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12.8.6 Pattern ParticipantLiving - Detailed Descriptions

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Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the ParticipantLiving pattern.

ParticipantLiving
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..*
TypeParticipantContactable
ParticipantLiving.birthDate
Definition

The date when the {{title}} was born.

Short DisplayThe date of birth for the {{title}}
Cardinality0..1
Typedate
Requirements

Used for identity verification and may drive other business processes.

ParticipantLiving.gender
Definition

Administrative Gender - the gender that the {{title}} is considered to have for administration and record keeping purposes.

Short Displaymale | female | other | unknown
Cardinality0..1
Terminology BindingAdministrativeGender (Required)
Typecode
Requirements

Needed for identification of the individual, in combination with (at least) name and birth date.

ParticipantLiving.photo
Definition

A facial image of the {{title}}.

Short DisplayImage of the {{title}
Cardinality0..*
TypeAttachment
Requirements

Many EHR systems have the capability to capture an image of the participant. Fits with newer social media usage too.

ParticipantLiving.communication
Definition

The language which can be used to communicate with the {{title}}.

Short DisplayLanguage used by {{title}}
Cardinality0..*
Terminology BindingAll Languages (Required)
Additional BindingsPurpose
Common LanguagesStarter Set
TypeCodeableConcept
Requirements

Most systems in multilingual countries will want to convey language. Not all systems actually need the regional dialect.

Comments

The ISO-639-1 alpha 2 code in lower case for the language, optionally followed by a hyphen and the ISO-3166-1 alpha 2 code for the region in upper case; e.g. "en" for English, or "en-US" for American English versus "en-AU" for Australian English.