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Contactpoint.profile.xml

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StructureDefinition for ContactPoint

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            <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#ContactPoint" title="ContactPoint : Details for all kinds of technology mediated contact points for a person
             or organization, including telephone, email, etc.">ContactPoint</a>
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            <span style="padding: 3px" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span>
            <span style="padding: 3px" title="This element has or is affected by some invariants">I</span>
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            <a href="element.html">Element</a>
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid;
           padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Details of a Technology mediated contact point (phone, fax, email, etc.)
            <br/>
            <span style="font-style: italic" title="cpt-2">A system is required if a value is provided.</span>
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            <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#ContactPoint.system" title="ContactPoint.system : Telecommunications form for contact point - what communications
             system is required to make use of the contact.">system</a>
            <a name="ContactPoint.system"> </a>
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            <span style="padding: 3px" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span>
            <span style="padding: 3px" title="This element has or is affected by some invariants">I</span>
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            <a href="datatypes.html#code">code</a>
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           padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">phone | fax | email | pager | url | other
            <br/>
            <a href="valueset-contact-point-system.html" title="Telecommunications form for contact point">ContactPointSystem</a> (
            <a href="terminologies.html#required" title="To be conformant, instances of this element SHALL include a code from the specified value
             set.">Required</a>)
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            <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#ContactPoint.value" title="ContactPoint.value : The actual contact point details, in a form that is meaningful to
             the designated communication system (i.e. phone number or email address).">value</a>
            <a name="ContactPoint.value"> </a>
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            <span style="padding: 3px" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span>
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            <a href="datatypes.html#string">string</a>
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            <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#ContactPoint.use" title="ContactPoint.use : Identifies the purpose for the contact point.">use</a>
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            <a href="datatypes.html#code">code</a>
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           padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point
            <br/>
            <a href="valueset-contact-point-use.html" title="Use of contact point">ContactPointUse</a> (
            <a href="terminologies.html#required" title="To be conformant, instances of this element SHALL include a code from the specified value
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            <span style="padding: 3px" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span>
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            <a href="datatypes.html#positiveInt">positiveInt</a>
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid;
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            <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#ContactPoint.period" title="ContactPoint.period : Time period when the contact point was/is in use.">period</a>
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            <span style="padding: 3px" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span>
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           padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">0..1</td>
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           padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">
            <a href="datatypes.html#Period">Period</a>
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          <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid;
           padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Time period when the contact point was/is in use</td>
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  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ContactPoint"/>
  <name value="ContactPoint"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 FHIR Standard"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <date value="2016-12-06T12:22:34+11:00"/>
  <description value="Base StructureDefinition for ContactPoint Type"/>
  <purpose value="Need to track phone, fax, mobile, sms numbers, email addresses, twitter tags, etc."/>
  <fhirVersion value="1.8.0"/>
  <mapping>
    <identity value="v2"/>
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/v2"/>
    <name value="HL7 v2 Mapping"/>
  </mapping>
  <mapping>
    <identity value="rim"/>
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/v3"/>
    <name value="RIM Mapping"/>
  </mapping>
  <mapping>
    <identity value="servd"/>
    <uri value="http://www.omg.org/spec/ServD/1.0/"/>
    <name value="ServD"/>
  </mapping>
  <kind value="complex-type"/>
  <abstract value="false"/>
  <type value="ContactPoint"/>
  <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/>
  <derivation value="specialization"/>
  <snapshot>
    <element id="ContactPoint">
      <path value="ContactPoint"/>
      <short value="Details of a Technology mediated contact point (phone, fax, email, etc.)"/>
      <definition value="Details for all kinds of technology mediated contact points for a person or organization,
       including telephone, email, etc."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <condition value="ele-1"/>
      <constraint>
        <key value="ele-1"/>
        <severity value="error"/>
        <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/>
        <expression value="children().count() &gt; id.count()"/>
        <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/>
        <source value="Element"/>
      </constraint>
      <constraint>
        <key value="cpt-2"/>
        <severity value="error"/>
        <human value="A system is required if a value is provided."/>
        <expression value="value.empty() or system.exists()"/>
        <xpath value="not(exists(f:value)) or exists(f:system)"/>
      </constraint>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="XTN"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="TEL"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="servd"/>
        <map value="ContactPoint"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="ContactPoint.id">
      <path value="ContactPoint.id"/>
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
      <short value="xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)"/>
      <definition value="unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any
       string value that does not contain spaces."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Element.id"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="ContactPoint.extension">
      <path value="ContactPoint.extension"/>
      <short value="Additional Content defined by implementations"/>
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the element. In order 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."/>
      <comments value="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."/>
      <alias value="extensions"/>
      <alias value="user content"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Element.extension"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="ContactPoint.system">
      <path value="ContactPoint.system"/>
      <short value="phone | fax | email | pager | url | other"/>
      <definition value="Telecommunications form for contact point - what communications system is required to
       make use of the contact."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <condition value="cpt-2"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description value="Telecommunications form for contact point"/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/contact-point-system"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="XTN.3"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="./scheme"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="servd"/>
        <map value="./ContactPointType"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="ContactPoint.value">
      <path value="ContactPoint.value"/>
      <short value="The actual contact point details"/>
      <definition value="The actual contact point details, in a form that is meaningful to the designated communication
       system (i.e. phone number or email address)."/>
      <comments value="Additional text data such as phone extension numbers, or notes about use of the contact
       are sometimes included in the value."/>
      <requirements value="Need to support legacy numbers that are not in a tightly controlled format."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="XTN.1 (or XTN.12)"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="./url"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="servd"/>
        <map value="./Value"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="ContactPoint.use">
      <path value="ContactPoint.use"/>
      <short value="home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point"/>
      <definition value="Identifies the purpose for the contact point."/>
      <comments value="This is labeled as &quot;Is Modifier&quot; because applications should not mistake a temporary
       or old contact etc.for a current/permanent one. Applications can assume that a contact
       is current unless it explicitly says that it is temporary or old."/>
      <requirements value="Need to track the way a person uses this contact, so a user can choose which is appropriate
       for their purpose."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description value="Use of contact point"/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/contact-point-use"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="XTN.2 - but often indicated by field"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="unique(./use)"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="servd"/>
        <map value="./ContactPointPurpose"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="ContactPoint.rank">
      <path value="ContactPoint.rank"/>
      <short value="Specify preferred order of use (1 = highest)"/>
      <definition value="Specifies a preferred order in which to use a set of contacts. Contacts are ranked with
       lower values coming before higher values."/>
      <comments value="Note that rank does not necessarily follow the order in which the contacts are represented
       in the instance."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="positiveInt"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="ContactPoint.period">
      <path value="ContactPoint.period"/>
      <short value="Time period when the contact point was/is in use"/>
      <definition value="Time period when the contact point was/is in use."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Period"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="N/A"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="./useablePeriod[type=&quot;IVL&lt;TS&gt;&quot;]"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="servd"/>
        <map value="./StartDate and ./EndDate"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
  </snapshot>
  <differential>
    <element id="ContactPoint">
      <path value="ContactPoint"/>
      <short value="Details of a Technology mediated contact point (phone, fax, email, etc.)"/>
      <definition value="Details for all kinds of technology mediated contact points for a person or organization,
       including telephone, email, etc."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <constraint>
        <key value="cpt-2"/>
        <severity value="error"/>
        <human value="A system is required if a value is provided."/>
        <expression value="value.empty() or system.exists()"/>
        <xpath value="not(exists(f:value)) or exists(f:system)"/>
      </constraint>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="XTN"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="TEL"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="servd"/>
        <map value="ContactPoint"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="ContactPoint.system">
      <path value="ContactPoint.system"/>
      <short value="phone | fax | email | pager | url | other"/>
      <definition value="Telecommunications form for contact point - what communications system is required to
       make use of the contact."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <condition value="cpt-2"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description value="Telecommunications form for contact point"/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/contact-point-system"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="XTN.3"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="./scheme"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="servd"/>
        <map value="./ContactPointType"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="ContactPoint.value">
      <path value="ContactPoint.value"/>
      <short value="The actual contact point details"/>
      <definition value="The actual contact point details, in a form that is meaningful to the designated communication
       system (i.e. phone number or email address)."/>
      <comments value="Additional text data such as phone extension numbers, or notes about use of the contact
       are sometimes included in the value."/>
      <requirements value="Need to support legacy numbers that are not in a tightly controlled format."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="XTN.1 (or XTN.12)"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="./url"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="servd"/>
        <map value="./Value"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="ContactPoint.use">
      <path value="ContactPoint.use"/>
      <short value="home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point"/>
      <definition value="Identifies the purpose for the contact point."/>
      <comments value="This is labeled as &quot;Is Modifier&quot; because applications should not mistake a temporary
       or old contact etc.for a current/permanent one. Applications can assume that a contact
       is current unless it explicitly says that it is temporary or old."/>
      <requirements value="Need to track the way a person uses this contact, so a user can choose which is appropriate
       for their purpose."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description value="Use of contact point"/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/contact-point-use"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="XTN.2 - but often indicated by field"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="unique(./use)"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="servd"/>
        <map value="./ContactPointPurpose"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="ContactPoint.rank">
      <path value="ContactPoint.rank"/>
      <short value="Specify preferred order of use (1 = highest)"/>
      <definition value="Specifies a preferred order in which to use a set of contacts. Contacts are ranked with
       lower values coming before higher values."/>
      <comments value="Note that rank does not necessarily follow the order in which the contacts are represented
       in the instance."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="positiveInt"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="ContactPoint.period">
      <path value="ContactPoint.period"/>
      <short value="Time period when the contact point was/is in use"/>
      <definition value="Time period when the contact point was/is in use."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Period"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="N/A"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="./useablePeriod[type=&quot;IVL&lt;TS&gt;&quot;]"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="servd"/>
        <map value="./StartDate and ./EndDate"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
  </differential>
</StructureDefinition>

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.