FHIR Extensions Pack
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This page is part of the FHIR Core Extensions Registry (v5.3.0-ballot-tc1: Release 5.3) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) v5.0.0. This version is a pre-release. The current official version is 5.2.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

Extension: Organization Primary Indicator

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/organizationaffiliation-primaryInd Version: 5.3.0-ballot-tc1
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 3 Responsible: HL7 International / Patient Administration Computable Name: OrgPrimaryInd
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.5.1453

Flag indicating if the specialty is the primary specialty of the provider. Normally, a practitioner will have one primary specialty, but in some cases more than one can be primary.

Context of Use

This extension may be used on the following element(s)

Usage info

Usages:

  • This Extension is not used by any profiles in this Implementation Guide

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Changes since version 5.2.0:

  • No changes

    • Formal Views of Extension Content

    Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Simple Extension with the type boolean: Flag indicating if the specialty is the primary specialty of the provider. Normally, a practitioner will have one primary specialty, but in some cases more than one can be primary.

    Maturity: 3

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Indicator of primary specialty
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/organizationaffiliation-primaryInd"
    ... value[x] 1..1 boolean Value of extension

    doco Documentation for this format
    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Indicator of primary specialty
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/organizationaffiliation-primaryInd"

    doco Documentation for this format

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Simple Extension with the type boolean: Flag indicating if the specialty is the primary specialty of the provider. Normally, a practitioner will have one primary specialty, but in some cases more than one can be primary.

    Maturity: 3

    Differential View

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Indicator of primary specialty
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/organizationaffiliation-primaryInd"
    ... value[x] 1..1 boolean Value of extension

    doco Documentation for this format

    Snapshot View

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Indicator of primary specialty
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/organizationaffiliation-primaryInd"

    doco Documentation for this format

     

    Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

    Constraints

    IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
    ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
    ext-1error**ALL** extensionsMust have either extensions or value[x], not both
    : extension.exists() != value.exists()

    R4B

    The extension is unchanged in R4B

    R4

    The extension is unchanged in R4

    R3

    The extension is represented a little differently in R3:

    • Adjust the extension context OrganizationAffiliation.specialty to Basic
    • Note: Extensions that have been modified for R3 are still draft while real-world experience is collected
    Name Flags Card. Type Description & Constraints      Filter: Filters doco
    . . Extension 0..1 Extension Indicator of primary specialty
    . . . extension 0 .. 0
    . . . url 1 .. 1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/organizationaffiliation-primaryInd"
    . . . value[x] 1.. 1 boolean Value of extension

    doco Documentation for this format

    Search Parameters for this Extension

    (none found)