Implementation Guide
Telematikinfrastruktur (TI) Common
Version 1.2.0 - release

## Resource Profile: TIPatient - Detailed Descriptions

Active as of 2025-12-15

Definitions for the ti-patient resource profile.

- Key Elements Table
- Differential Elements Table
- Snapshot Elements Table

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere

0. Patient
Definition | Demographics and other administrative information about an individual or animal receiving care or other health-related services.
Short | Information 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()`) pat-de-1: Die amtliche Differenzierung der Geschlechtsangabe 'other' darf nur gefüllt sein, wenn das Geschlecht 'other' angegeben ist (`gender.exists() and gender='other' implies gender.extension('http://fhir.de/StructureDefinition/gender-amtlich-de').exists()`) 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())
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.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..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
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()`) 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.modifierExtension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
6. Patient.identifier
Definition | An identifier for this patient.
Short | An 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
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | true
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()))
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on `Patient.identifier`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: pattern @ $this
8. Patient.identifier:KVNR
Slice Name | KVNR
Definition | An identifier for this patient.
Short | An identifier for this patient
Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Control | 0..1* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Identifier(Identifier-Profil für die 10-stellige Krankenversichertennummer)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Requirements | Patients are almost always assigned specific numerical identifiers.
Pattern Value | `{ "system" : "http://fhir.de/sid/gkv/kvid-10" }`
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
10. 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()))
12. Patient.name
Definition | A name associated with the individual.
Short | A name associated with the patient
Comments | Um die Unterscheidung der Namensbestandteile gemäß dem VSDM-Datensatz beizubehalten oder Präfixe als akademische Titel zu qualifizieren, können Anbieter die im deutschen HumanName-Basisprofil spezifizierten Erweiterungen unterstützen: HumanName DE Basis (https://simplifier.net/basisprofil-de-r4/humannamedebasis). Dies ist jedoch nicht verpflichtend im Rahmen dieser Spezifikation. 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 | 10..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | HumanName
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
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()))
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on `Patient.name`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ $this
14. Patient.name:Name
Slice Name | 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 | 10..1* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | HumanName(HumanName, deutsches Basisprofil)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Requirements | Need to be able to track the patient by multiple names. Examples are your official name and a partner name.
Pattern Value | `{ "use" : "official" }`
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
16. Patient.name:Name.use
Definition | Identifies the purpose for this name.
Short | usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden
Comments | Applications can assume that a name is current unless it explicitly says that it is temporary or old.
Control | 10..1
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from NameUse http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/name-use|4.0.1 (required to `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/name-use|4.0.1` ) The use of a human name.
Type | code
Is Modifier | true because This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not mistake a temporary or old name etc.for a current/permanent one
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Requirements | Allows the appropriate name for a particular context of use to be selected from among a set of names.
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
18. Patient.name:Name.family
Definition | Der vollständige Familienname, einschließlich aller Vorsatz- und Zusatzwörter, mit Leerzeichen getrennt. The part of a name that links to the genealogy. In some cultures (e.g. Eritrea) the family name of a son is the first name of his father.
Short | FamiliennameFamily name (often called 'Surname')
Comments | Family Name may be decomposed into specific parts using extensions (de, nl, es related cultures).
Control | 10..1
Type | string
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Alternate Names | surname
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
20. Patient.name:Name.family.extension:namenszusatz
Slice Name | namenszusatz
Definition | Namenszusatz als Bestandteil das Nachnamens, wie in VSDM (Versichertenstammdatenmanagement, "eGK") definiert. Beispiele: Gräfin, Prinz oder Fürst
Short | Namenszusatz gemäß VSDM (Versichertenstammdatenmanagement, "eGK")
Comments | Die Extension wurde erstellt aufgrund der Anforderung, die auf der eGK vorhandenen Patientenstammdaten in FHIR abbilden zu können. Auf der eGK werden die Namensbestandteile "Namenszusatz" und "Vorsatzwort" getrennt vom Nachnamen gespeichert. Anhand der Liste der zulässigen Namenszusätze ist deutlich erkennbar, dass es sich hierbei sinngemäß um Adelstitel handelt. Das Vorsatzwort kann durch die Core-Extension own-prefix (Canonical: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/humanname-own-prefix) abgebildet werden, für den Namenszusatz ergibt sich jedoch die Notwendikeit einer nationalen Extension, da in andern Ländern Adelstitel entweder gar nicht oder als reguläres Namenspräfix erfasst werden.
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Extension zur Erfassung der VSDM Namensbestandteile) (Extension Type: string)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
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())
22. Patient.name:Name.family.extension:nachname
Slice Name | nachname
Definition | The portion of the family name that is derived from the person's own surname, as distinguished from any portion that is derived from the surname of the person's partner or spouse.
Short | Portion derived from person's own surname
Comments | If the person's surname has legally changed to become (or incorporate) the surname of the person's partner or spouse, this is the person's surname immediately prior to such change. Often this is the person's "maiden name".
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Own Name) (Extension Type: string)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
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())
24. Patient.name:Name.family.extension:vorsatzwort
Slice Name | vorsatzwort
Definition | The prefix portion (e.g. voorvoegsel) of the family name that is derived from the person's own surname, as distinguished from any portion that is derived from the surname of the person's partner or spouse.
Short | Voorvoegsel derived from person's own surname
Comments | An example of a voorvoegsel is the "van" in "Ludwig van Beethoven". Since the voorvoegsel doesn't sort completely alphabetically, it is reasonable to specify it as a separate sub-component.
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Own Prefix) (Extension Type: string)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
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())
26. Patient.name:Name.given
Definition | Vorname der Person Given name.
Short | VornameGiven names (not always 'first'). Includes middle names
Comments | If only initials are recorded, they may be used in place of the full name parts. Initials may be separated into multiple given names but often aren't due to paractical limitations. This element is not called "first name" since given names do not always come first.
Control | 10..*
Type | string
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Alternate Names | first name, middle name
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
28. Patient.name:Name.prefix
Definition | Namensteile vor dem Vornamen, z.B. akademischer Titel. Part of the name that is acquired as a title due to academic, legal, employment or nobility status, etc. and that appears at the start of the name.
Short | Namensteile vor dem VornamenParts that come before the name
Comments | Note that FHIR strings SHALL NOT exceed 1MB in size
Control | 0..*
Type | string
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
30. Patient.name:Name.prefix.extension:prefix-qualifier
Slice Name | prefix-qualifier
Definition | A set of codes each of which specifies a certain subcategory of the name part in addition to the main name part type.
Short | LS | AC | NB | PR | HON | BR | AD | SP | MID | CL | IN | VV
Comments | Used to indicate additional information about the name part and how it should be used.
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(EN Qualifier) (Extension Type: code)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
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())
32. Patient.name:Name.prefix.extension:prefix-qualifier.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..0* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
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.name.prefix.extension.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
34. Patient.name:Name.prefix.extension:prefix-qualifier.url
Definition | Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.
Short | identifies the meaning of the extension
Comments | The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.
Control | 1..1
Type | uri
XML Format | In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Fixed Value | `http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-EN-qualifier`
36. Patient.name:Name.prefix.extension:prefix-qualifier.value[x]
Definition | Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility for a list).
Short | Value of extension
Control | 10..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from For codes, see EntityNamePartQualifier (required to `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/name-part-qualifier` )
Type | code, date, Meta, Address, Attachment, integer, Count, DataRequirement, Dosage, uuid, Identifier, Coding, SampledData, id, positiveInt, Distance, Period, Duration, canonical, Range, RelatedArtifact, base64Binary, UsageContext, Timing, decimal, CodeableConcept, ParameterDefinition, dateTime, string, Contributor, oid, instant, ContactPoint, HumanName, Money, markdown, Ratio, Age, Reference, TriggerDefinition, Quantity, uri, url, Annotation, ContactDetail, boolean, Expression, Signature, unsignedInt, time
[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
Fixed Value | `AC`
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
38. Patient.name:Geburtsname
Slice Name | Geburtsname
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..1* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | HumanName(HumanName, deutsches Basisprofil)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Requirements | Need to be able to track the patient by multiple names. Examples are your official name and a partner name.
Pattern Value | `{ "use" : "maiden" }`
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
40. Patient.name:Geburtsname.use
Definition | Identifies the purpose for this name.
Short | usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden
Comments | Applications can assume that a name is current unless it explicitly says that it is temporary or old.
Control | 10..1
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from NameUse http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/name-use|4.0.1 (required to `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/name-use|4.0.1` ) The use of a human name.
Type | code
Is Modifier | true because This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not mistake a temporary or old name etc.for a current/permanent one
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Requirements | Allows the appropriate name for a particular context of use to be selected from among a set of names.
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
42. Patient.name:Geburtsname.family
Definition | Der vollständige Familienname, einschließlich aller Vorsatz- und Zusatzwörter, mit Leerzeichen getrennt. The part of a name that links to the genealogy. In some cultures (e.g. Eritrea) the family name of a son is the first name of his father.
Short | FamiliennameFamily name (often called 'Surname')
Comments | Family Name may be decomposed into specific parts using extensions (de, nl, es related cultures).
Control | 10..1
Type | string
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Alternate Names | surname
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
44. Patient.name:Geburtsname.family.extension:namenszusatz
Slice Name | namenszusatz
Definition | Namenszusatz als Bestandteil das Nachnamens, wie in VSDM (Versichertenstammdatenmanagement, "eGK") definiert. Beispiele: Gräfin, Prinz oder Fürst
Short | Namenszusatz gemäß VSDM (Versichertenstammdatenmanagement, "eGK")
Comments | Die Extension wurde erstellt aufgrund der Anforderung, die auf der eGK vorhandenen Patientenstammdaten in FHIR abbilden zu können. Auf der eGK werden die Namensbestandteile "Namenszusatz" und "Vorsatzwort" getrennt vom Nachnamen gespeichert. Anhand der Liste der zulässigen Namenszusätze ist deutlich erkennbar, dass es sich hierbei sinngemäß um Adelstitel handelt. Das Vorsatzwort kann durch die Core-Extension own-prefix (Canonical: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/humanname-own-prefix) abgebildet werden, für den Namenszusatz ergibt sich jedoch die Notwendikeit einer nationalen Extension, da in andern Ländern Adelstitel entweder gar nicht oder als reguläres Namenspräfix erfasst werden.
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Extension zur Erfassung der VSDM Namensbestandteile) (Extension Type: string)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
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())
46. Patient.name:Geburtsname.family.extension:nachname
Slice Name | nachname
Definition | The portion of the family name that is derived from the person's own surname, as distinguished from any portion that is derived from the surname of the person's partner or spouse.
Short | Portion derived from person's own surname
Comments | If the person's surname has legally changed to become (or incorporate) the surname of the person's partner or spouse, this is the person's surname immediately prior to such change. Often this is the person's "maiden name".
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Own Name) (Extension Type: string)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
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())
48. Patient.name:Geburtsname.family.extension:vorsatzwort
Slice Name | vorsatzwort
Definition | The prefix portion (e.g. voorvoegsel) of the family name that is derived from the person's own surname, as distinguished from any portion that is derived from the surname of the person's partner or spouse.
Short | Voorvoegsel derived from person's own surname
Comments | An example of a voorvoegsel is the "van" in "Ludwig van Beethoven". Since the voorvoegsel doesn't sort completely alphabetically, it is reasonable to specify it as a separate sub-component.
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Own Prefix) (Extension Type: string)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
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())
50. Patient.name:Geburtsname.given
Definition | Vorname der Person Given name.
Short | VornameGiven names (not always 'first'). Includes middle names
Comments | If only initials are recorded, they may be used in place of the full name parts. Initials may be separated into multiple given names but often aren't due to paractical limitations. This element is not called "first name" since given names do not always come first.
Control | 0..0*
Type | string
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | true
Alternate Names | first name, middle name
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
52. Patient.name:Geburtsname.prefix
Definition | Namensteile vor dem Vornamen, z.B. akademischer Titel. Part of the name that is acquired as a title due to academic, legal, employment or nobility status, etc. and that appears at the start of the name.
Short | Namensteile vor dem VornamenParts that come before the name
Comments | Note that FHIR strings SHALL NOT exceed 1MB in size
Control | 0..0*
Type | string
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()))
55. Patient.name:Geburtsname.suffix
Definition | Namensteile nach dem Nachnamen Part of the name that is acquired as a title due to academic, legal, employment or nobility status, etc. and that appears at the end of the name.
Short | Namensteile nach dem NachnamenParts that come after the name
Comments | Note that FHIR strings SHALL NOT exceed 1MB in size
Control | 0..0*
Type | string
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()))
57. 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 http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/administrative-gender|4.0.1 (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
Must Support | true
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()))
59. Patient.gender.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..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
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.gender.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
61. Patient.gender.extension:other-amtlich
Slice Name | other-amtlich
Definition | Optional Extension Element - found in all resources.
Short | Optional Extensions Element
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Differenzierung des administrativen Geschlechts 'other') (Extension Type: Coding)
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())
63. Patient.birthDate
Definition | The date of birth for the individual.
Short | Das Geburtsjahr ist immer anzugeben. Im Geburtsjahr oder im Geburtstag und im Geburtsmonat ist bei Ausländern '00' bzw. '0000' zulässig. Beispiel: 1990-00-00The date of birth for the individual
Comments | Bei Inländern ist immer ein logisch richtiges Geburtsdatum anzugeben. Bei Ausländern gilt folgendes: Zumindest das Geburtsjahr ist immer anzugeben. Im Geburtsjahr oder im Geburtstag und im Geburtsmonat ist bei Ausländern '00' bzw. '0000' zulässig, wenn der Geburtstag und der Geburtsmonat nicht zu ermitteln sind. Das Geburtsdatum muss komplett gefüllt sein. Beispiel: 1990-00-00 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 | 10..1
Type | date
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Requirements | 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
65. Patient.deceased[x]
Definition | 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 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-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()))
67. Patient.link
Definition | Link to another patient resource that concerns the same actual patient.
Short | Link to another patient resource that concerns the same actual person
Comments | There is no assumption that linked patient records have mutual links.
Control | 0..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
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: Duplicate patient records due to the clerical errors associated with the difficulties of identifying humans consistently, and Distribution of patient information across multiple servers.
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
69. 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..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
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()`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
71. 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 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-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())) ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided (reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids')))
73. 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 http://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 foundhere

0. Patient
Invariants | pat-de-1: Die amtliche Differenzierung der Geschlechtsangabe 'other' darf nur gefüllt sein, wenn das Geschlecht 'other' angegeben ist (`gender.exists() and gender='other' implies gender.extension('http://fhir.de/StructureDefinition/gender-amtlich-de').exists()`)
2. Patient.identifier
Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Must Support | true
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on `Patient.identifier`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: pattern @ $this
4. Patient.identifier:KVNR
Slice Name | KVNR
Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Control | 0..1
Type | Identifier(Identifier-Profil für die 10-stellige Krankenversichertennummer)
Must Support | true
Pattern Value | `{ "system" : "http://fhir.de/sid/gkv/kvid-10" }`
6. Patient.name
Comments | Um die Unterscheidung der Namensbestandteile gemäß dem VSDM-Datensatz beizubehalten oder Präfixe als akademische Titel zu qualifizieren, können Anbieter die im deutschen HumanName-Basisprofil spezifizierten Erweiterungen unterstützen: HumanName DE Basis (https://simplifier.net/basisprofil-de-r4/humannamedebasis). Dies ist jedoch nicht verpflichtend im Rahmen dieser Spezifikation.
Control | 1..?
Must Support | true
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on `Patient.name`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ $this
8. Patient.name:Name
Slice Name | Name
Control | 1..1
Type | HumanName(HumanName, deutsches Basisprofil)
Must Support | true
Pattern Value | `{ "use" : "official" }`
10. Patient.name:Name.use
Control | 1..?
Must Support | true
12. Patient.name:Name.family
Control | 1..?
Must Support | true
14. Patient.name:Name.family.extension:namenszusatz
Slice Name | namenszusatz
Must Support | true
16. Patient.name:Name.family.extension:nachname
Slice Name | nachname
Must Support | true
18. Patient.name:Name.family.extension:vorsatzwort
Slice Name | vorsatzwort
Must Support | true
20. Patient.name:Name.given
Control | 1..?
Must Support | true
22. Patient.name:Name.prefix
Must Support | true
24. Patient.name:Name.prefix.extension:prefix-qualifier
Slice Name | prefix-qualifier
Must Support | true
26. Patient.name:Name.prefix.extension:prefix-qualifier.value[x]
[x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
Fixed Value | `AC`
28. Patient.name:Geburtsname
Slice Name | Geburtsname
Control | 0..1
Type | HumanName(HumanName, deutsches Basisprofil)
Must Support | true
Pattern Value | `{ "use" : "maiden" }`
30. Patient.name:Geburtsname.use
Control | 1..?
Must Support | true
32. Patient.name:Geburtsname.family
Control | 1..?
Must Support | true
34. Patient.name:Geburtsname.family.extension:namenszusatz
Slice Name | namenszusatz
Must Support | true
36. Patient.name:Geburtsname.family.extension:nachname
Slice Name | nachname
Must Support | true
38. Patient.name:Geburtsname.family.extension:vorsatzwort
Slice Name | vorsatzwort
Must Support | true
40. Patient.name:Geburtsname.given
Control | 0..0
42. Patient.name:Geburtsname.prefix
Control | 0..0
44. Patient.name:Geburtsname.suffix
Control | 0..0
46. Patient.gender
Must Support | true
48. Patient.gender.extension
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on `Patient.gender.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
50. Patient.gender.extension:other-amtlich
Slice Name | other-amtlich
Control | 0..1
Type | Extension(Differenzierung des administrativen Geschlechts 'other') (Extension Type: Coding)
52. Patient.birthDate
Short | Das Geburtsjahr ist immer anzugeben. Im Geburtsjahr oder im Geburtstag und im Geburtsmonat ist bei Ausländern '00' bzw. '0000' zulässig. Beispiel: 1990-00-00
Comments | Bei Inländern ist immer ein logisch richtiges Geburtsdatum anzugeben. Bei Ausländern gilt folgendes: Zumindest das Geburtsjahr ist immer anzugeben. Im Geburtsjahr oder im Geburtstag und im Geburtsmonat ist bei Ausländern '00' bzw. '0000' zulässig, wenn der Geburtstag und der Geburtsmonat nicht zu ermitteln sind. Das Geburtsdatum muss komplett gefüllt sein. Beispiel: 1990-00-00
Control | 1..?
Must Support | true
LOINC Code |

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere

0. Patient
Definition | Demographics and other administrative information about an individual or animal receiving care or other health-related services.
Short | Information 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()`) pat-de-1: Die amtliche Differenzierung der Geschlechtsangabe 'other' darf nur gefüllt sein, wenn das Geschlecht 'other' angegeben ist (`gender.exists() and gender='other' implies gender.extension('http://fhir.de/StructureDefinition/gender-amtlich-de').exists()`)
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|4.0.1` ) A human language.
Additional Bindings | Purpose
AllLanguages | Max Binding
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 | 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 | 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()`)
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on `Patient.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
16. 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()`)
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on `Patient.modifierExtension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
18. Patient.identifier
Definition | An identifier for this patient.
Short | An 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
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | true
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())`)
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on `Patient.identifier`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: pattern @ $this
20. Patient.identifier:KVNR
Slice Name | KVNR
Definition | An identifier for this patient.
Short | An identifier for this patient
Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Identifier(Identifier-Profil für die 10-stellige Krankenversichertennummer)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Requirements | Patients are almost always assigned specific numerical identifiers.
Pattern Value | `{ "system" : "http://fhir.de/sid/gkv/kvid-10" }`
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
22. 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())`)
24. Patient.name
Definition | A name associated with the individual.
Short | A name associated with the patient
Comments | Um die Unterscheidung der Namensbestandteile gemäß dem VSDM-Datensatz beizubehalten oder Präfixe als akademische Titel zu qualifizieren, können Anbieter die im deutschen HumanName-Basisprofil spezifizierten Erweiterungen unterstützen: HumanName DE Basis (https://simplifier.net/basisprofil-de-r4/humannamedebasis). Dies ist jedoch nicht verpflichtend im Rahmen dieser Spezifikation.
Control | 1..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | HumanName
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
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())`)
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on `Patient.name`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ $this
26. Patient.name:Name
Slice Name | 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 | 1..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | HumanName(HumanName, deutsches Basisprofil)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Requirements | Need to be able to track the patient by multiple names. Examples are your official name and a partner name.
Pattern Value | `{ "use" : "official" }`
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
28. Patient.name:Name.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
30. Patient.name:Name.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()`)
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on `Patient.name.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
32. Patient.name:Name.use
Definition | Identifies the purpose for this name.
Short | usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden
Comments | Applications can assume that a name is current unless it explicitly says that it is temporary or old.
Control | 1..1
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from NameUse (required to `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/name-use|4.0.1` ) The use of a human name.
Type | code
Is Modifier | true because This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not mistake a temporary or old name etc.for a current/permanent one
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Requirements | Allows the appropriate name for a particular context of use to be selected from among a set of names.
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
34. Patient.name:Name.text
Definition | Specifies the entire name as it should be displayed e.g. on an application UI. This may be provided instead of or as well as the specific parts.
Short | Text representation of the full name
Comments | Can provide both a text representation and parts. Applications updating a name SHALL ensure that when both text and parts are present, no content is included in the text that isn't found in a part.
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | true
Requirements | A renderable, unencoded form.
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
36. Patient.name:Name.family
Definition | Der vollständige Familienname, einschließlich aller Vorsatz- und Zusatzwörter, mit Leerzeichen getrennt.
Short | Familienname
Comments | Family Name may be decomposed into specific parts using extensions (de, nl, es related cultures).
Control | 1..1
Type | string
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Alternate Names | surname
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
38. Patient.name:Name.family.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
40. Patient.name:Name.family.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()`)
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on `Patient.name.family.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
42. Patient.name:Name.family.extension:namenszusatz
Slice Name | namenszusatz
Definition | Namenszusatz als Bestandteil das Nachnamens, wie in VSDM (Versichertenstammdatenmanagement, "eGK") definiert. Beispiele: Gräfin, Prinz oder Fürst
Short | Namenszusatz gemäß VSDM (Versichertenstammdatenmanagement, "eGK")
Comments | Die Extension wurde erstellt aufgrund der Anforderung, die auf der eGK vorhandenen Patientenstammdaten in FHIR abbilden zu können. Auf der eGK werden die Namensbestandteile "Namenszusatz" und "Vorsatzwort" getrennt vom Nachnamen gespeichert. Anhand der Liste der zulässigen Namenszusätze ist deutlich erkennbar, dass es sich hierbei sinngemäß um Adelstitel handelt. Das Vorsatzwort kann durch die Core-Extension own-prefix (Canonical: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/humanname-own-prefix) abgebildet werden, für den Namenszusatz ergibt sich jedoch die Notwendikeit einer nationalen Extension, da in andern Ländern Adelstitel entweder gar nicht oder als reguläres Namenspräfix erfasst werden.
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Extension zur Erfassung der VSDM Namensbestandteile) (Extension Type: string)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
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()`)
44. Patient.name:Name.family.extension:nachname
Slice Name | nachname
Definition | The portion of the family name that is derived from the person's own surname, as distinguished from any portion that is derived from the surname of the person's partner or spouse.
Short | Portion derived from person's own surname
Comments | If the person's surname has legally changed to become (or incorporate) the surname of the person's partner or spouse, this is the person's surname immediately prior to such change. Often this is the person's "maiden name".
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Own Name) (Extension Type: string)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
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()`)
46. Patient.name:Name.family.extension:vorsatzwort
Slice Name | vorsatzwort
Definition | The prefix portion (e.g. voorvoegsel) of the family name that is derived from the person's own surname, as distinguished from any portion that is derived from the surname of the person's partner or spouse.
Short | Voorvoegsel derived from person's own surname
Comments | An example of a voorvoegsel is the "van" in "Ludwig van Beethoven". Since the voorvoegsel doesn't sort completely alphabetically, it is reasonable to specify it as a separate sub-component.
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Own Prefix) (Extension Type: string)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
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()`)
48. Patient.name:Name.family.value
Definition | Primitive value for string
Short | Primitive value for string
Control | 0..1
Type | string
XML Format | In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Max Length: | 1048576
50. Patient.name:Name.given
Definition | Vorname der Person
Short | Vorname
Comments | If only initials are recorded, they may be used in place of the full name parts. Initials may be separated into multiple given names but often aren't due to paractical limitations. This element is not called "first name" since given names do not always come first.
Control | 1..*
Type | string
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Alternate Names | first name, middle name
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
52. Patient.name:Name.prefix
Definition | Namensteile vor dem Vornamen, z.B. akademischer Titel.
Short | Namensteile vor dem Vornamen
Comments | Note that FHIR strings SHALL NOT exceed 1MB in size
Control | 0..*
Type | string
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
54. Patient.name:Name.prefix.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
56. Patient.name:Name.prefix.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()`)
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on `Patient.name.prefix.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
58. Patient.name:Name.prefix.extension:prefix-qualifier
Slice Name | prefix-qualifier
Definition | A set of codes each of which specifies a certain subcategory of the name part in addition to the main name part type.
Short | LS | AC | NB | PR | HON | BR | AD | SP | MID | CL | IN | VV
Comments | Used to indicate additional information about the name part and how it should be used.
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(EN Qualifier) (Extension Type: code)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
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()`)
60. Patient.name:Name.prefix.extension:prefix-qualifier.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
62. Patient.name:Name.prefix.extension:prefix-qualifier.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..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.name.prefix.extension.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
64. Patient.name:Name.prefix.extension:prefix-qualifier.url
Definition | Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.
Short | identifies the meaning of the extension
Comments | The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.
Control | 1..1
Type | uri
XML Format | In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Fixed Value | `http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-EN-qualifier`
66. Patient.name:Name.prefix.extension:prefix-qualifier.value[x]
Definition | Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility for a list).
Short | Value of extension
Control | 1..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from EntityNamePartQualifier (required to `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/name-part-qualifier` )
Type | code
[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
Fixed Value | `AC`
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
68. Patient.name:Name.prefix.value
Definition | Primitive value for string
Short | Primitive value for string
Control | 0..1
Type | string
XML Format | In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Max Length: | 1048576
70. Patient.name:Name.suffix
Definition | Namensteile nach dem Nachnamen
Short | Namensteile nach dem Nachnamen
Comments | Note that FHIR strings SHALL NOT exceed 1MB in size
Control | 0..*
Type | string
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())`)
72. Patient.name:Name.period
Definition | Indicates the period of time when this name was valid for the named person.
Short | Time period when name was/is in use
Comments | A Period specifies a range of time; the context of use will specify whether the entire range applies (e.g. "the patient was an inpatient of the hospital for this time range") or one value from the range applies (e.g. "give to the patient between these two times"). Period is not used for a duration (a measure of elapsed time). See Duration.
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Period
Is Modifier | false
Summary | true
Requirements | Allows names to be placed in historical context.
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) per-1: If present, start SHALL have a lower value than end (`start.hasValue().not() or end.hasValue().not() or (start <= end)`)
74. Patient.name:Geburtsname
Slice Name | Geburtsname
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..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | HumanName(HumanName, deutsches Basisprofil)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Requirements | Need to be able to track the patient by multiple names. Examples are your official name and a partner name.
Pattern Value | `{ "use" : "maiden" }`
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
76. Patient.name:Geburtsname.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
78. Patient.name:Geburtsname.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()`)
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on `Patient.name.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
80. Patient.name:Geburtsname.use
Definition | Identifies the purpose for this name.
Short | usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden
Comments | Applications can assume that a name is current unless it explicitly says that it is temporary or old.
Control | 1..1
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from NameUse (required to `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/name-use|4.0.1` ) The use of a human name.
Type | code
Is Modifier | true because This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not mistake a temporary or old name etc.for a current/permanent one
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Requirements | Allows the appropriate name for a particular context of use to be selected from among a set of names.
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
82. Patient.name:Geburtsname.text
Definition | Specifies the entire name as it should be displayed e.g. on an application UI. This may be provided instead of or as well as the specific parts.
Short | Text representation of the full name
Comments | Can provide both a text representation and parts. Applications updating a name SHALL ensure that when both text and parts are present, no content is included in the text that isn't found in a part.
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | true
Requirements | A renderable, unencoded form.
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
84. Patient.name:Geburtsname.family
Definition | Der vollständige Familienname, einschließlich aller Vorsatz- und Zusatzwörter, mit Leerzeichen getrennt.
Short | Familienname
Comments | Family Name may be decomposed into specific parts using extensions (de, nl, es related cultures).
Control | 1..1
Type | string
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Alternate Names | surname
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
86. Patient.name:Geburtsname.family.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
88. Patient.name:Geburtsname.family.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()`)
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on `Patient.name.family.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
90. Patient.name:Geburtsname.family.extension:namenszusatz
Slice Name | namenszusatz
Definition | Namenszusatz als Bestandteil das Nachnamens, wie in VSDM (Versichertenstammdatenmanagement, "eGK") definiert. Beispiele: Gräfin, Prinz oder Fürst
Short | Namenszusatz gemäß VSDM (Versichertenstammdatenmanagement, "eGK")
Comments | Die Extension wurde erstellt aufgrund der Anforderung, die auf der eGK vorhandenen Patientenstammdaten in FHIR abbilden zu können. Auf der eGK werden die Namensbestandteile "Namenszusatz" und "Vorsatzwort" getrennt vom Nachnamen gespeichert. Anhand der Liste der zulässigen Namenszusätze ist deutlich erkennbar, dass es sich hierbei sinngemäß um Adelstitel handelt. Das Vorsatzwort kann durch die Core-Extension own-prefix (Canonical: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/humanname-own-prefix) abgebildet werden, für den Namenszusatz ergibt sich jedoch die Notwendikeit einer nationalen Extension, da in andern Ländern Adelstitel entweder gar nicht oder als reguläres Namenspräfix erfasst werden.
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Extension zur Erfassung der VSDM Namensbestandteile) (Extension Type: string)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
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()`)
92. Patient.name:Geburtsname.family.extension:nachname
Slice Name | nachname
Definition | The portion of the family name that is derived from the person's own surname, as distinguished from any portion that is derived from the surname of the person's partner or spouse.
Short | Portion derived from person's own surname
Comments | If the person's surname has legally changed to become (or incorporate) the surname of the person's partner or spouse, this is the person's surname immediately prior to such change. Often this is the person's "maiden name".
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Own Name) (Extension Type: string)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
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()`)
94. Patient.name:Geburtsname.family.extension:vorsatzwort
Slice Name | vorsatzwort
Definition | The prefix portion (e.g. voorvoegsel) of the family name that is derived from the person's own surname, as distinguished from any portion that is derived from the surname of the person's partner or spouse.
Short | Voorvoegsel derived from person's own surname
Comments | An example of a voorvoegsel is the "van" in "Ludwig van Beethoven". Since the voorvoegsel doesn't sort completely alphabetically, it is reasonable to specify it as a separate sub-component.
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Own Prefix) (Extension Type: string)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
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()`)
96. Patient.name:Geburtsname.family.value
Definition | Primitive value for string
Short | Primitive value for string
Control | 0..1
Type | string
XML Format | In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Max Length: | 1048576
98. Patient.name:Geburtsname.given
Definition | Vorname der Person
Short | Vorname
Comments | If only initials are recorded, they may be used in place of the full name parts. Initials may be separated into multiple given names but often aren't due to paractical limitations. This element is not called "first name" since given names do not always come first.
Control | 0..0
Type | string
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | true
Alternate Names | first name, middle name
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
100. Patient.name:Geburtsname.prefix
Definition | Namensteile vor dem Vornamen, z.B. akademischer Titel.
Short | Namensteile vor dem Vornamen
Comments | Note that FHIR strings SHALL NOT exceed 1MB in size
Control | 0..0
Type | string
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())`)
106. Patient.name:Geburtsname.suffix
Definition | Namensteile nach dem Nachnamen
Short | Namensteile nach dem Nachnamen
Comments | Note that FHIR strings SHALL NOT exceed 1MB in size
Control | 0..0
Type | string
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())`)
108. Patient.name:Geburtsname.period
Definition | Indicates the period of time when this name was valid for the named person.
Short | Time period when name was/is in use
Comments | A Period specifies a range of time; the context of use will specify whether the entire range applies (e.g. "the patient was an inpatient of the hospital for this time range") or one value from the range applies (e.g. "give to the patient between these two times"). Period is not used for a duration (a measure of elapsed time). See Duration.
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Period
Is Modifier | false
Summary | true
Requirements | Allows names to be placed in historical context.
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) per-1: If present, start SHALL have a lower value than end (`start.hasValue().not() or end.hasValue().not() or (start <= end)`)
110. 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..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | ContactPoint
Is Modifier | false
Summary | true
Requirements | People have (primary) ways to contact them in some way such as phone, email.
Invariants | cpt-2: A system is required if a value is provided. (`value.empty() or system.exists()`) ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
112. 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
Must Support | true
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())`)
114. Patient.gender.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
116. Patient.gender.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.gender.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
118. Patient.gender.extension:other-amtlich
Slice Name | other-amtlich
Definition | Optional Extension Element - found in all resources.
Short | Optional Extensions Element
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Differenzierung des administrativen Geschlechts 'other') (Extension Type: Coding)
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()`)
120. Patient.gender.value
Definition | Primitive value for code
Short | Primitive value for code
Control | 0..1
Type | code
Is Modifier | false
XML Format | In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Summary | false
Max Length: | 1048576
122. Patient.birthDate
Definition | The date of birth for the individual.
Short | Das Geburtsjahr ist immer anzugeben. Im Geburtsjahr oder im Geburtstag und im Geburtsmonat ist bei Ausländern '00' bzw. '0000' zulässig. Beispiel: 1990-00-00
Comments | Bei Inländern ist immer ein logisch richtiges Geburtsdatum anzugeben. Bei Ausländern gilt folgendes: Zumindest das Geburtsjahr ist immer anzugeben. Im Geburtsjahr oder im Geburtstag und im Geburtsmonat ist bei Ausländern '00' bzw. '0000' zulässig, wenn der Geburtstag und der Geburtsmonat nicht zu ermitteln sind. Das Geburtsdatum muss komplett gefüllt sein. Beispiel: 1990-00-00
Control | 1..1
Type | date
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Requirements | 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
124. Patient.deceased[x]
Definition | 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 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-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())`)
126. Patient.address
Definition | An address for the individual.
Short | An address for the individual
Comments | 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
Is Modifier | false
Summary | true
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())`)
128. Patient.maritalStatus
Definition | This field contains a patient's most recent marital (civil) status.
Short | Marital (civil) status of a patient
Comments | Not all terminology uses fit this general pattern. In some cases, models should not use CodeableConcept and use Coding directly and provide their own structure for managing text, codings, translations and the relationship between elements and pre- and post-coordination.
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Binding | Unless not suitable, these codes SHALL be taken from Marital Status Codes (extensible to `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/marital-status|4.0.1` ) The domestic partnership status of a person.
Type | CodeableConcept
Is Modifier | 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())`)
130. 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 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-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
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())`)
132. Patient.photo
Definition | Image of the patient.
Short | Image of the patient
Comments | Guidelines: Use id photos, not clinical photos. Limit dimensions to thumbnail. Keep byte count low to ease resource updates.
Control | 0..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Attachment
Is Modifier | false
Requirements | Many EHR systems have the capability to capture an image of the patient. Fits with newer social media usage too.
Invariants | att-1: If the Attachment has data, it SHALL have a contentType (`data.empty() or contentType.exists()`) ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
134. 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..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | BackboneElement
Is Modifier | 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()`)
136. 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
138. 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()`)
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on `Patient.contact.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
140. 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()`)
142. Patient.contact.relationship
Definition | The nature of the relationship between the patient and the contact person.
Short | The kind of relationship
Comments | Not all terminology uses fit this general pattern. In some cases, models should not use CodeableConcept and use Coding directly and provide their own structure for managing text, codings, translations and the relationship between elements and pre- and post-coordination.
Control | 0..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Binding | Unless not suitable, these codes SHALL be taken from PatientContactRelationship (extensible to `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/patient-contactrelationship|4.0.1` ) The nature of the relationship between a patient and a contact person for that patient.
Type | CodeableConcept
Is Modifier | 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())`)
144. Patient.contact.name
Definition | A name associated with the contact person.
Short | A name associated with the contact person
Comments | Names may be changed, or repudiated, or people may have different names in different contexts. Names may be divided into parts of different type that have variable significance depending on context, though the division into parts does not always matter. With personal names, the different parts might or might not be imbued with some implicit meaning; various cultures associate different importance with the name parts and the degree to which systems must care about name parts around the world varies widely.
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | HumanName
Is Modifier | 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())`)
146. 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..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | ContactPoint
Is Modifier | false
Requirements | People have (primary) ways to contact them in some way such as phone, email.
Invariants | cpt-2: A system is required if a value is provided. (`value.empty() or system.exists()`) ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
148. Patient.contact.address
Definition | Address for the contact person.
Short | Address for the contact person
Comments | Note: address is intended to describe postal addresses for administrative purposes, not to describe absolute geographical coordinates. Postal addresses are often used as proxies for physical locations (also see the Location resource).
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | 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())`)
150. 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())`)
152. 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
Comments | References SHALL be a reference to an actual FHIR resource, and SHALL be resolveable (allowing for access control, temporary unavailability, etc.). Resolution can be either by retrieval from the URL, or, where applicable by resource type, by treating an absolute reference as a canonical URL and looking it up in a local registry/repository.
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1, pat-1
Type | Reference(Organization)
Is Modifier | 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())`) ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided (`reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))`)
154. 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
Comments | A Period specifies a range of time; the context of use will specify whether the entire range applies (e.g. "the patient was an inpatient of the hospital for this time range") or one value from the range applies (e.g. "give to the patient between these two times"). Period is not used for a duration (a measure of elapsed time). See Duration.
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Period
Is Modifier | false
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) per-1: If present, start SHALL have a lower value than end (`start.hasValue().not() or end.hasValue().not() or (start <= end)`)
156. 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..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | BackboneElement
Is Modifier | 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())`)
158. 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
160. 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()`)
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on `Patient.communication.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
162. 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()`)
164. 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 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Binding | The codes SHOULD be taken from CommonLanguages (preferred to `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages|4.0.1` ) A human language.
Additional Bindings | Purpose
AllLanguages | Max Binding
Type | CodeableConcept
Is Modifier | 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())`)
166. 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())`)
168. 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..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Reference(Organization, Practitioner, PractitionerRole)
Is Modifier | false
Alternate Names | careProvider
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided (`reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))`)
170. 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 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-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())`) ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided (`reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))`)
172. Patient.link
Definition | Link to another patient resource that concerns the same actual patient.
Short | Link to another patient resource that concerns the same actual person
Comments | There is no assumption that linked patient records have mutual links.
Control | 0..* This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
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: Duplicate patient records due to the clerical errors associated with the difficulties of identifying humans consistently, and Distribution of patient information across multiple servers.
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
174. 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
176. 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()`)
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on `Patient.link.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
178. 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()`)
180. 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 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-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())`) ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided (`reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))`)
182. 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())`)