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Resource Profile: AUCorePractitioner - Detailed Descriptions

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Definitions for the au-core-practitioner resource profile.

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be found here.

1. Practitioner
2. Practitioner.identifier
Definition

An identifier that applies to this person in this role.

An identifier - identifies some entity uniquely and unambiguously. Typically this is used for business identifiers.

NoteThis is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Must Supporttrue
SlicingThis element introduces a set of slices on Practitioner.identifier. The slices are unordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators:
  • pattern @ type
3. Practitioner.identifier:hpii
SliceNamehpii
NoteThis is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Control0..1
TypeIdentifier(AUHPII)
Must Supporttrue
4. Practitioner.active
Fixed Valuetrue
5. Practitioner.name
Control10..* This element is affected by the following invariants: au-core-prac-01
Must Supporttrue
InvariantsDefined on this element
au-core-prac-01: At least text or family name shall be present (: text.exists() or family.exists())
6. Practitioner.telecom
Must Supporttrue
7. Practitioner.address
Definition

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.

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.

Must Supporttrue
8. Practitioner.qualification
Must Supporttrue
9. Practitioner.qualification.identifier
NoteThis is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Must Supporttrue
10. Practitioner.qualification.code
Must Supporttrue
11. Practitioner.qualification.period
Must Supporttrue
12. Practitioner.qualification.issuer
Must Supporttrue
13. Practitioner.communication
Must Supporttrue