-identity | 0..* | (Complex) | Gender identity URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-genderIdentity | |||||
|     extension:pronouns | 0..* | (Complex) | Pronouns URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-pronouns | |||||
|     extension:patient-citizenship | 0..* | (Complex) | Citizenship URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-citizenship | |||||
|     extension:patient-nationality | 0..* | (Complex) | Nationality URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-nationality | |||||
|     extension:birthTime | 0..1 | dateTime | Birth time URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthTime | |||||
|    modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | ||||
|    identifier | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Patient identifiers | ||||
|    active | ?!Σ | 0..1 | boolean | Whether this patient's record is in active use | ||||
|    name | ΣC | 1..* | HumanName | A name associated with the patient Constraints: eu-pat-1 | ||||
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
|     extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |||||
|     use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden Binding: NameUse (required): The use of a human name. | ||||
|     text | Σ | 0..1 | string | Text representation of the full name. | ||||
|     family | Σ | 0..1 | string | Family name. Example spanish: Valero Iglesias | ||||
|     given | Σ | 0..* | string | Given names. Includes middle names This repeating element order: Given Names appear in the correct order for presenting the name | ||||
|     prefix | Σ | 0..* | string | Parts that come before the name This repeating element order: Prefixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name | ||||
|     suffix | Σ | 0..* | string | Parts that come after the name This repeating element order: Suffixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name | ||||
|     period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when name was/is in use | ||||
|    telecom | Σ | 0..* | ContactPoint | A contact detail for the patient | ||||
|    gender | Σ | 0..1 | code | Administrative Gender Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes. | ||||
|    birthDate | Σ | 1..1 | date | The date of birth for the patient | ||||
|    deceased[x] | ?!Σ | 0..1 | Indicates if the individual is deceased or not | |||||
|     deceasedBoolean | boolean | |||||||
|     deceasedDateTime | dateTime | |||||||
|    address | Σ | 0..* | AddressEu | An address for the individual | ||||
|    maritalStatus | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Marital status Binding: Marital Status Codes (extensible): The domestic partnership status of a person. | |||||
|    multipleBirth[x] | 0..1 | Whether patient is part of a multiple birth | ||||||
|     multipleBirthBoolean | boolean | |||||||
|     multipleBirthInteger | integer | |||||||
|    photo | 0..* | Attachment | Image of the patient | |||||
|    contact | C | 0..* | BackboneElement | A contact party (e.g. guardian, partner, friend) for the patient Constraints: pat-1 | ||||
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
|     extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
|     modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||
|     relationship | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Contact relationship Binding: PatientContactRelationship (extensible): The nature of the relationship between a patient and a contact person for that patient. | |||||
|     name | 0..1 | HumanName | Contact name | |||||
|     telecom | 0..* | ContactPoint | Contact details for the person | |||||
|     address | 0..1 | AddressEu | Contact person address | |||||
|     gender | 0..1 | code | male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes. | |||||
|     organization | C | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization that is associated with the contact | ||||
|     period | 0..1 | Period | The period during which this contact person or organization is valid to be contacted relating to this patient | |||||
|    communication | 0..* | BackboneElement | A language which may be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health | |||||
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
|     extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
|     modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||
|     language | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Communication language Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. 
 | |||||
|     preferred | 0..1 | boolean | Language preference indicator | |||||
|    generalPractitioner | 0..* | Reference(Organization | Practitioner | PractitionerRole) | Patient's nominated primary care provider. | |||||
|    managingOrganization | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization that is the custodian of the patient record | ||||
|    link | ?!Σ | 0..* | BackboneElement | Link to another patient resource that concerns the same actual person | ||||
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
|     extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
|     modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||
|     other | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(Patient | RelatedPerson) | The other patient or related person resource that the link refers to | ||||
|     type | Σ | 1..1 | code | replaced-by | replaces | refer | seealso Binding: LinkType (required): The type of link between this patient resource and another patient resource. | ||||
|  Documentation for this format | ||||||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| Patient.language | Base | preferred | Common Languages | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. | 
| Patient.name.use | Base | required | NameUse | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. | 
| Patient.gender | Base | required | AdministrativeGender | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. | 
| Patient.maritalStatus | Base | extensible | MaritalStatus | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. | 
| Patient.contact.relationship | Base | extensible | Patient Contact Relationship | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. | 
| Patient.contact.gender | Base | required | AdministrativeGender | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. | 
| Patient.communication.language | Base | preferred | Common Languages | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. | 
| Patient.link.type | Base | required | LinkType | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| dom-2 | error | Patient | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources | contained.contained.empty() | 
| dom-3 | error | Patient | 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() | 
| dom-4 | error | Patient | 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() | 
| dom-5 | error | Patient | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label | contained.meta.security.empty() | 
| dom-6 | best practice | Patient | A resource should have narrative for robust management | text.`div`.exists() | 
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) | 
| eu-pat-1 | error | Patient.name | given, family, text or a data-absent-reason extension SHALL be present | family.exists() or given.exists() or text.exists() or extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/data-absent-reason').exists() | 
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | extension.exists() != value.exists() | 
| pat-1 | error | Patient.contact | SHALL at least contain a contact's details or a reference to an organization | name.exists() or telecom.exists() or address.exists() or organization.exists() | 
Key Elements View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:   | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Patient | 0..* | PatientEu | Information about an individual or animal receiving health care services | |
|    implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | 
|    Slices for extension | Content/Rules for all slices | |||
|     extension:birthPlace | 0..1 | (Complex) | Place of Birth for patient URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace | |
|      extension | 0..0 | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | ||
|      url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace" | |
|      value[x] | 1..1 | AddressEu | Value of extension | |
|     extension:sex-for-clinical-use | 0..* | (Complex) | Sex for clinical use URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-sexParameterForClinicalUse | |
|     extension:gender-identity | 0..* | (Complex) | Gender identity URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-genderIdentity | |
|     extension:pronouns | 0..* | (Complex) | Pronouns URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-pronouns | |
|     extension:patient-citizenship | 0..* | (Complex) | Citizenship URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-citizenship | |
|     extension:patient-nationality | 0..* | (Complex) | Nationality URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-nationality | |
|     extension:birthTime | 0..1 | dateTime | Birth time URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthTime | |
|    modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | 
|    active | ?!Σ | 0..1 | boolean | Whether this patient's record is in active use | 
|    name | ΣC | 1..* | HumanName | A name associated with the patient Constraints: eu-pat-1 | 
|     use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden Binding: NameUse (required): The use of a human name. | 
|    birthDate | Σ | 1..1 | date | The date of birth for the patient | 
|    deceased[x] | ?!Σ | 0..1 | Indicates if the individual is deceased or not | |
|     deceasedBoolean | boolean | |||
|     deceasedDateTime | dateTime | |||
|    link | ?!Σ | 0..* | BackboneElement | Link to another patient resource that concerns the same actual person | 
|     modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | 
|     other | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(Patient | RelatedPerson) | The other patient or related person resource that the link refers to | 
|     type | Σ | 1..1 | code | replaced-by | replaces | refer | seealso Binding: LinkType (required): The type of link between this patient resource and another patient resource. | 
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| Patient.name.use | Base | required | NameUse | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. | 
| Patient.link.type | Base | required | LinkType | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| dom-2 | error | Patient | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources | contained.contained.empty() | 
| dom-3 | error | Patient | 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() | 
| dom-4 | error | Patient | 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() | 
| dom-5 | error | Patient | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label | contained.meta.security.empty() | 
| dom-6 | best practice | Patient | A resource should have narrative for robust management | text.`div`.exists() | 
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) | 
| eu-pat-1 | error | Patient.name | given, family, text or a data-absent-reason extension SHALL be present | family.exists() or given.exists() or text.exists() or extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/data-absent-reason').exists() | 
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | extension.exists() != value.exists() | 
Differential View
This structure is derived from PatientEu
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:   | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Patient | 0..* | PatientEu | Information about an individual or animal receiving health care services | |
|    name | C | 1..* | HumanName | A name associated with the patient Constraints: eu-pat-1 | 
|    birthDate | 1..1 | date | The date of birth for the patient | |
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| eu-pat-1 | error | Patient.name | given, family, text or a data-absent-reason extension SHALL be present | family.exists() or given.exists() or text.exists() or extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/data-absent-reason').exists() | 
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:   | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Patient | 0..* | PatientEu | Information about an individual or animal receiving health care services | |||||
|    id | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | ||||
|    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: CommonLanguages (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 | |||||
|    Slices for extension | 0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |||||
|     extension:birthPlace | 0..1 | (Complex) | Place of Birth for patient URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace | |||||
|      id | 0..1 | id | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
|      extension | 0..0 | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | ||||||
|      url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace" | |||||
|      value[x] | 1..1 | AddressEu | Value of extension | |||||
|     extension:sex-for-clinical-use | 0..* | (Complex) | Sex for clinical use URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-sexParameterForClinicalUse | |||||
|     extension:gender-identity | 0..* | (Complex) | Gender identity URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-genderIdentity | |||||
|     extension:pronouns | 0..* | (Complex) | Pronouns URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-pronouns | |||||
|     extension:patient-citizenship | 0..* | (Complex) | Citizenship URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-citizenship | |||||
|     extension:patient-nationality | 0..* | (Complex) | Nationality URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-nationality | |||||
|     extension:birthTime | 0..1 | dateTime | Birth time URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthTime | |||||
|    modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | ||||
|    identifier | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Patient identifiers | ||||
|    active | ?!Σ | 0..1 | boolean | Whether this patient's record is in active use | ||||
|    name | ΣC | 1..* | HumanName | A name associated with the patient Constraints: eu-pat-1 | ||||
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
|     extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |||||
|     use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden Binding: NameUse (required): The use of a human name. | ||||
|     text | Σ | 0..1 | string | Text representation of the full name. | ||||
|     family | Σ | 0..1 | string | Family name. Example spanish: Valero Iglesias | ||||
|     given | Σ | 0..* | string | Given names. Includes middle names This repeating element order: Given Names appear in the correct order for presenting the name | ||||
|     prefix | Σ | 0..* | string | Parts that come before the name This repeating element order: Prefixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name | ||||
|     suffix | Σ | 0..* | string | Parts that come after the name This repeating element order: Suffixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name | ||||
|     period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when name was/is in use | ||||
|    telecom | Σ | 0..* | ContactPoint | A contact detail for the patient | ||||
|    gender | Σ | 0..1 | code | Administrative Gender Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes. | ||||
|    birthDate | Σ | 1..1 | date | The date of birth for the patient | ||||
|    deceased[x] | ?!Σ | 0..1 | Indicates if the individual is deceased or not | |||||
|     deceasedBoolean | boolean | |||||||
|     deceasedDateTime | dateTime | |||||||
|    address | Σ | 0..* | AddressEu | An address for the individual | ||||
|    maritalStatus | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Marital status Binding: Marital Status Codes (extensible): The domestic partnership status of a person. | |||||
|    multipleBirth[x] | 0..1 | Whether patient is part of a multiple birth | ||||||
|     multipleBirthBoolean | boolean | |||||||
|     multipleBirthInteger | integer | |||||||
|    photo | 0..* | Attachment | Image of the patient | |||||
|    contact | C | 0..* | BackboneElement | A contact party (e.g. guardian, partner, friend) for the patient Constraints: pat-1 | ||||
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
|     extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
|     modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||
|     relationship | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Contact relationship Binding: PatientContactRelationship (extensible): The nature of the relationship between a patient and a contact person for that patient. | |||||
|     name | 0..1 | HumanName | Contact name | |||||
|     telecom | 0..* | ContactPoint | Contact details for the person | |||||
|     address | 0..1 | AddressEu | Contact person address | |||||
|     gender | 0..1 | code | male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes. | |||||
|     organization | C | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization that is associated with the contact | ||||
|     period | 0..1 | Period | The period during which this contact person or organization is valid to be contacted relating to this patient | |||||
|    communication | 0..* | BackboneElement | A language which may be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health | |||||
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
|     extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
|     modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||
|     language | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Communication language Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. 
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|     preferred | 0..1 | boolean | Language preference indicator | |||||
|    generalPractitioner | 0..* | Reference(Organization | Practitioner | PractitionerRole) | Patient's nominated primary care provider. | |||||
|    managingOrganization | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization that is the custodian of the patient record | ||||
|    link | ?!Σ | 0..* | BackboneElement | Link to another patient resource that concerns the same actual person | ||||
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
|     extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
|     modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||
|     other | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(Patient | RelatedPerson) | The other patient or related person resource that the link refers to | ||||
|     type | Σ | 1..1 | code | replaced-by | replaces | refer | seealso Binding: LinkType (required): The type of link between this patient resource and another patient resource. | ||||
|  Documentation for this format | ||||||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| Patient.language | Base | preferred | Common Languages | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. | 
| Patient.name.use | Base | required | NameUse | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. | 
| Patient.gender | Base | required | AdministrativeGender | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. | 
| Patient.maritalStatus | Base | extensible | MaritalStatus | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. | 
| Patient.contact.relationship | Base | extensible | Patient Contact Relationship | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. | 
| Patient.contact.gender | Base | required | AdministrativeGender | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. | 
| Patient.communication.language | Base | preferred | Common Languages | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. | 
| Patient.link.type | Base | required | LinkType | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| dom-2 | error | Patient | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources | contained.contained.empty() | 
| dom-3 | error | Patient | 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() | 
| dom-4 | error | Patient | 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() | 
| dom-5 | error | Patient | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label | contained.meta.security.empty() | 
| dom-6 | best practice | Patient | A resource should have narrative for robust management | text.`div`.exists() | 
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) | 
| eu-pat-1 | error | Patient.name | given, family, text or a data-absent-reason extension SHALL be present | family.exists() or given.exists() or text.exists() or extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/data-absent-reason').exists() | 
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | extension.exists() != value.exists() | 
| pat-1 | error | Patient.contact | SHALL at least contain a contact's details or a reference to an organization | name.exists() or telecom.exists() or address.exists() or organization.exists() | 
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