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Data Type Profile: CH Core ContactPoint eCH-0046 Phone

Phone number as contact point of a person or organization according to eCH-0046

Usage:

• Use this DataType Constraint: CH Core Location, CH Core Organization, CH Core Patient and CH Core Practitioner

Formal Views of Profile Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

• Differential Table
• Key Elements Table
• Snapshot Table
• Statistics/References
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This structure is derived from ContactPoint

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
ContactPoint		0..*	ContactPoint	CH Core ContactPoint eCH-0046 Phone
system		1..1	code	phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other Fixed Value: phone
value		1..1	string	The actual contact point details
use		0..1	code	home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point
Slices for extension		0..*	Extension	Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
phoneCategory		0..1	CodeableConcept	Optional Extensions Element URL: http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-core/StructureDefinition/ch-ext-ech-46-phonecategory Binding: eCH-0046 Phone Category (extensible)
period		0..1	Period	Time period when the contact point was/is in use
start		0..1	dateTime	Starting time with inclusive boundary
end		0..1	dateTime	End time with inclusive boundary, if not ongoing
Documentation for this format

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
ContactPoint	C	0..*	ContactPoint	CH Core ContactPoint eCH-0046 Phone cpt-2: A system is required if a value is provided. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
system	ΣC	1..1	code	phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other Binding: ContactPointSystem (required): Telecommunications form for contact point. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Fixed Value: phone
value	Σ	1..1	string	The actual contact point details ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point Binding: ContactPointUse (required): Use of contact point. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Slices for extension		0..*	Extension	Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
phoneCategory		0..1	CodeableConcept	Optional Extensions Element URL: http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-core/StructureDefinition/ch-ext-ech-46-phonecategory Binding: eCH-0046 Phone Category (extensible) ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
period	Σ	0..1	Period	Time period when the contact point was/is in use ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
start	ΣC	0..1	dateTime	Starting time with inclusive boundary ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
end	ΣC	0..1	dateTime	End time with inclusive boundary, if not ongoing ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet / Code	URI
ContactPoint.system	required	Fixed Value: phone http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/contact-point-system|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
ContactPoint.use	required	ContactPointUse http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/contact-point-use|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
cpt-2	error	ContactPoint	A system is required if a value is provided. : value.empty() or system.exists()
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
ContactPoint	C	0..*	ContactPoint	CH Core ContactPoint eCH-0046 Phone cpt-2: A system is required if a value is provided.
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
system	ΣC	1..1	code	phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other Binding: ContactPointSystem (required): Telecommunications form for contact point. Fixed Value: phone
value	Σ	1..1	string	The actual contact point details
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point Binding: ContactPointUse (required): Use of contact point.
id		0..1	string	xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
Slices for extension		0..*	Extension	Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
phoneCategory		0..1	CodeableConcept	Optional Extensions Element URL: http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-core/StructureDefinition/ch-ext-ech-46-phonecategory Binding: eCH-0046 Phone Category (extensible)
value		0..1	string	Primitive value for code
rank	Σ	0..1	positiveInt	Specify preferred order of use (1 = highest)
period	Σ	0..1	Period	Time period when the contact point was/is in use
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
start	ΣC	0..1	dateTime	Starting time with inclusive boundary
end	ΣC	0..1	dateTime	End time with inclusive boundary, if not ongoing
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet / Code	URI
ContactPoint.system	required	Fixed Value: phone http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/contact-point-system|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
ContactPoint.use	required	ContactPointUse http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/contact-point-use|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
cpt-2	error	ContactPoint	A system is required if a value is provided. : value.empty() or system.exists()
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()

This structure is derived from ContactPoint

Summary

Mandatory: 2 elements
Fixed: 1 element

Extensions

This structure refers to these extensions:

• http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-core/StructureDefinition/ch-ext-ech-46-phonecategory

Differential View

This structure is derived from ContactPoint

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
ContactPoint		0..*	ContactPoint	CH Core ContactPoint eCH-0046 Phone
system		1..1	code	phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other Fixed Value: phone
value		1..1	string	The actual contact point details
use		0..1	code	home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point
Slices for extension		0..*	Extension	Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
phoneCategory		0..1	CodeableConcept	Optional Extensions Element URL: http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-core/StructureDefinition/ch-ext-ech-46-phonecategory Binding: eCH-0046 Phone Category (extensible)
period		0..1	Period	Time period when the contact point was/is in use
start		0..1	dateTime	Starting time with inclusive boundary
end		0..1	dateTime	End time with inclusive boundary, if not ongoing
Documentation for this format

Key Elements View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
ContactPoint	C	0..*	ContactPoint	CH Core ContactPoint eCH-0046 Phone cpt-2: A system is required if a value is provided. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
system	ΣC	1..1	code	phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other Binding: ContactPointSystem (required): Telecommunications form for contact point. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Fixed Value: phone
value	Σ	1..1	string	The actual contact point details ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point Binding: ContactPointUse (required): Use of contact point. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Slices for extension		0..*	Extension	Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
phoneCategory		0..1	CodeableConcept	Optional Extensions Element URL: http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-core/StructureDefinition/ch-ext-ech-46-phonecategory Binding: eCH-0046 Phone Category (extensible) ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
period	Σ	0..1	Period	Time period when the contact point was/is in use ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
start	ΣC	0..1	dateTime	Starting time with inclusive boundary ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
end	ΣC	0..1	dateTime	End time with inclusive boundary, if not ongoing ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet / Code	URI
ContactPoint.system	required	Fixed Value: phone http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/contact-point-system|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
ContactPoint.use	required	ContactPointUse http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/contact-point-use|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
cpt-2	error	ContactPoint	A system is required if a value is provided. : value.empty() or system.exists()
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()

Snapshot View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
ContactPoint	C	0..*	ContactPoint	CH Core ContactPoint eCH-0046 Phone cpt-2: A system is required if a value is provided.
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
system	ΣC	1..1	code	phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other Binding: ContactPointSystem (required): Telecommunications form for contact point. Fixed Value: phone
value	Σ	1..1	string	The actual contact point details
use	?!Σ	0..1	code	home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point Binding: ContactPointUse (required): Use of contact point.
id		0..1	string	xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
Slices for extension		0..*	Extension	Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
phoneCategory		0..1	CodeableConcept	Optional Extensions Element URL: http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-core/StructureDefinition/ch-ext-ech-46-phonecategory Binding: eCH-0046 Phone Category (extensible)
value		0..1	string	Primitive value for code
rank	Σ	0..1	positiveInt	Specify preferred order of use (1 = highest)
period	Σ	0..1	Period	Time period when the contact point was/is in use
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
start	ΣC	0..1	dateTime	Starting time with inclusive boundary
end	ΣC	0..1	dateTime	End time with inclusive boundary, if not ongoing
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet / Code	URI
ContactPoint.system	required	Fixed Value: phone http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/contact-point-system|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
ContactPoint.use	required	ContactPointUse http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/contact-point-use|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
cpt-2	error	ContactPoint	A system is required if a value is provided. : value.empty() or system.exists()
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()

This structure is derived from ContactPoint

Summary

Mandatory: 2 elements
Fixed: 1 element

Extensions

This structure refers to these extensions:

• http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-core/StructureDefinition/ch-ext-ech-46-phonecategory

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron