The type of a provenance participant. Use either a defined FHIR resource type, or, if the reference is not to a resource, one of the defined codes, or some other code if none of the defined codes are appropriate.
This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/provenance-participant-type defines the following codes:
| Code | Display | Definition |
| person | Person | The participant is a person acting on their on behalf or on behalf of the patient rather than as an practitioner for an organization. I.e. "not a healthcare provider". |
| practitioner | Practitioner | The participant is a practitioner, a person (provider) who is directly or indirectly involved in the provisioning of healthcare. |
| organization | Organization | The participant is an organization. |
| software | Software | The participant is a software application including services, algorithms, etc. |
| patient | Patient | The participant is the patient, a person or animal receiving care or other health-related services. |
| device | Device | The participant is a device, an instance of a manufactured thing that is used in the provision of healthcare without being substantially changed through that activity. The device may be a machine, an insert, a computer, an application, etc. This includes durable (reusable) medical equipment as well as disposable equipment used for diagnostic, treatment, and research for healthcare and public health. |
| related-person | Related Person | The participant is a related person, a person that is involved in the care for a patient, but who is not the target of healthcare, nor has a formal responsibility in the care process. |