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12.6.6 Pattern Participant - Detailed Descriptions

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Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the Participant pattern.

Participant
Definition

A pattern followed by resources that represent the participant in some activity, process, or responsible for providing information about a resource.

Short DisplayParticipant Pattern
Cardinality0..*
TypeLogical
Participant.identifier
Definition

Business identifiers assigned to this {{title}} by one of the applications involved. These identifiers remain constant as the resource is updated and propagates from server to server.

Short DisplayBusiness Identifier for {{title}}
NoteThis is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Cardinality0..*
TypeIdentifier
Requirements

Allows identification of the {{title}} as it is known by various participating systems and in a way that remains consistent across servers.

Summarytrue
Comments

Note: This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion). It is best practice for the identifier to only appear on a single resource instance, however business practices may occasionally dictate that multiple resource instances with the same identifier can exist - possibly even with different resource types. For example, multiple Patient and a Person resource instance might share the same social insurance number.

Participant.active
Definition

Whether this {{title}} record is in active use.

Short DisplayWhether the {{title}} is currently active
Cardinality0..1
Typeboolean
Summarytrue
Participant.name
Definition

Description of the {{title}} as presented to a consumer while searching.

Short DisplayA name for the {{title}}
Cardinality0..1
Typestring
Summarytrue