AU Base Implementation Guide
4.2.2-ballot - Ballot
This page is part of the Australian Base IG (v4.2.2-ballot: AU Base R4.2 Ballot 5) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) R4. The current version which supersedes this version is 4.1.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions
Page standards status: Trial-use | Maturity Level: 3 |
Definitions for the au-patient resource profile.
Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be found here
0. Patient | |
Definition | Demographics and other administrative information about an individual receiving care or other health-related services. |
Short | A patient in an Australian healthcare context |
Invariants | inv-pat-0: If present, birth time's date shall be the birth date (birthDate.extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthTime').exists() implies birthDate.extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthTime').value.toString().substring(0,10) = birthDate.toString() )inv-pat-1: Individual gender identity shall be a member of the Gender Identity Response value set if any codes within that value set can apply ( extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-genderIdentity').empty() or extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-genderIdentity').all(extension('value').value.memberOf('https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/gender-identity-response-1')) )inv-pat-2: Individual pronouns shall be a member of the Australian Pronouns value set if any codes within that value set can apply ( extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-pronouns').empty() or extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-pronouns').all(extension('value').value.memberOf('https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/australian-pronouns-1')) )inv-pat-3: Recorded sex or gender type shall be a member of the AU Recorded Sex or Gender Type value set if any codes within that value set can apply ( extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-recordedSexOrGender').extension('type').empty() or extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-recordedSexOrGender').all(extension('type').value.memberOf('http://terminology.hl7.org.au/ValueSet/rsg-type')) )inv-pat-4: Recorded sex or gender source document type shall be a member of the AU Recorded Sex or Gender (RSG) Source Document Type value set if any codes within that value set can apply ( extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-recordedSexOrGender').extension('sourceDocument').empty() or extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-recordedSexOrGender').all(extension('sourceDocument').value.memberOf('http://terminology.hl7.org.au/ValueSet/rsg-source-document-type')) )inv-pat-5: Recorded sex or gender jurisdiction shall be a member of the Jurisdiction ValueSet - AU Extended value set if any codes within that value set can apply ( extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-recordedSexOrGender').extension('jurisdiction').empty() or extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-recordedSexOrGender').all(extension('jurisdiction').value.memberOf('http://terminology.hl7.org.au/ValueSet/jurisdiction-extended')) ) |
2. Patient.extension | |
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on Patient.extension . The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: |
4. Patient.extension:birthPlace | |
Slice Name | birthPlace |
Type | Extension(Patient Birth Place) (Extension Type: Address) |
6. Patient.extension:indigenousStatus | |
Slice Name | indigenousStatus |
Type | Extension(Australian Indigenous Status) (Extension Type: Coding) |
8. Patient.extension:veteranStatus | |
Slice Name | veteranStatus |
Type | Extension(Australian Veteran Status) (Extension Type: Coding) |
10. Patient.extension:closingTheGapRegistration | |
Slice Name | closingTheGapRegistration |
Type | Extension(Closing the Gap Registration) (Extension Type: boolean) |
12. Patient.extension:mothersMaidenName | |
Slice Name | mothersMaidenName |
Type | Extension(Patient Mother's Maiden Name) (Extension Type: string) |
14. Patient.extension:interpreterRequired | |
Slice Name | interpreterRequired |
Type | Extension(Patient Interpreter Required) (Extension Type: boolean) |
16. Patient.extension:dateOfArrival | |
Slice Name | dateOfArrival |
Type | Extension(Date of Arrival in Australia) (Extension Type: date) |
18. Patient.extension:genderIdentity | |
Slice Name | genderIdentity |
Short | Gender identity shall be a member of the Gender Identity Response value set if any codes within that value set can apply |
Comments | Individual Gender identity Gender Identity Response (Extensible). See Australian Bureau of Statics (ABS) Standard for Sex, Gender, Variations of Sex Characteristics and Sexual Orientation Variables, 2020 for further materials. |
Type | Extension(Individual Gender Identity) (Complex Extension) |
20. Patient.extension:individualPronouns | |
Slice Name | individualPronouns |
Short | Pronouns shall be a member of the Australian Pronouns value set if any codes within that value set can apply |
Comments | Individual Pronouns Australian Pronouns (Extensible). |
Type | Extension(Individual Pronouns) (Complex Extension) |
22. Patient.extension:recordedSexOrGender | |
Slice Name | recordedSexOrGender |
Short | Recorded sex or gender type shall be a member of the AU Recorded Sex or Gender Type value set if any codes within that value set can apply. Recorded sex or gender source document type shall be a member of the AU Recorded Sex or Gender (RSG) Source Document Type value set if any codes within that value set can apply. Recorded sex or gender jurisdiction shall be a member of the Jurisdiction - ValueSet AU Extended value set if any codes within that value set can apply |
Comments | Person Recorded Sex Or Gender type AU Recorded Sex or Gender Type (extensible). Person Recorded Sex Or Gender source document AU Recorded Sex or Gender (RSG) Source Document Type (extensible). Person Recorded Sex Or Gender jurisdiction Jurisdiction ValueSet - AU Extended (extensible). |
Type | Extension(Person Recorded Sex Or Gender) (Complex Extension) |
24. Patient.identifier | |
Short | Identifies this patient across multiple systems |
Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion) |
Type | Identifier(Identifier, AU IHI, AU Medicare Card Number, AU DVA Number, AU Health Care Card Number, AU Pensioner Concession Card Number, AU Commonwealth Seniors Health Card Number, AU Medical Record Number, AU Insurance Member Number) |
26. Patient.birthDate | |
Short | Date of birth extended for time and accuracy indicator |
Requirements | Age of the individual drives many clinical processes. May include accuracy indicator and specific birth time. |
LOINC Code | |
28. Patient.birthDate.extension | |
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on Patient.birthDate.extension . The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: |
30. Patient.birthDate.extension:accuracyIndicator | |
Slice Name | accuracyIndicator |
Short | Birth date accuracy indicator |
Comments | In some circumstances, systems may only have date or datetime data that has unknown or estimated parts. This coding establishes the accuracy of the day, month and year parts. |
Type | Extension(Date Accuracy Indicator) (Extension Type: Coding) |
32. Patient.birthDate.extension:birthTime | |
Slice Name | birthTime |
Definition | The time of day that the patient was born. This includes the date to ensure that the timezone information can be communicated effectively. |
Short | Birth time |
Type | Extension(Patient Birth Time) (Extension Type: dateTime) |
34. Patient.deceased[x] | |
Definition | Indicates if the individual is deceased or not. Deceased date accuracy indicator is optional. |
[x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x] |
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on Patient.deceased[x] . The slices areUnordered and Closed, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: |
36. Patient.deceased[x]:deceasedBoolean | |
Slice Name | deceasedBoolean |
Definition | Boolean indicator if the individual is deceased or not. |
Short | Deceased indicator |
Type | boolean |
[x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x] |
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension |
38. Patient.deceased[x]:deceasedDateTime | |
Slice Name | deceasedDateTime |
Definition | Individual deceased date-time with optional accuracy indicator. |
Short | Deceased date time |
Type | dateTime |
[x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x] |
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension |
40. Patient.deceased[x]:deceasedDateTime.extension | |
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on Patient.deceased[x].extension . The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: |
42. Patient.deceased[x]:deceasedDateTime.extension:accuracyIndicator | |
Slice Name | accuracyIndicator |
Short | Deceased date accuracy indicator |
Comments | In some circumstances, systems may only have date or datetime data that has unknown or estimated parts. This coding establishes the accuracy of the day, month and year parts. |
Type | Extension(Date Accuracy Indicator) (Extension Type: Coding) |
44. Patient.address | |
Short | An address for the individual |
Comments | The 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 resource). |
Type | Address(Australian Address, Address) |
46. Patient.contact | |
48. Patient.contact.relationship | |
Binding | Unless not suitable, these codes SHALL be taken from Contact Relationship Type (extensible to https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/contact-relationship-type-3 ) |
50. Patient.contact.address | |
Short | Address for the contact person |
Comments | The 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 resource). |
Type | Address(Address, Australian Address) |
52. Patient.communication | |
54. Patient.communication.language | |
Binding | Unless not suitable, these codes SHALL be taken from Common Languages in Australia (extensible to https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/common-languages-australia-2 ) |
56. Patient.link | |
Definition | Link to a Patient or RelatedPerson resource that concerns the same actual person. |
Short | Link to a Patient or RelatedPerson resource that concerns the same actual person |
Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be found here
0. Patient | |
Definition | Demographics and other administrative information about an individual receiving care or other health-related services. Demographics and other administrative information about an individual or animal receiving care or other health-related services. |
Short | A patient in an Australian healthcare contextInformation about an individual or animal receiving health care services |
Control | 0..* |
Is Modifier | false |
Summary | false |
Alternate Names | SubjectOfCare Client Resident |
Invariants | dom-2: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources (contained.contained.empty()) dom-3: 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: 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: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label (contained.meta.security.empty()) dom-6: A resource should have narrative for robust management (text.`div`.exists()) inv-pat-0: If present, birth time's date shall be the birth date ( birthDate.extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthTime').exists() implies birthDate.extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthTime').value.toString().substring(0,10) = birthDate.toString() )inv-pat-1: Individual gender identity shall be a member of the Gender Identity Response value set if any codes within that value set can apply ( extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-genderIdentity').empty() or extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-genderIdentity').all(extension('value').value.memberOf('https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/gender-identity-response-1')) )inv-pat-2: Individual pronouns shall be a member of the Australian Pronouns value set if any codes within that value set can apply ( extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-pronouns').empty() or extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-pronouns').all(extension('value').value.memberOf('https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/australian-pronouns-1')) )inv-pat-3: Recorded sex or gender type shall be a member of the AU Recorded Sex or Gender Type value set if any codes within that value set can apply ( extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-recordedSexOrGender').extension('type').empty() or extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-recordedSexOrGender').all(extension('type').value.memberOf('http://terminology.hl7.org.au/ValueSet/rsg-type')) )inv-pat-4: Recorded sex or gender source document type shall be a member of the AU Recorded Sex or Gender (RSG) Source Document Type value set if any codes within that value set can apply ( extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-recordedSexOrGender').extension('sourceDocument').empty() or extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-recordedSexOrGender').all(extension('sourceDocument').value.memberOf('http://terminology.hl7.org.au/ValueSet/rsg-source-document-type')) )inv-pat-5: Recorded sex or gender jurisdiction shall be a member of the Jurisdiction ValueSet - AU Extended value set if any codes within that value set can apply ( extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-recordedSexOrGender').extension('jurisdiction').empty() or extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-recordedSexOrGender').all(extension('jurisdiction').value.memberOf('http://terminology.hl7.org.au/ValueSet/jurisdiction-extended')) ) |
2. Patient.implicitRules | |
Definition | A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content. Often, this is a reference to an implementation guide that defines the special rules along with other profiles etc. |
Short | A set of rules under which this content was created |
Comments | Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term. However, the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define, collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers and/or specification writers should avoid using this element. Often, when used, the URL is a reference to an implementation guide that defines these special rules as part of it's narrative along with other profiles, value sets, etc. |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | uri |
Is Modifier | true because This element is labeled as a modifier because the implicit rules may provide additional knowledge about the resource that modifies it's meaning or interpretation |
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension |
Summary | true |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) |
4. Patient.extension | |
Definition | An Extension May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. |
Short | ExtensionAdditional content defined by implementations |
Comments | There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone. |
Control | 0..* |
Type | Extension |
Is Modifier | false |
Summary | false |
Alternate Names | extensions, user content |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists()) |
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on Patient.extension . The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: |
6. Patient.extension:birthPlace | |
Slice Name | birthPlace |
Definition | The registered place of birth of the patient. A sytem may use the address.text if they don't store the birthPlace address in discrete elements. |
Short | Place of Birth for patient |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | Extension(Patient Birth Place) (Extension Type: Address) |
Is Modifier | false |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() )ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists()) |
8. Patient.extension:indigenousStatus | |
Slice Name | indigenousStatus |
Definition | National Health Data Dictionary (NHDD) based indigenous status for a person. |
Short | Indigenous status |
Comments | This concept is equivalent to Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data element 602543 Person—Indigenous status, code N. |
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1 |
Type | Extension(Australian Indigenous Status) (Extension Type: Coding) |
Is Modifier | false |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists()) |
10. Patient.extension:veteranStatus | |
Slice Name | veteranStatus |
Definition | Veteran / Australian Defence Force (ADF) status for a person. |
Short | Veteran / Australian Defence Force (ADF) status |
Comments | This concept is equivalent to Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data element 737931 Person—ADF veteran status, code N. |
Control | 0..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1 |
Type | Extension(Australian Veteran Status) (Extension Type: Coding) |
Is Modifier | false |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists()) |
12. Patient.extension:closingTheGapRegistration | |
Slice Name | closingTheGapRegistration |
Definition | Indication of eligibility for the Closing the Gap co-payment. |
Short | Closing the Gap co-payment eligibility indicator |
Comments | This concept is equivalent to Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data element 603671 Patient—Closing the Gap co-payment eligibility indicator. |
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1 |
Type | Extension(Closing the Gap Registration) (Extension Type: boolean) |
Is Modifier | false |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists()) |
14. Patient.extension:mothersMaidenName | |
Slice Name | mothersMaidenName |
Definition | Mother's maiden (unmarried) name, commonly collected to help verify patient identity. |
Short | Mother's Maiden name |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | Extension(Patient Mother's Maiden Name) (Extension Type: string) |
Is Modifier | false |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() )ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists()) |
16. Patient.extension:interpreterRequired | |
Slice Name | interpreterRequired |
Definition | This Patient requires an interpreter to communicate healthcare information to the practitioner. |
Short | Whether the patient needs an interpreter |
Comments | The Patient does not speak the default language of the organization, and hence requires an interpreter. If the patient has other languages in the Communications list, then that would be the type of interpreter required. |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | Extension(Patient Interpreter Required) (Extension Type: boolean) |
Is Modifier | false |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() )ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists()) |
18. Patient.extension:dateOfArrival | |
Slice Name | dateOfArrival |
Definition | The date a person first arrived in Australia, from another country, with the intention of living in Australia for one year or more. This date is captured once for a person and is not subsequently updated with subsequent arrivals. |
Short | The date a person first arrived in Australia, from another country, with the intention of living in Australia for one year or more |
Comments | See Australian Bureau of Statics (ABS) 1200.0.55.007 - Year of Arrival Standard, 2014, Version 1.5 for further information. This concept is equivalent to Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data element 269447 Person—year of first arrival in Australia. |
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1 |
Type | Extension(Date of Arrival in Australia) (Extension Type: date) |
Is Modifier | false |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists()) |
20. Patient.extension:genderIdentity | |
Slice Name | genderIdentity |
Definition | An individual's personal sense of being a man, woman, boy, girl, nonbinary, or something else. |
Short | Gender identity shall be a member of the Gender Identity Response value set if any codes within that value set can apply |
Comments | Individual Gender identity Gender Identity Response (Extensible). See Australian Bureau of Statics (ABS) Standard for Sex, Gender, Variations of Sex Characteristics and Sexual Orientation Variables, 2020 for further materials. |
Control | 0..* This element is affected by the following invariants: inv-pat-1 |
Type | Extension(Individual Gender Identity) (Complex Extension) |
Is Modifier | false |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) |
22. Patient.extension:individualPronouns | |
Slice Name | individualPronouns |
Definition | The pronouns to use when referring to an individual in verbal or written communication. |
Short | Pronouns shall be a member of the Australian Pronouns value set if any codes within that value set can apply |
Comments | Individual Pronouns Australian Pronouns (Extensible). |
Control | 0..* This element is affected by the following invariants: inv-pat-2 |
Type | Extension(Individual Pronouns) (Complex Extension) |
Is Modifier | false |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) |
24. Patient.extension:recordedSexOrGender | |
Slice Name | recordedSexOrGender |
Definition | A sex or gender property for the individual from a document or other record |
Short | Recorded sex or gender type shall be a member of the AU Recorded Sex or Gender Type value set if any codes within that value set can apply. Recorded sex or gender source document type shall be a member of the AU Recorded Sex or Gender (RSG) Source Document Type value set if any codes within that value set can apply. Recorded sex or gender jurisdiction shall be a member of the Jurisdiction - ValueSet AU Extended value set if any codes within that value set can apply |
Comments | Person Recorded Sex Or Gender type AU Recorded Sex or Gender Type (extensible). Person Recorded Sex Or Gender source document AU Recorded Sex or Gender (RSG) Source Document Type (extensible). Person Recorded Sex Or Gender jurisdiction Jurisdiction ValueSet - AU Extended (extensible). |
Control | 0..* This element is affected by the following invariants: inv-pat-3, inv-pat-4, inv-pat-5 |
Type | Extension(Person Recorded Sex Or Gender) (Complex Extension) |
Is Modifier | false |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) |
26. Patient.modifierExtension | |
Definition | May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions. Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself). |
Short | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
Comments | There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone. |
Control | 0..* |
Type | Extension |
Is Modifier | true because Modifier extensions are expected to modify the meaning or interpretation of the resource that contains them |
Summary | false |
Requirements | Modifier extensions allow for extensions that cannot be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the definition of modifier extensions. |
Alternate Names | extensions, user content |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists()) |
28. Patient.identifier | |
Definition | An identifier - identifies some entity uniquely and unambiguously. Typically this is used for business identifiers. An identifier for this patient. |
Short | Identifies this patient across multiple systemsAn identifier for this patient |
Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion) |
Control | 0..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1 |
Type | Identifier(Identifier, AU IHI, AU Medicare Card Number, AU DVA Number, AU Health Care Card Number, AU Pensioner Concession Card Number, AU Commonwealth Seniors Health Card Number, AU Medical Record Number, AU Insurance Member Number) |
Is Modifier | false |
Requirements | Patients are almost always assigned specific numerical identifiers. |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) |
30. Patient.active | |
Definition | Whether this patient record is in active use. Many systems use this property to mark as non-current patients, such as those that have not been seen for a period of time based on an organization's business rules. It is often used to filter patient lists to exclude inactive patients Deceased patients may also be marked as inactive for the same reasons, but may be active for some time after death. |
Short | Whether this patient's record is in active use |
Comments | If a record is inactive, and linked to an active record, then future patient/record updates should occur on the other patient. |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | boolean |
Is Modifier | true because This element is labelled as a modifier because it is a status element that can indicate that a record should not be treated as valid |
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension |
Summary | true |
Requirements | Need to be able to mark a patient record as not to be used because it was created in error. |
Meaning if Missing | This resource is generally assumed to be active if no value is provided for the active element |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) |
32. Patient.birthDate | |
Definition | The date of birth for the individual. |
Short | Date of birth extended for time and accuracy indicatorThe date of birth for the individual |
Comments | At least an estimated year should be provided as a guess if the real DOB is unknown There is a standard extension "patient-birthTime" available that should be used where Time is required (such as in maternity/infant care systems). |
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: inv-pat-0 |
Type | date |
Is Modifier | false |
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension |
Summary | true |
Requirements | Age of the individual drives many clinical processes. May include accuracy indicator and specific birth time. Age of the individual drives many clinical processes. |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) |
LOINC Code | 21112-8 |
34. Patient.birthDate.extension | |
Definition | An Extension May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. |
Short | ExtensionAdditional content defined by implementations |
Comments | There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone. |
Control | 0..* |
Type | Extension |
Is Modifier | false |
Summary | false |
Alternate Names | extensions, user content |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists()) |
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on Patient.birthDate.extension . The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: |
36. Patient.birthDate.extension:accuracyIndicator | |
Slice Name | accuracyIndicator |
Definition | General date accuracy indicator coding. |
Short | Birth date accuracy indicator |
Comments | In some circumstances, systems may only have date or datetime data that has unknown or estimated parts. This coding establishes the accuracy of the day, month and year parts. |
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1 |
Type | Extension(Date Accuracy Indicator) (Extension Type: Coding) |
Is Modifier | false |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists()) |
38. Patient.birthDate.extension:birthTime | |
Slice Name | birthTime |
Definition | The time of day that the patient was born. This includes the date to ensure that the timezone information can be communicated effectively. |
Short | Birth time |
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: inv-pat-0 |
Type | Extension(Patient Birth Time) (Extension Type: dateTime) |
Is Modifier | false |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() )ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists()) |
40. Patient.deceased[x] | |
Definition | Indicates if the individual is deceased or not. Deceased date accuracy indicator is optional. Indicates if the individual is deceased or not. |
Short | Indicates if the individual is deceased or not |
Comments | If there's no value in the instance, it means there is no statement on whether or not the individual is deceased. Most systems will interpret the absence of a value as a sign of the person being alive. |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | Choice of: boolean, dateTime |
[x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x] |
Is Modifier | true because This element is labeled as a modifier because once a patient is marked as deceased, the actions that are appropriate to perform on the patient may be significantly different. |
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension |
Summary | true |
Requirements | The fact that a patient is deceased influences the clinical process. Also, in human communication and relation management it is necessary to know whether the person is alive. |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) |
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on Patient.deceased[x] . The slices areUnordered and Closed, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: |
42. Patient.deceased[x]:deceasedBoolean | |
Slice Name | deceasedBoolean |
Definition | Boolean indicator if the individual is deceased or not. Indicates if the individual is deceased or not. |
Short | Deceased indicatorIndicates if the individual is deceased or not |
Comments | If there's no value in the instance, it means there is no statement on whether or not the individual is deceased. Most systems will interpret the absence of a value as a sign of the person being alive. |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | boolean, dateTime |
[x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x] |
Is Modifier | true because This element is labeled as a modifier because once a patient is marked as deceased, the actions that are appropriate to perform on the patient may be significantly different. |
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension |
Summary | true |
Requirements | The fact that a patient is deceased influences the clinical process. Also, in human communication and relation management it is necessary to know whether the person is alive. |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) |
44. Patient.deceased[x]:deceasedDateTime | |
Slice Name | deceasedDateTime |
Definition | Individual deceased date-time with optional accuracy indicator. Indicates if the individual is deceased or not. |
Short | Deceased date timeIndicates if the individual is deceased or not |
Comments | If there's no value in the instance, it means there is no statement on whether or not the individual is deceased. Most systems will interpret the absence of a value as a sign of the person being alive. |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | dateTime, boolean |
[x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x] |
Is Modifier | true because This element is labeled as a modifier because once a patient is marked as deceased, the actions that are appropriate to perform on the patient may be significantly different. |
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension |
Summary | true |
Requirements | The fact that a patient is deceased influences the clinical process. Also, in human communication and relation management it is necessary to know whether the person is alive. |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) |
46. Patient.deceased[x]:deceasedDateTime.extension | |
Definition | An Extension May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. |
Short | ExtensionAdditional content defined by implementations |
Comments | There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone. |
Control | 0..* |
Type | Extension |
Is Modifier | false |
Summary | false |
Alternate Names | extensions, user content |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists()) |
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on Patient.deceased[x].extension . The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: |
48. Patient.deceased[x]:deceasedDateTime.extension:accuracyIndicator | |
Slice Name | accuracyIndicator |
Definition | General date accuracy indicator coding. |
Short | Deceased date accuracy indicator |
Comments | In some circumstances, systems may only have date or datetime data that has unknown or estimated parts. This coding establishes the accuracy of the day, month and year parts. |
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1 |
Type | Extension(Date Accuracy Indicator) (Extension Type: Coding) |
Is Modifier | false |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists()) |
50. Patient.address | |
Definition | An Australian address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats). An address for the individual. |
Short | An address for the individual |
Comments | The 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 resource). Patient may have multiple addresses with different uses or applicable periods. |
Control | 0..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1 |
Type | Address(Australian Address, Address) |
Is Modifier | false |
Requirements | May need to keep track of patient addresses for contacting, billing or reporting requirements and also to help with identification. |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) inv-add-0: The address shall at least have text or a line ( text.exists() or line.exists() )inv-add-1: If asserting no fixed address, the type shall be 'physical' ( extension('http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/no-fixed-address').exists() implies type='physical' )inv-add-2: If asserting no fixed address, the address text shall begin with 'NO FIXED ADDRESS' ( extension('http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/no-fixed-address').exists() implies text.startsWith('NO FIXED ADDRESS') ) |
52. Patient.link | |
Definition | Link to a Patient or RelatedPerson resource that concerns the same actual person. Link to another patient resource that concerns the same actual patient. |
Short | Link to a Patient or RelatedPerson resource that concerns the same actual personLink to another patient resource that concerns the same actual person |
Comments | There is no assumption that linked patient records have mutual links. |
Control | 0..* |
Type | BackboneElement |
Is Modifier | true because This element is labeled as a modifier because it might not be the main Patient resource, and the referenced patient should be used instead of this Patient record. This is when the link.type value is 'replaced-by' |
Summary | true |
Requirements | There are multiple use cases:
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Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) |
54. Patient.link.modifierExtension | |
Definition | May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element and that modifies the understanding of the element in which it is contained and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions. Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself). |
Short | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
Comments | There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone. |
Control | 0..* |
Type | Extension |
Is Modifier | true because Modifier extensions are expected to modify the meaning or interpretation of the element that contains them |
Summary | true |
Requirements | Modifier extensions allow for extensions that cannot be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the definition of modifier extensions. |
Alternate Names | extensions, user content, modifiers |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists()) |
56. Patient.link.other | |
Definition | The other patient resource that the link refers to. |
Short | The other patient or related person resource that the link refers to |
Comments | Referencing a RelatedPerson here removes the need to use a Person record to associate a Patient and RelatedPerson as the same individual. |
Control | 1..1 |
Type | Reference(Patient, RelatedPerson) |
Is Modifier | false |
Summary | true |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) |
58. Patient.link.type | |
Definition | The type of link between this patient resource and another patient resource. |
Short | replaced-by | replaces | refer | seealso |
Control | 1..1 |
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from LinkTypehttp://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/link-type|4.0.1 (required to http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/link-type|4.0.1 )The type of link between this patient resource and another patient resource. |
Type | code |
Is Modifier | false |
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension |
Summary | true |
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) |
Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be found here
0. Patient | |||||
Definition | Demographics and other administrative information about an individual receiving care or other health-related services. | ||||
Short | A patient in an Australian healthcare context | ||||
Control | 0..* | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Alternate Names | SubjectOfCare Client Resident | ||||
Invariants | dom-2: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources (contained.contained.empty() )dom-3: 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: 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: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label ( contained.meta.security.empty() )dom-6: A resource should have narrative for robust management ( text.`div`.exists() )inv-pat-0: If present, birth time's date shall be the birth date ( birthDate.extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthTime').exists() implies birthDate.extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthTime').value.toString().substring(0,10) = birthDate.toString() )inv-pat-1: Individual gender identity shall be a member of the Gender Identity Response value set if any codes within that value set can apply ( extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-genderIdentity').empty() or extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-genderIdentity').all(extension('value').value.memberOf('https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/gender-identity-response-1')) )inv-pat-2: Individual pronouns shall be a member of the Australian Pronouns value set if any codes within that value set can apply ( extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-pronouns').empty() or extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-pronouns').all(extension('value').value.memberOf('https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/australian-pronouns-1')) )inv-pat-3: Recorded sex or gender type shall be a member of the AU Recorded Sex or Gender Type value set if any codes within that value set can apply ( extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-recordedSexOrGender').extension('type').empty() or extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-recordedSexOrGender').all(extension('type').value.memberOf('http://terminology.hl7.org.au/ValueSet/rsg-type')) )inv-pat-4: Recorded sex or gender source document type shall be a member of the AU Recorded Sex or Gender (RSG) Source Document Type value set if any codes within that value set can apply ( extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-recordedSexOrGender').extension('sourceDocument').empty() or extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-recordedSexOrGender').all(extension('sourceDocument').value.memberOf('http://terminology.hl7.org.au/ValueSet/rsg-source-document-type')) )inv-pat-5: Recorded sex or gender jurisdiction shall be a member of the Jurisdiction ValueSet - AU Extended value set if any codes within that value set can apply ( extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-recordedSexOrGender').extension('jurisdiction').empty() or extension('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/individual-recordedSexOrGender').all(extension('jurisdiction').value.memberOf('http://terminology.hl7.org.au/ValueSet/jurisdiction-extended')) ) | ||||
2. Patient.id | |||||
Definition | The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes. | ||||
Short | Logical id of this artifact | ||||
Comments | The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation. | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Type | id | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | true | ||||
4. Patient.meta | |||||
Definition | The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure. Changes to the content might not always be associated with version changes to the resource. | ||||
Short | Metadata about the resource | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Type | Meta | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | true | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
6. Patient.implicitRules | |||||
Definition | A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content. Often, this is a reference to an implementation guide that defines the special rules along with other profiles etc. | ||||
Short | A set of rules under which this content was created | ||||
Comments | Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term. However, the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define, collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers and/or specification writers should avoid using this element. Often, when used, the URL is a reference to an implementation guide that defines these special rules as part of it's narrative along with other profiles, value sets, etc. | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Type | uri | ||||
Is Modifier | true because This element is labeled as a modifier because the implicit rules may provide additional knowledge about the resource that modifies it's meaning or interpretation | ||||
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension | ||||
Summary | true | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
8. Patient.language | |||||
Definition | The base language in which the resource is written. | ||||
Short | Language of the resource content | ||||
Comments | Language is provided to support indexing and accessibility (typically, services such as text to speech use the language tag). The html language tag in the narrative applies to the narrative. The language tag on the resource may be used to specify the language of other presentations generated from the data in the resource. Not all the content has to be in the base language. The Resource.language should not be assumed to apply to the narrative automatically. If a language is specified, it should it also be specified on the div element in the html (see rules in HTML5 for information about the relationship between xml:lang and the html lang attribute). | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Binding | The codes SHOULD be taken from CommonLanguages (preferred to http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages )A human language.
| ||||
Type | code | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
10. Patient.text | |||||
Definition | A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource and can be used to represent the content of the resource to a human. The narrative need not encode all the structured data, but is required to contain sufficient detail to make it "clinically safe" for a human to just read the narrative. Resource definitions may define what content should be represented in the narrative to ensure clinical safety. | ||||
Short | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation | ||||
Comments | Contained resources do not have narrative. Resources that are not contained SHOULD have a narrative. In some cases, a resource may only have text with little or no additional discrete data (as long as all minOccurs=1 elements are satisfied). This may be necessary for data from legacy systems where information is captured as a "text blob" or where text is additionally entered raw or narrated and encoded information is added later. | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Type | Narrative | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Alternate Names | narrative, html, xhtml, display | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
12. Patient.contained | |||||
Definition | These resources do not have an independent existence apart from the resource that contains them - they cannot be identified independently, and nor can they have their own independent transaction scope. | ||||
Short | Contained, inline Resources | ||||
Comments | This should never be done when the content can be identified properly, as once identification is lost, it is extremely difficult (and context dependent) to restore it again. Contained resources may have profiles and tags In their meta elements, but SHALL NOT have security labels. | ||||
Control | 0..* | ||||
Type | Resource | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Alternate Names | inline resources, anonymous resources, contained resources | ||||
14. Patient.extension | |||||
Definition | An Extension | ||||
Short | Extension | ||||
Control | 0..* | ||||
Type | Extension | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) | ||||
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on Patient.extension . The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: | ||||
16. Patient.extension:birthPlace | |||||
Slice Name | birthPlace | ||||
Definition | The registered place of birth of the patient. A sytem may use the address.text if they don't store the birthPlace address in discrete elements. | ||||
Short | Place of Birth for patient | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Type | Extension(Patient Birth Place) (Extension Type: Address) | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) | ||||
18. Patient.extension:indigenousStatus | |||||
Slice Name | indigenousStatus | ||||
Definition | National Health Data Dictionary (NHDD) based indigenous status for a person. | ||||
Short | Indigenous status | ||||
Comments | This concept is equivalent to Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data element 602543 Person—Indigenous status, code N. | ||||
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1 | ||||
Type | Extension(Australian Indigenous Status) (Extension Type: Coding) | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) | ||||
20. Patient.extension:veteranStatus | |||||
Slice Name | veteranStatus | ||||
Definition | Veteran / Australian Defence Force (ADF) status for a person. | ||||
Short | Veteran / Australian Defence Force (ADF) status | ||||
Comments | This concept is equivalent to Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data element 737931 Person—ADF veteran status, code N. | ||||
Control | 0..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1 | ||||
Type | Extension(Australian Veteran Status) (Extension Type: Coding) | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) | ||||
22. Patient.extension:closingTheGapRegistration | |||||
Slice Name | closingTheGapRegistration | ||||
Definition | Indication of eligibility for the Closing the Gap co-payment. | ||||
Short | Closing the Gap co-payment eligibility indicator | ||||
Comments | This concept is equivalent to Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data element 603671 Patient—Closing the Gap co-payment eligibility indicator. | ||||
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1 | ||||
Type | Extension(Closing the Gap Registration) (Extension Type: boolean) | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) | ||||
24. Patient.extension:mothersMaidenName | |||||
Slice Name | mothersMaidenName | ||||
Definition | Mother's maiden (unmarried) name, commonly collected to help verify patient identity. | ||||
Short | Mother's Maiden name | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Type | Extension(Patient Mother's Maiden Name) (Extension Type: string) | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) | ||||
26. Patient.extension:interpreterRequired | |||||
Slice Name | interpreterRequired | ||||
Definition | This Patient requires an interpreter to communicate healthcare information to the practitioner. | ||||
Short | Whether the patient needs an interpreter | ||||
Comments | The Patient does not speak the default language of the organization, and hence requires an interpreter. If the patient has other languages in the Communications list, then that would be the type of interpreter required. | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Type | Extension(Patient Interpreter Required) (Extension Type: boolean) | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) | ||||
28. Patient.extension:dateOfArrival | |||||
Slice Name | dateOfArrival | ||||
Definition | The date a person first arrived in Australia, from another country, with the intention of living in Australia for one year or more. This date is captured once for a person and is not subsequently updated with subsequent arrivals. | ||||
Short | The date a person first arrived in Australia, from another country, with the intention of living in Australia for one year or more | ||||
Comments | See Australian Bureau of Statics (ABS) 1200.0.55.007 - Year of Arrival Standard, 2014, Version 1.5 for further information. This concept is equivalent to Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data element 269447 Person—year of first arrival in Australia. | ||||
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1 | ||||
Type | Extension(Date of Arrival in Australia) (Extension Type: date) | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) | ||||
30. Patient.extension:genderIdentity | |||||
Slice Name | genderIdentity | ||||
Definition | An individual's personal sense of being a man, woman, boy, girl, nonbinary, or something else. | ||||
Short | Gender identity shall be a member of the Gender Identity Response value set if any codes within that value set can apply | ||||
Comments | Individual Gender identity Gender Identity Response (Extensible). See Australian Bureau of Statics (ABS) Standard for Sex, Gender, Variations of Sex Characteristics and Sexual Orientation Variables, 2020 for further materials. | ||||
Control | 0..* This element is affected by the following invariants: inv-pat-1 | ||||
Type | Extension(Individual Gender Identity) (Complex Extension) | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) | ||||
32. Patient.extension:individualPronouns | |||||
Slice Name | individualPronouns | ||||
Definition | The pronouns to use when referring to an individual in verbal or written communication. | ||||
Short | Pronouns shall be a member of the Australian Pronouns value set if any codes within that value set can apply | ||||
Comments | Individual Pronouns Australian Pronouns (Extensible). | ||||
Control | 0..* This element is affected by the following invariants: inv-pat-2 | ||||
Type | Extension(Individual Pronouns) (Complex Extension) | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) | ||||
34. Patient.extension:recordedSexOrGender | |||||
Slice Name | recordedSexOrGender | ||||
Definition | A sex or gender property for the individual from a document or other record | ||||
Short | Recorded sex or gender type shall be a member of the AU Recorded Sex or Gender Type value set if any codes within that value set can apply. Recorded sex or gender source document type shall be a member of the AU Recorded Sex or Gender (RSG) Source Document Type value set if any codes within that value set can apply. Recorded sex or gender jurisdiction shall be a member of the Jurisdiction - ValueSet AU Extended value set if any codes within that value set can apply | ||||
Comments | Person Recorded Sex Or Gender type AU Recorded Sex or Gender Type (extensible). Person Recorded Sex Or Gender source document AU Recorded Sex or Gender (RSG) Source Document Type (extensible). Person Recorded Sex Or Gender jurisdiction Jurisdiction ValueSet - AU Extended (extensible). | ||||
Control | 0..* This element is affected by the following invariants: inv-pat-3, inv-pat-4, inv-pat-5 | ||||
Type | Extension(Person Recorded Sex Or Gender) (Complex Extension) | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) | ||||
36. Patient.modifierExtension | |||||
Definition | May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions. Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself). | ||||
Short | Extensions that cannot be ignored | ||||
Comments | There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone. | ||||
Control | 0..* | ||||
Type | Extension | ||||
Is Modifier | true because Modifier extensions are expected to modify the meaning or interpretation of the resource that contains them | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Requirements | Modifier extensions allow for extensions that cannot be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the definition of modifier extensions. | ||||
Alternate Names | extensions, user content | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) | ||||
38. Patient.identifier | |||||
Definition | An identifier - identifies some entity uniquely and unambiguously. Typically this is used for business identifiers. | ||||
Short | Identifies this patient across multiple systems | ||||
Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion) | ||||
Control | 0..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1 | ||||
Type | Identifier(Identifier, AU IHI, AU Medicare Card Number, AU DVA Number, AU Health Care Card Number, AU Pensioner Concession Card Number, AU Commonwealth Seniors Health Card Number, AU Medical Record Number, AU Insurance Member Number) | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Requirements | Patients are almost always assigned specific numerical identifiers. | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
40. Patient.active | |||||
Definition | Whether this patient record is in active use. Many systems use this property to mark as non-current patients, such as those that have not been seen for a period of time based on an organization's business rules. It is often used to filter patient lists to exclude inactive patients Deceased patients may also be marked as inactive for the same reasons, but may be active for some time after death. | ||||
Short | Whether this patient's record is in active use | ||||
Comments | If a record is inactive, and linked to an active record, then future patient/record updates should occur on the other patient. | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Type | boolean | ||||
Is Modifier | true because This element is labelled as a modifier because it is a status element that can indicate that a record should not be treated as valid | ||||
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension | ||||
Summary | true | ||||
Requirements | Need to be able to mark a patient record as not to be used because it was created in error. | ||||
Meaning if Missing | This resource is generally assumed to be active if no value is provided for the active element | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
42. Patient.name | |||||
Definition | A name associated with the individual. | ||||
Short | A name associated with the patient | ||||
Comments | A patient may have multiple names with different uses or applicable periods. For animals, the name is a "HumanName" in the sense that is assigned and used by humans and has the same patterns. | ||||
Control | 0..* | ||||
Type | HumanName | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | true | ||||
Requirements | Need to be able to track the patient by multiple names. Examples are your official name and a partner name. | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
44. Patient.telecom | |||||
Definition | A contact detail (e.g. a telephone number or an email address) by which the individual may be contacted. | ||||
Short | A contact detail for the individual | ||||
Comments | A Patient may have multiple ways to be contacted with different uses or applicable periods. May need to have options for contacting the person urgently and also to help with identification. The address might not go directly to the individual, but may reach another party that is able to proxy for the patient (i.e. home phone, or pet owner's phone). | ||||
Control | 0..* | ||||
Type | ContactPoint | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | true | ||||
Requirements | People have (primary) ways to contact them in some way such as phone, email. | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
46. Patient.gender | |||||
Definition | Administrative Gender - the gender that the patient is considered to have for administration and record keeping purposes. | ||||
Short | male | female | other | unknown | ||||
Comments | The gender might not match the biological sex as determined by genetics or the individual's preferred identification. Note that for both humans and particularly animals, there are other legitimate possibilities than male and female, though the vast majority of systems and contexts only support male and female. Systems providing decision support or enforcing business rules should ideally do this on the basis of Observations dealing with the specific sex or gender aspect of interest (anatomical, chromosomal, social, etc.) However, because these observations are infrequently recorded, defaulting to the administrative gender is common practice. Where such defaulting occurs, rule enforcement should allow for the variation between administrative and biological, chromosomal and other gender aspects. For example, an alert about a hysterectomy on a male should be handled as a warning or overridable error, not a "hard" error. See the Patient Gender and Sex section for additional information about communicating patient gender and sex. | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from AdministrativeGender (required to http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/administrative-gender|4.0.1 )The gender of a person used for administrative purposes. | ||||
Type | code | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension | ||||
Summary | true | ||||
Requirements | Needed for identification of the individual, in combination with (at least) name and birth date. | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
48. Patient.birthDate | |||||
Definition | The date of birth for the individual. | ||||
Short | Date of birth extended for time and accuracy indicator | ||||
Comments | At least an estimated year should be provided as a guess if the real DOB is unknown There is a standard extension "patient-birthTime" available that should be used where Time is required (such as in maternity/infant care systems). | ||||
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: inv-pat-0 | ||||
Type | date | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension | ||||
Summary | true | ||||
Requirements | Age of the individual drives many clinical processes. May include accuracy indicator and specific birth time. | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
LOINC Code | 21112-8 | ||||
50. Patient.birthDate.id | |||||
Definition | unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references) | ||||
Short | xml:id (or equivalent in JSON) | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Type | string | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
XML Format | In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute. | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
52. Patient.birthDate.extension | |||||
Definition | An Extension | ||||
Short | Extension | ||||
Control | 0..* | ||||
Type | Extension | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) | ||||
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on Patient.birthDate.extension . The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: | ||||
54. Patient.birthDate.extension:accuracyIndicator | |||||
Slice Name | accuracyIndicator | ||||
Definition | General date accuracy indicator coding. | ||||
Short | Birth date accuracy indicator | ||||
Comments | In some circumstances, systems may only have date or datetime data that has unknown or estimated parts. This coding establishes the accuracy of the day, month and year parts. | ||||
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1 | ||||
Type | Extension(Date Accuracy Indicator) (Extension Type: Coding) | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) | ||||
56. Patient.birthDate.extension:birthTime | |||||
Slice Name | birthTime | ||||
Definition | The time of day that the patient was born. This includes the date to ensure that the timezone information can be communicated effectively. | ||||
Short | Birth time | ||||
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: inv-pat-0 | ||||
Type | Extension(Patient Birth Time) (Extension Type: dateTime) | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) | ||||
58. Patient.birthDate.value | |||||
Definition | The actual value | ||||
Short | Primitive value for date | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Type | date | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
XML Format | In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute. | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
60. Patient.deceased[x] | |||||
Definition | Indicates if the individual is deceased or not. Deceased date accuracy indicator is optional. | ||||
Short | Indicates if the individual is deceased or not | ||||
Comments | If there's no value in the instance, it means there is no statement on whether or not the individual is deceased. Most systems will interpret the absence of a value as a sign of the person being alive. | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Type | Choice of: boolean, dateTime | ||||
[x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x] | ||||
Is Modifier | true because This element is labeled as a modifier because once a patient is marked as deceased, the actions that are appropriate to perform on the patient may be significantly different. | ||||
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension | ||||
Summary | true | ||||
Requirements | The fact that a patient is deceased influences the clinical process. Also, in human communication and relation management it is necessary to know whether the person is alive. | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on Patient.deceased[x] . The slices areUnordered and Closed, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: | ||||
62. Patient.deceased[x]:deceasedBoolean | |||||
Slice Name | deceasedBoolean | ||||
Definition | Boolean indicator if the individual is deceased or not. | ||||
Short | Deceased indicator | ||||
Comments | If there's no value in the instance, it means there is no statement on whether or not the individual is deceased. Most systems will interpret the absence of a value as a sign of the person being alive. | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Type | boolean | ||||
[x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x] | ||||
Is Modifier | true because This element is labeled as a modifier because once a patient is marked as deceased, the actions that are appropriate to perform on the patient may be significantly different. | ||||
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension | ||||
Summary | true | ||||
Requirements | The fact that a patient is deceased influences the clinical process. Also, in human communication and relation management it is necessary to know whether the person is alive. | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
64. Patient.deceased[x]:deceasedDateTime | |||||
Slice Name | deceasedDateTime | ||||
Definition | Individual deceased date-time with optional accuracy indicator. | ||||
Short | Deceased date time | ||||
Comments | If there's no value in the instance, it means there is no statement on whether or not the individual is deceased. Most systems will interpret the absence of a value as a sign of the person being alive. | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Type | dateTime | ||||
[x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x] | ||||
Is Modifier | true because This element is labeled as a modifier because once a patient is marked as deceased, the actions that are appropriate to perform on the patient may be significantly different. | ||||
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension | ||||
Summary | true | ||||
Requirements | The fact that a patient is deceased influences the clinical process. Also, in human communication and relation management it is necessary to know whether the person is alive. | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
66. Patient.deceased[x]:deceasedDateTime.id | |||||
Definition | unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references) | ||||
Short | xml:id (or equivalent in JSON) | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Type | string | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
XML Format | In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute. | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
68. Patient.deceased[x]:deceasedDateTime.extension | |||||
Definition | An Extension | ||||
Short | Extension | ||||
Control | 0..* | ||||
Type | Extension | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) | ||||
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on Patient.deceased[x].extension . The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: | ||||
70. Patient.deceased[x]:deceasedDateTime.extension:accuracyIndicator | |||||
Slice Name | accuracyIndicator | ||||
Definition | General date accuracy indicator coding. | ||||
Short | Deceased date accuracy indicator | ||||
Comments | In some circumstances, systems may only have date or datetime data that has unknown or estimated parts. This coding establishes the accuracy of the day, month and year parts. | ||||
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1 | ||||
Type | Extension(Date Accuracy Indicator) (Extension Type: Coding) | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) | ||||
72. Patient.deceased[x]:deceasedDateTime.value | |||||
Definition | The actual value | ||||
Short | Primitive value for dateTime | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Type | dateTime | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
XML Format | In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute. | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
74. Patient.address | |||||
Definition | An Australian address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats). | ||||
Short | An address for the individual | ||||
Comments | The 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 resource). | ||||
Control | 0..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1 | ||||
Type | Address(Australian Address, Address) | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Requirements | May need to keep track of patient addresses for contacting, billing or reporting requirements and also to help with identification. | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )inv-add-0: The address shall at least have text or a line ( text.exists() or line.exists() )inv-add-1: If asserting no fixed address, the type shall be 'physical' ( extension('http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/no-fixed-address').exists() implies type='physical' )inv-add-2: If asserting no fixed address, the address text shall begin with 'NO FIXED ADDRESS' ( extension('http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/no-fixed-address').exists() implies text.startsWith('NO FIXED ADDRESS') ) | ||||
76. Patient.maritalStatus | |||||
Definition | This field contains a patient's most recent marital (civil) status. | ||||
Short | Marital (civil) status of a patient | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Binding | Unless not suitable, these codes SHALL be taken from Marital Status Codes (extensible to http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/marital-status )The domestic partnership status of a person. | ||||
Type | CodeableConcept | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Requirements | Most, if not all systems capture it. | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
78. Patient.multipleBirth[x] | |||||
Definition | Indicates whether the patient is part of a multiple (boolean) or indicates the actual birth order (integer). | ||||
Short | Whether patient is part of a multiple birth | ||||
Comments | Where the valueInteger is provided, the number is the birth number in the sequence. E.g. The middle birth in triplets would be valueInteger=2 and the third born would have valueInteger=3 If a boolean value was provided for this triplets example, then all 3 patient records would have valueBoolean=true (the ordering is not indicated). | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Type | Choice of: boolean, integer | ||||
[x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x] | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Requirements | For disambiguation of multiple-birth children, especially relevant where the care provider doesn't meet the patient, such as labs. | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
80. Patient.photo | |||||
Definition | Image of the patient. | ||||
Short | Image of the patient | ||||
Comments | Guidelines:
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Control | 0..* | ||||
Type | Attachment | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Requirements | Many EHR systems have the capability to capture an image of the patient. Fits with newer social media usage too. | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
82. Patient.contact | |||||
Definition | A contact party (e.g. guardian, partner, friend) for the patient. | ||||
Short | A contact party (e.g. guardian, partner, friend) for the patient | ||||
Comments | Contact covers all kinds of contact parties: family members, business contacts, guardians, caregivers. Not applicable to register pedigree and family ties beyond use of having contact. | ||||
Control | 0..* | ||||
Type | BackboneElement | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Requirements | Need to track people you can contact about the patient. | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )pat-1: 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() ) | ||||
84. Patient.contact.id | |||||
Definition | Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces. | ||||
Short | Unique id for inter-element referencing | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Type | string | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
XML Format | In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute. | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
86. Patient.contact.extension | |||||
Definition | May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. | ||||
Short | Additional content defined by implementations | ||||
Comments | There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone. | ||||
Control | 0..* | ||||
Type | Extension | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Alternate Names | extensions, user content | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) | ||||
88. Patient.contact.modifierExtension | |||||
Definition | May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element and that modifies the understanding of the element in which it is contained and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions. Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself). | ||||
Short | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||
Comments | There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone. | ||||
Control | 0..* | ||||
Type | Extension | ||||
Is Modifier | true because Modifier extensions are expected to modify the meaning or interpretation of the element that contains them | ||||
Summary | true | ||||
Requirements | Modifier extensions allow for extensions that cannot be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the definition of modifier extensions. | ||||
Alternate Names | extensions, user content, modifiers | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) | ||||
90. Patient.contact.relationship | |||||
Definition | The nature of the relationship between the patient and the contact person. | ||||
Short | The kind of relationship | ||||
Control | 0..* | ||||
Binding | Unless not suitable, these codes SHALL be taken from Contact Relationship Type (extensible to https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/contact-relationship-type-3 ) | ||||
Type | CodeableConcept | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Requirements | Used to determine which contact person is the most relevant to approach, depending on circumstances. | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
92. Patient.contact.name | |||||
Definition | A name associated with the contact person. | ||||
Short | A name associated with the contact person | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Type | HumanName | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Requirements | Contact persons need to be identified by name, but it is uncommon to need details about multiple other names for that contact person. | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
94. Patient.contact.telecom | |||||
Definition | A contact detail for the person, e.g. a telephone number or an email address. | ||||
Short | A contact detail for the person | ||||
Comments | Contact may have multiple ways to be contacted with different uses or applicable periods. May need to have options for contacting the person urgently, and also to help with identification. | ||||
Control | 0..* | ||||
Type | ContactPoint | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Requirements | People have (primary) ways to contact them in some way such as phone, email. | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
96. Patient.contact.address | |||||
Definition | 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. | ||||
Short | Address for the contact person | ||||
Comments | The 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 resource). | ||||
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1 | ||||
Type | Address(Address, Australian Address) | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Requirements | Need to keep track where the contact person can be contacted per postal mail or visited. | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
98. Patient.contact.gender | |||||
Definition | Administrative Gender - the gender that the contact person is considered to have for administration and record keeping purposes. | ||||
Short | male | female | other | unknown | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from AdministrativeGender (required to http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/administrative-gender|4.0.1 )The gender of a person used for administrative purposes. | ||||
Type | code | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Requirements | Needed to address the person correctly. | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
100. Patient.contact.organization | |||||
Definition | Organization on behalf of which the contact is acting or for which the contact is working. | ||||
Short | Organization that is associated with the contact | ||||
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: pat-1 | ||||
Type | Reference(Organization) | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Requirements | For guardians or business related contacts, the organization is relevant. | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
102. Patient.contact.period | |||||
Definition | The period during which this contact person or organization is valid to be contacted relating to this patient. | ||||
Short | The period during which this contact person or organization is valid to be contacted relating to this patient | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Type | Period | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
104. Patient.communication | |||||
Definition | A language which may be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health. | ||||
Short | A language which may be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health | ||||
Comments | If no language is specified, this implies that the default local language is spoken. If you need to convey proficiency for multiple modes, then you need multiple Patient.Communication associations. For animals, language is not a relevant field, and should be absent from the instance. If the Patient does not speak the default local language, then the Interpreter Required Standard can be used to explicitly declare that an interpreter is required. | ||||
Control | 0..* | ||||
Type | BackboneElement | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Requirements | If a patient does not speak the local language, interpreters may be required, so languages spoken and proficiency are important things to keep track of both for patient and other persons of interest. | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
106. Patient.communication.id | |||||
Definition | Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces. | ||||
Short | Unique id for inter-element referencing | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Type | string | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
XML Format | In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute. | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
108. Patient.communication.extension | |||||
Definition | May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. | ||||
Short | Additional content defined by implementations | ||||
Comments | There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone. | ||||
Control | 0..* | ||||
Type | Extension | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Alternate Names | extensions, user content | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) | ||||
110. Patient.communication.modifierExtension | |||||
Definition | May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element and that modifies the understanding of the element in which it is contained and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions. Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself). | ||||
Short | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||
Comments | There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone. | ||||
Control | 0..* | ||||
Type | Extension | ||||
Is Modifier | true because Modifier extensions are expected to modify the meaning or interpretation of the element that contains them | ||||
Summary | true | ||||
Requirements | Modifier extensions allow for extensions that cannot be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the definition of modifier extensions. | ||||
Alternate Names | extensions, user content, modifiers | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) | ||||
112. Patient.communication.language | |||||
Definition | The ISO-639-1 alpha 2 code in lower case for the language, optionally followed by a hyphen and the ISO-3166-1 alpha 2 code for the region in upper case; e.g. "en" for English, or "en-US" for American English versus "en-EN" for England English. | ||||
Short | The language which can be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health | ||||
Comments | The structure aa-BB with this exact casing is one the most widely used notations for locale. However not all systems actually code this but instead have it as free text. Hence CodeableConcept instead of code as the data type. | ||||
Control | 1..1 | ||||
Binding | Unless not suitable, these codes SHALL be taken from Common Languages in Australia (extensible to https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/common-languages-australia-2 ) | ||||
Type | CodeableConcept | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Requirements | Most systems in multilingual countries will want to convey language. Not all systems actually need the regional dialect. | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
114. Patient.communication.preferred | |||||
Definition | Indicates whether or not the patient prefers this language (over other languages he masters up a certain level). | ||||
Short | Language preference indicator | ||||
Comments | This language is specifically identified for communicating healthcare information. | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Type | boolean | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Requirements | People that master multiple languages up to certain level may prefer one or more, i.e. feel more confident in communicating in a particular language making other languages sort of a fall back method. | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
116. Patient.generalPractitioner | |||||
Definition | Patient's nominated care provider. | ||||
Short | Patient's nominated primary care provider | ||||
Comments | This may be the primary care provider (in a GP context), or it may be a patient nominated care manager in a community/disability setting, or even organization that will provide people to perform the care provider roles. It is not to be used to record Care Teams, these should be in a CareTeam resource that may be linked to the CarePlan or EpisodeOfCare resources. Multiple GPs may be recorded against the patient for various reasons, such as a student that has his home GP listed along with the GP at university during the school semesters, or a "fly-in/fly-out" worker that has the onsite GP also included with his home GP to remain aware of medical issues. Jurisdictions may decide that they can profile this down to 1 if desired, or 1 per type. | ||||
Control | 0..* | ||||
Type | Reference(Organization, Practitioner, PractitionerRole) | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Alternate Names | careProvider | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
118. Patient.managingOrganization | |||||
Definition | Organization that is the custodian of the patient record. | ||||
Short | Organization that is the custodian of the patient record | ||||
Comments | There is only one managing organization for a specific patient record. Other organizations will have their own Patient record, and may use the Link property to join the records together (or a Person resource which can include confidence ratings for the association). | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Type | Reference(Organization) | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | true | ||||
Requirements | Need to know who recognizes this patient record, manages and updates it. | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
120. Patient.link | |||||
Definition | Link to a Patient or RelatedPerson resource that concerns the same actual person. | ||||
Short | Link to a Patient or RelatedPerson resource that concerns the same actual person | ||||
Comments | There is no assumption that linked patient records have mutual links. | ||||
Control | 0..* | ||||
Type | BackboneElement | ||||
Is Modifier | true because This element is labeled as a modifier because it might not be the main Patient resource, and the referenced patient should be used instead of this Patient record. This is when the link.type value is 'replaced-by' | ||||
Summary | true | ||||
Requirements | There are multiple use cases:
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Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
122. Patient.link.id | |||||
Definition | Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces. | ||||
Short | Unique id for inter-element referencing | ||||
Control | 0..1 | ||||
Type | string | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
XML Format | In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute. | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
124. Patient.link.extension | |||||
Definition | May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. | ||||
Short | Additional content defined by implementations | ||||
Comments | There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone. | ||||
Control | 0..* | ||||
Type | Extension | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | false | ||||
Alternate Names | extensions, user content | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) | ||||
126. Patient.link.modifierExtension | |||||
Definition | May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element and that modifies the understanding of the element in which it is contained and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions. Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself). | ||||
Short | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||
Comments | There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone. | ||||
Control | 0..* | ||||
Type | Extension | ||||
Is Modifier | true because Modifier extensions are expected to modify the meaning or interpretation of the element that contains them | ||||
Summary | true | ||||
Requirements | Modifier extensions allow for extensions that cannot be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the definition of modifier extensions. | ||||
Alternate Names | extensions, user content, modifiers | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) )ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both ( extension.exists() != value.exists() ) | ||||
128. Patient.link.other | |||||
Definition | The other patient resource that the link refers to. | ||||
Short | The other patient or related person resource that the link refers to | ||||
Comments | Referencing a RelatedPerson here removes the need to use a Person record to associate a Patient and RelatedPerson as the same individual. | ||||
Control | 1..1 | ||||
Type | Reference(Patient, RelatedPerson) | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Summary | true | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) | ||||
130. Patient.link.type | |||||
Definition | The type of link between this patient resource and another patient resource. | ||||
Short | replaced-by | replaces | refer | seealso | ||||
Control | 1..1 | ||||
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from LinkType (required to http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/link-type|4.0.1 )The type of link between this patient resource and another patient resource. | ||||
Type | code | ||||
Is Modifier | false | ||||
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension | ||||
Summary | true | ||||
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) ) |