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Clinical Decision Support Work Group | Maturity Level: N/A | Ballot Status: STU 3 |
The ContactDetail structure defines general contact details.

Structure
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Σ | Element | Contact information | |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | string | Name of an individual to contact |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..* | ContactPoint | Contact details for individual or organization |
Documentation for this format | ||||
UML Diagram (Legend)
XML Template
<[name] xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"><!-- from Element: extension --> <name value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Name of an individual to contact --> <telecom><!-- 0..* ContactPoint Contact details for individual or organization --></telecom> </[name]>
JSON Template
{
"resourceType" : "ContactDetail",
// from Element: extension
"name" : "<string>", // Name of an individual to contact
"telecom" : [{ ContactPoint }] // Contact details for individual or organization
}
Turtle Template
@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> . [ # from Element: Element.extension fhir:ContactDetail.name [ string ]; # 0..1 Name of an individual to contact fhir:ContactDetail.telecom [ ContactPoint ], ... ; # 0..* Contact details for individual or organization ]
Changes since DSTU2
This complex-type did not exist in Release 2
Structure
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints![]() |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Σ | Element | Contact information | |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..1 | string | Name of an individual to contact |
![]() ![]() | Σ | 0..* | ContactPoint | Contact details for individual or organization |
Documentation for this format | ||||
XML Template
<[name] xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"><!-- from Element: extension --> <name value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Name of an individual to contact --> <telecom><!-- 0..* ContactPoint Contact details for individual or organization --></telecom> </[name]>
JSON Template
{
"resourceType" : "ContactDetail",
// from Element: extension
"name" : "<string>", // Name of an individual to contact
"telecom" : [{ ContactPoint }] // Contact details for individual or organization
}
Turtle Template
@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> . [ # from Element: Element.extension fhir:ContactDetail.name [ string ]; # 0..1 Name of an individual to contact fhir:ContactDetail.telecom [ ContactPoint ], ... ; # 0..* Contact details for individual or organization ]
Constraints
ContactDetail is used in the following places: ActivityDefinition, DecisionSupportServiceModule, Library, Measure and PlanDefinition
