US Core Implementation Guide (Release 1)

This page is part of the US Core (v1.0.0: STU1) based on FHIR R3. The current version which supercedes this version is 5.0.1. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

1.0 - StructureDefinition-us-core-organization

This profile sets minimum expectations for the Organization resource to searching for and fetching a Organization associated with a patient or provider. It identifies which core elements, extensions, vocabularies and value sets SHALL be present in the resource when using this profile.

Example Usage Scenarios:

The following are example usage scenarios for the US Core-Organization profile:

  • Query by organization name or NPI
Mandatory Data Elements and Terminology

The following data-elements are mandatory (i.e data MUST be present). These are presented below in a simple human-readable explanation. Profile specific guidance and examples are provided as well. The Formal Profile Definition below provides the formal summary, definitions, and terminology requirements.

Each Organization must have:

  1. An identifier
  2. A status of the organization
  3. A name
  4. A list of contact information
  5. Endpoint information

Profile specific implementation guidance:

Examples

Organization-acme-lab

1.2 - Formal Views of Profile Content

The official URL for this profile is: 

http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-organization

This profile builds on Organization.

This profile was published on Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 AEST 2016 as a draft by HL7 US Realm Steering Committee.

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

Complete Summary of the Mandatory Requirements

  1. At least one identifier in Organization.identifier
    • NPI preferred
    • Tax id is allowed
    • Local id is allowed in addition to ‘authoritative’ identifier
  2. One boolean value in Organization.active
  3. At least one name in Organization.name
  4. At least one contact in Organization.telecom
  5. At least one address in Organization.address
  6. At least one endpoint in Organization.endpoint
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Organization I0..*US Core Organization Profile
... id Σ0..1idLogical id of this artifact
... meta Σ0..1MetaMetadata about the resource
... implicitRules ?!Σ0..1uriA set of rules under which this content was created
... language 0..1codeLanguage of the resource content
Binding: Common Languages (extensible)
... text I0..1NarrativeText summary of the resource, for human interpretation
... contained 0..*ResourceContained, inline Resources
... extension 0..*ExtensionAdditional Content defined by implementations
... modifierExtension ?!0..*ExtensionExtensions that cannot be ignored
... identifier SΣI1..*IdentifierIdentifies this organization across multiple systems
.... id 0..1stringxml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
.... use ?!Σ0..1codeusual | official | temp | secondary (If known)
Binding: IdentifierUse (required)
.... type Σ0..1CodeableConceptDescription of identifier
Binding: Identifier Type Codes (extensible)
.... system SΣ1..1uriThe namespace for the identifier value
Example General': http://www.acme.com/identifiers/patient or urn:ietf:rfc:3986 if the Identifier.value itself is a full uri
.... value Σ0..1stringThe value that is unique
Example General': 123456
.... period Σ0..1PeriodTime period when id is/was valid for use
.... assigner Σ0..1Reference(Organization)Organization that issued id (may be just text)
... active ?!SΣ1..1booleanWhether the organization's record is still in active use
... type Σ0..*CodeableConceptKind of organization
Binding: OrganizationType (example)
... name SΣI1..1stringName used for the organization
... alias 0..*stringA list of alternate names that the organization is known as, or was known as in the past
... telecom SI1..*ContactPointA contact detail for the organization
... address SI1..*AddressAn address for the organization
.... id 0..1stringxml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
.... use ?!Σ0..1codehome | work | temp | old - purpose of this address
Binding: AddressUse (required)
Example General': home
.... type Σ0..1codepostal | physical | both
Binding: AddressType (required)
Example General': both
.... text Σ0..1stringText representation of the address
Example General': 137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132
.... line SΣ0..*stringStreet name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc.
This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address label
Example General': 137 Nowhere Street
.... city SΣ0..1stringName of city, town etc.
Example General': Erewhon
.... district Σ0..1stringDistrict name (aka county)
Example General': Madison
.... state SΣ0..1stringSub-unit of country (abbreviations ok)
Binding: USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes (required)
.... postalCode SΣ0..1stringUS Zip Codes
Example General': 9132
.... country Σ0..1stringCountry (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)
.... period Σ0..1PeriodTime period when address was/is in use
Example General': {"start":"2010-03-23","end":"2010-07-01"}
... partOf Σ0..1Reference(Organization)The organization of which this organization forms a part
... contact I0..*BackboneElementContact for the organization for a certain purpose
.... id 0..1stringxml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
.... extension 0..*ExtensionAdditional Content defined by implementations
.... modifierExtension ?!Σ0..*ExtensionExtensions that cannot be ignored
.... purpose 0..1CodeableConceptThe type of contact
Binding: ContactEntityType (extensible)
.... name 0..1HumanNameA name associated with the contact
.... telecom 0..*ContactPointContact details (telephone, email, etc.) for a contact
.... address 0..1AddressVisiting or postal addresses for the contact
... endpoint S0..*Reference(Endpoint)Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization

doco Documentation for this format

Complete Summary of the Mandatory Requirements

  1. At least one identifier in Organization.identifier
    • NPI preferred
    • Tax id is allowed
    • Local id is allowed in addition to ‘authoritative’ identifier
  2. One boolean value in Organization.active
  3. At least one name in Organization.name
  4. At least one contact in Organization.telecom
  5. At least one address in Organization.address
  6. At least one endpoint in Organization.endpoint

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Organization I0..*US Core Organization Profile
... id Σ0..1idLogical id of this artifact
... meta Σ0..1MetaMetadata about the resource
... implicitRules ?!Σ0..1uriA set of rules under which this content was created
... language 0..1codeLanguage of the resource content
Binding: Common Languages (extensible)
... text I0..1NarrativeText summary of the resource, for human interpretation
... contained 0..*ResourceContained, inline Resources
... extension 0..*ExtensionAdditional Content defined by implementations
... modifierExtension ?!0..*ExtensionExtensions that cannot be ignored
... identifier SΣI1..*IdentifierIdentifies this organization across multiple systems
.... id 0..1stringxml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
.... use ?!Σ0..1codeusual | official | temp | secondary (If known)
Binding: IdentifierUse (required)
.... type Σ0..1CodeableConceptDescription of identifier
Binding: Identifier Type Codes (extensible)
.... system SΣ1..1uriThe namespace for the identifier value
Example General': http://www.acme.com/identifiers/patient or urn:ietf:rfc:3986 if the Identifier.value itself is a full uri
.... value Σ0..1stringThe value that is unique
Example General': 123456
.... period Σ0..1PeriodTime period when id is/was valid for use
.... assigner Σ0..1Reference(Organization)Organization that issued id (may be just text)
... active ?!SΣ1..1booleanWhether the organization's record is still in active use
... type Σ0..*CodeableConceptKind of organization
Binding: OrganizationType (example)
... name SΣI1..1stringName used for the organization
... alias 0..*stringA list of alternate names that the organization is known as, or was known as in the past
... telecom SI1..*ContactPointA contact detail for the organization
... address SI1..*AddressAn address for the organization
.... id 0..1stringxml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
.... use ?!Σ0..1codehome | work | temp | old - purpose of this address
Binding: AddressUse (required)
Example General': home
.... type Σ0..1codepostal | physical | both
Binding: AddressType (required)
Example General': both
.... text Σ0..1stringText representation of the address
Example General': 137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132
.... line SΣ0..*stringStreet name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc.
This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address label
Example General': 137 Nowhere Street
.... city SΣ0..1stringName of city, town etc.
Example General': Erewhon
.... district Σ0..1stringDistrict name (aka county)
Example General': Madison
.... state SΣ0..1stringSub-unit of country (abbreviations ok)
Binding: USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes (required)
.... postalCode SΣ0..1stringUS Zip Codes
Example General': 9132
.... country Σ0..1stringCountry (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)
.... period Σ0..1PeriodTime period when address was/is in use
Example General': {"start":"2010-03-23","end":"2010-07-01"}
... partOf Σ0..1Reference(Organization)The organization of which this organization forms a part
... contact I0..*BackboneElementContact for the organization for a certain purpose
.... id 0..1stringxml:id (or equivalent in JSON)
.... extension 0..*ExtensionAdditional Content defined by implementations
.... modifierExtension ?!Σ0..*ExtensionExtensions that cannot be ignored
.... purpose 0..1CodeableConceptThe type of contact
Binding: ContactEntityType (extensible)
.... name 0..1HumanNameA name associated with the contact
.... telecom 0..*ContactPointContact details (telephone, email, etc.) for a contact
.... address 0..1AddressVisiting or postal addresses for the contact
... endpoint S0..*Reference(Endpoint)Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization

doco Documentation for this format

Downloads: StructureDefinition: (XML, JSON, CSV), Schema: XML Schematron

 

1.3 - Quick Start

Below is an overview of the required search and read operations for this profile. See the Conformance requirements for the US Core Server for a complete list of supported RESTful operations and search parameters for this IG.

GET [base]/Organization?identifier=[system]|[code]

Example: GET [base]/Organization?identifier=12354

Support: Mandatory

Implementation Notes: Search based on Organization identifier (how to search by token).

Response Class:

  • (Status 200): successful operation
  • (Status 400): invalid parameter
  • (Status 401/4xx): unauthorized request
  • (Status 403): insufficient scope

GET [base]/Organization?name=[string]

Example: GET [base]/Organization?name=Health

Support: Mandatory

Implementation Notes: Search based on text name (how to search by string). May also support: - address-city - address-state - address-postalcode

Response Class:

  • (Status 200): successful operation
  • (Status 400): invalid parameter
  • (Status 401/4xx): unauthorized request
  • (Status 403): insufficient scope

GET [base]/Organization?address=[string]

Example: GET [base]/Organization?address=Arbor

Example: GET [base]/Organization?address-postalcode=48104

Support: Mandatory

Implementation Notes: Search based on text address (how to search by string).

Response Class:

  • (Status 200): successful operation
  • (Status 400): invalid parameter
  • (Status 401/4xx): unauthorized request
  • (Status 403): insufficient scope