Organization - FHIR v0.0.82

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5.4.7 Resource Organization - Formal Definitions

Formal definitions for the elements in the Organization resource.

Organization
Definition	A formally or informally recognized grouping of people or organizations formed for the purpose of achieving some form of collective action. Includes companies, institutions, corporations, departments, community groups, healthcare practice groups, etc.
Control	1..1
Invariants	Defined on this element Inv-1: The organization SHALL at least have a name or an id, and possibly more than one (xpath: count(f:identifier \| f:name) > 0)
Organization.identifier
Definition	Identifier for the organization that is used to identify the organization across multiple disparate systems.
Control	0..*
Type	Identifier
Requirements	Organizations are known by a variety of ids. Some institutions maintain several, and most collect identifiers for exchange with other organizations concerning the organization.
Invariants	Affect this element Inv-1: The organization SHALL at least have a name or an id, and possibly more than one (xpath: count(f:identifier \| f:name) > 0)
Organization.name
Definition	A name associated with the organization.
Control	0..1
Type	string
Requirements	Need to use the name as the label of the organization.
Invariants	Affect this element Inv-1: The organization SHALL at least have a name or an id, and possibly more than one (xpath: count(f:identifier \| f:name) > 0)
Organization.type
Definition	The kind of organization that this is.
Control	0..1
Binding	OrganizationType: (See http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/organization-type)
Type	CodeableConcept
Requirements	Need to be able to track the kind of organization that this is - different organization types have different uses.
Comments	Organizations can be corporations, wards, sections, clinical teams, government departments, etc. Note that code is generally a classifier of the type of organization; in many applications, codes are used to identity a particular organization (say, ward) as opposed to another of the same type - these are identifiers, not codes.
Organization.telecom
Definition	A contact detail for the organization.
Control	0..*
Type	Contact
Requirements	Human contact for the organization.
Comments	The use code home is not to be used. Note that these contacts are not the contact details of people who are employed by or represent the organization, but official contacts for the organization itself.
Invariants	Defined on this element Inv-3: The telecom of an organization can never be of use 'home' (xpath: count(f:use[@value='home']) = 0) Affect this element Inv-3: The telecom of an organization can never be of use 'home' (xpath: count(f:use[@value='home']) = 0)
Organization.address
Definition	An address for the organization.
Control	0..*
Type	Address
Requirements	May need to keep track of the organization's addresses for contacting, billing or reporting requirements.
Comments	Organization may have multiple addresses with different uses or applicable periods. The use code home is not to be used.
Invariants	Defined on this element Inv-2: An address of an organization can never be of use 'home' (xpath: count(f:use[@value='home']) = 0) Affect this element Inv-2: An address of an organization can never be of use 'home' (xpath: count(f:use[@value='home']) = 0)
Organization.partOf
Definition	The organization of which this organization forms a part.
Control	0..1
Type	Resource(Organization)
Requirements	Need to be able to track the hierarchy of organizations within an organization.
Organization.contact
Definition	Contact for the organization for a certain purpose.
Control	0..*
Requirements	Need to keep track of assigned contact points within bigger organization.
Organization.contact.purpose
Definition	Indicates a purpose for which the contact can be reached.
Control	0..1
Binding	ContactPartyType: (See http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/contactentity-type)
Type	CodeableConcept
Requirements	Need to distinguish between multiple contact persons.
Organization.contact.name
Definition	A name associated with the contact.
Control	0..1
Type	HumanName
Requirements	Need to be able to track the person by name.
Organization.contact.telecom
Definition	A contact detail (e.g. a telephone number or an email address) by which the party may be contacted.
Control	0..*
Type	Contact
Requirements	People have (primary) ways to contact them in some way such as phone, email.
Organization.contact.address
Definition	Visiting or postal addresses for the contact.
Control	0..1
Type	Address
Requirements	May need to keep track of a contact party's address for contacting, billing or reporting requirements.
Organization.contact.gender
Definition	Administrative Gender - the gender that the person is considered to have for administration and record keeping purposes.
Control	0..1
Binding	AdministrativeGender: (See http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/administrative-gender)
Type	CodeableConcept
Requirements	Needed to address the person correctly.
Organization.location
Definition	Location(s) the organization uses to provide services.
Control	0..*
Type	Resource(Location)
Organization.active
Definition	Whether the organization's record is still in active use.
Control	0..1
Type	boolean
Is Modifier	true
Requirements	Need a flag to indicate a record is no longer to be used and should generally be hidden for the user in the UI.
Comments	Default is true.