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Resource Profile: CRD Base Appointment ( Abstract )

This profile specifies extensions and constraints on the Appointment resource to support coverage requirements discovery.

Usage:

• Derived from this Resource Profile: CRDAppointmentNoOrder and CRDAppointmentWithOrder

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This structure is derived from Appointment

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Appointment	C	0..*	Appointment	This is an abstractprofile. Childprofiles: CRDAppointmentNoOrder, CRDAppointmentWithOrder A booking of a healthcare event among patient(s), practitioner(s), related person(s) and/or device(s) for a specific date/time. This may result in one or more Encounter(s) crd-apt1: Must have either start or requestedPeriod.start crd-apt2: Must have either end or requestedPeriod.end
status	S	1..1	code	Appointment status Example General: proposed
start	SC	0..1	instant	When appointment is to take place
end	SC	0..1	instant	When appointment is to conclude
participant	S	1..*	BackboneElement	Participants involved in appointment
actor	S	0..1	Reference(CRD Patient | US Core Practitioner Profile(7.0.0) | US Core PractitionerRole Profile(7.0.0) | CRD Location)	Patient, Practitioner or Location
status	S	1..1	code	accepted | declined | tentative | needs-action
requestedPeriod	SC	0..1	Period	Potential date/time interval(s) requested to allocate the appointment within
Documentation for this format

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
crd-apt1	error	Appointment	Must have either start or requestedPeriod.start : start.exists() or requestedPeriod.start.exists()
crd-apt2	error	Appointment	Must have either end or requestedPeriod.end : end.exists() or requestedPeriod.end.exists()

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Appointment	C	0..*	Appointment	This is an abstractprofile. Childprofiles: CRDAppointmentNoOrder, CRDAppointmentWithOrder A booking of a healthcare event among patient(s), practitioner(s), related person(s) and/or device(s) for a specific date/time. This may result in one or more Encounter(s) app-2: Either start and end are specified, or neither app-3: Only proposed or cancelled appointments can be missing start/end dates app-4: Cancelation reason is only used for appointments that have been cancelled, or no-show dom-2: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources dom-3: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource dom-4: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated dom-5: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label dom-6: A resource should have narrative for robust management crd-apt1: Must have either start or requestedPeriod.start crd-apt2: Must have either end or requestedPeriod.end
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
status	?!SΣ	1..1	code	Appointment status Binding: AppointmentStatus (required): The free/busy status of an appointment. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Example General: proposed
start	SΣC	0..1	instant	When appointment is to take place ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
end	SΣC	0..1	instant	When appointment is to conclude ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
participant	SC	1..*	BackboneElement	Participants involved in appointment app-1: Either the type or actor on the participant SHALL be specified ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
actor	SΣ	0..1	Reference(CRD Patient | US Core Practitioner Profile(7.0.0) | US Core PractitionerRole Profile(7.0.0) | CRD Location)	Patient, Practitioner or Location ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
status	SΣ	1..1	code	accepted | declined | tentative | needs-action Binding: ParticipationStatus (required): The Participation status of an appointment. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
requestedPeriod	SC	0..1	Period	Potential date/time interval(s) requested to allocate the appointment within ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet	URI
Appointment.status	required	AppointmentStatus http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/appointmentstatus|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Appointment.participant.status	required	ParticipationStatus http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/participationstatus|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
app-1	error	Appointment.participant	Either the type or actor on the participant SHALL be specified : type.exists() or actor.exists()
app-2	error	Appointment	Either start and end are specified, or neither : start.exists() = end.exists()
app-3	error	Appointment	Only proposed or cancelled appointments can be missing start/end dates : (start.exists() and end.exists()) or (status in ('proposed' | 'cancelled' | 'waitlist'))
app-4	error	Appointment	Cancelation reason is only used for appointments that have been cancelled, or no-show : Appointment.cancelationReason.exists() implies (Appointment.status='no-show' or Appointment.status='cancelled')
crd-apt1	error	Appointment	Must have either start or requestedPeriod.start : start.exists() or requestedPeriod.start.exists()
crd-apt2	error	Appointment	Must have either end or requestedPeriod.end : end.exists() or requestedPeriod.end.exists()
dom-2	error	Appointment	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	Appointment	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource : contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	Appointment	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated : contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
dom-5	error	Appointment	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	Appointment	A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists()
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Appointment	C	0..*	Appointment	This is an abstractprofile. Childprofiles: CRDAppointmentNoOrder, CRDAppointmentWithOrder A booking of a healthcare event among patient(s), practitioner(s), related person(s) and/or device(s) for a specific date/time. This may result in one or more Encounter(s) app-2: Either start and end are specified, or neither app-3: Only proposed or cancelled appointments can be missing start/end dates app-4: Cancelation reason is only used for appointments that have been cancelled, or no-show crd-apt1: Must have either start or requestedPeriod.start crd-apt2: Must have either end or requestedPeriod.end
id	Σ	0..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Σ	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
language		0..1	code	Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
text		0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	External Ids for this item
status	?!SΣ	1..1	code	Appointment status Binding: AppointmentStatus (required): The free/busy status of an appointment. Example General: proposed
cancelationReason	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The coded reason for the appointment being cancelled Binding: AppointmentCancellationReason (example)
serviceCategory	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	A broad categorization of the service that is to be performed during this appointment Binding: ServiceCategory (example)
serviceType	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	The specific service that is to be performed during this appointment Binding: ServiceType (example)
specialty	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	The specialty of a practitioner that would be required to perform the service requested in this appointment Binding: PracticeSettingCodeValueSet (preferred)
appointmentType	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The style of appointment or patient that has been booked in the slot (not service type) Binding: hl7VS-appointmentReasonCodes (preferred)
reasonCode	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Coded reason this appointment is scheduled Binding: EncounterReasonCodes (preferred): The Reason for the appointment to take place.
reasonReference		0..*	Reference(Condition | Procedure | Observation | ImmunizationRecommendation)	Reason the appointment is to take place (resource)
priority		0..1	unsignedInt	Used to make informed decisions if needing to re-prioritize
description		0..1	string	Shown on a subject line in a meeting request, or appointment list
supportingInformation		0..*	Reference(Resource)	Additional information to support the appointment
start	SΣC	0..1	instant	When appointment is to take place
end	SΣC	0..1	instant	When appointment is to conclude
minutesDuration		0..1	positiveInt	Can be less than start/end (e.g. estimate)
slot		0..*	Reference(Slot)	The slots that this appointment is filling
created		0..1	dateTime	The date that this appointment was initially created
comment		0..1	string	Additional comments
patientInstruction		0..1	string	Detailed information and instructions for the patient
basedOn		0..*	Reference(ServiceRequest)	The service request this appointment is allocated to assess
participant	SC	1..*	BackboneElement	Participants involved in appointment app-1: Either the type or actor on the participant SHALL be specified
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
type	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Role of participant in the appointment Binding: ParticipantType (extensible): Role of participant in encounter.
actor	SΣ	0..1	Reference(CRD Patient | US Core Practitioner Profile(7.0.0) | US Core PractitionerRole Profile(7.0.0) | CRD Location)	Patient, Practitioner or Location
required	Σ	0..1	code	required | optional | information-only Binding: ParticipantRequired (required): Is the Participant required to attend the appointment.
status	SΣ	1..1	code	accepted | declined | tentative | needs-action Binding: ParticipationStatus (required): The Participation status of an appointment.
period		0..1	Period	Participation period of the actor
requestedPeriod	SC	0..1	Period	Potential date/time interval(s) requested to allocate the appointment within
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet	URI
Appointment.language	preferred	CommonLanguages http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages from the FHIR Standard Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
Appointment.status	required	AppointmentStatus http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/appointmentstatus|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Appointment.cancelationReason	example	AppointmentCancellationReason http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/appointment-cancellation-reason from the FHIR Standard
Appointment.serviceCategory	example	ServiceCategory http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/service-category from the FHIR Standard
Appointment.serviceType	example	ServiceType http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/service-type from the FHIR Standard
Appointment.specialty	preferred	PracticeSettingCodeValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/c80-practice-codes from the FHIR Standard
Appointment.appointmentType	preferred	Hl7VSAppointmentReasonCodes http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0276
Appointment.reasonCode	preferred	EncounterReasonCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-reason from the FHIR Standard
Appointment.participant.type	extensible	ParticipantType http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-participant-type from the FHIR Standard
Appointment.participant.required	required	ParticipantRequired http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/participantrequired|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Appointment.participant.status	required	ParticipationStatus http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/participationstatus|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
app-1	error	Appointment.participant	Either the type or actor on the participant SHALL be specified : type.exists() or actor.exists()
app-2	error	Appointment	Either start and end are specified, or neither : start.exists() = end.exists()
app-3	error	Appointment	Only proposed or cancelled appointments can be missing start/end dates : (start.exists() and end.exists()) or (status in ('proposed' | 'cancelled' | 'waitlist'))
app-4	error	Appointment	Cancelation reason is only used for appointments that have been cancelled, or no-show : Appointment.cancelationReason.exists() implies (Appointment.status='no-show' or Appointment.status='cancelled')
crd-apt1	error	Appointment	Must have either start or requestedPeriod.start : start.exists() or requestedPeriod.start.exists()
crd-apt2	error	Appointment	Must have either end or requestedPeriod.end : end.exists() or requestedPeriod.end.exists()
dom-2	error	Appointment	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	Appointment	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource : contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	Appointment	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated : contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
dom-5	error	Appointment	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	Appointment	A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists()
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()

This structure is derived from Appointment

Summary

Must-Support: 7 elements

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

• CRD Patient (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/davinci-crd/StructureDefinition/profile-patient)
• US Core Practitioner Profile (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-practitioner)
• US Core PractitionerRole Profile (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-practitionerrole)
• CRD Location (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/davinci-crd/StructureDefinition/profile-location)

Maturity: 3

Differential View

This structure is derived from Appointment

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Appointment	C	0..*	Appointment	This is an abstractprofile. Childprofiles: CRDAppointmentNoOrder, CRDAppointmentWithOrder A booking of a healthcare event among patient(s), practitioner(s), related person(s) and/or device(s) for a specific date/time. This may result in one or more Encounter(s) crd-apt1: Must have either start or requestedPeriod.start crd-apt2: Must have either end or requestedPeriod.end
status	S	1..1	code	Appointment status Example General: proposed
start	SC	0..1	instant	When appointment is to take place
end	SC	0..1	instant	When appointment is to conclude
participant	S	1..*	BackboneElement	Participants involved in appointment
actor	S	0..1	Reference(CRD Patient | US Core Practitioner Profile(7.0.0) | US Core PractitionerRole Profile(7.0.0) | CRD Location)	Patient, Practitioner or Location
status	S	1..1	code	accepted | declined | tentative | needs-action
requestedPeriod	SC	0..1	Period	Potential date/time interval(s) requested to allocate the appointment within
Documentation for this format

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
crd-apt1	error	Appointment	Must have either start or requestedPeriod.start : start.exists() or requestedPeriod.start.exists()
crd-apt2	error	Appointment	Must have either end or requestedPeriod.end : end.exists() or requestedPeriod.end.exists()

Key Elements View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Appointment	C	0..*	Appointment	This is an abstractprofile. Childprofiles: CRDAppointmentNoOrder, CRDAppointmentWithOrder A booking of a healthcare event among patient(s), practitioner(s), related person(s) and/or device(s) for a specific date/time. This may result in one or more Encounter(s) app-2: Either start and end are specified, or neither app-3: Only proposed or cancelled appointments can be missing start/end dates app-4: Cancelation reason is only used for appointments that have been cancelled, or no-show dom-2: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources dom-3: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource dom-4: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated dom-5: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label dom-6: A resource should have narrative for robust management crd-apt1: Must have either start or requestedPeriod.start crd-apt2: Must have either end or requestedPeriod.end
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
status	?!SΣ	1..1	code	Appointment status Binding: AppointmentStatus (required): The free/busy status of an appointment. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Example General: proposed
start	SΣC	0..1	instant	When appointment is to take place ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
end	SΣC	0..1	instant	When appointment is to conclude ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
participant	SC	1..*	BackboneElement	Participants involved in appointment app-1: Either the type or actor on the participant SHALL be specified ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
actor	SΣ	0..1	Reference(CRD Patient | US Core Practitioner Profile(7.0.0) | US Core PractitionerRole Profile(7.0.0) | CRD Location)	Patient, Practitioner or Location ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
status	SΣ	1..1	code	accepted | declined | tentative | needs-action Binding: ParticipationStatus (required): The Participation status of an appointment. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
requestedPeriod	SC	0..1	Period	Potential date/time interval(s) requested to allocate the appointment within ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet	URI
Appointment.status	required	AppointmentStatus http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/appointmentstatus|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Appointment.participant.status	required	ParticipationStatus http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/participationstatus|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
app-1	error	Appointment.participant	Either the type or actor on the participant SHALL be specified : type.exists() or actor.exists()
app-2	error	Appointment	Either start and end are specified, or neither : start.exists() = end.exists()
app-3	error	Appointment	Only proposed or cancelled appointments can be missing start/end dates : (start.exists() and end.exists()) or (status in ('proposed' | 'cancelled' | 'waitlist'))
app-4	error	Appointment	Cancelation reason is only used for appointments that have been cancelled, or no-show : Appointment.cancelationReason.exists() implies (Appointment.status='no-show' or Appointment.status='cancelled')
crd-apt1	error	Appointment	Must have either start or requestedPeriod.start : start.exists() or requestedPeriod.start.exists()
crd-apt2	error	Appointment	Must have either end or requestedPeriod.end : end.exists() or requestedPeriod.end.exists()
dom-2	error	Appointment	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	Appointment	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource : contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	Appointment	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated : contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
dom-5	error	Appointment	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	Appointment	A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists()
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()

Snapshot View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Appointment	C	0..*	Appointment	This is an abstractprofile. Childprofiles: CRDAppointmentNoOrder, CRDAppointmentWithOrder A booking of a healthcare event among patient(s), practitioner(s), related person(s) and/or device(s) for a specific date/time. This may result in one or more Encounter(s) app-2: Either start and end are specified, or neither app-3: Only proposed or cancelled appointments can be missing start/end dates app-4: Cancelation reason is only used for appointments that have been cancelled, or no-show crd-apt1: Must have either start or requestedPeriod.start crd-apt2: Must have either end or requestedPeriod.end
id	Σ	0..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Σ	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
language		0..1	code	Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
text		0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	External Ids for this item
status	?!SΣ	1..1	code	Appointment status Binding: AppointmentStatus (required): The free/busy status of an appointment. Example General: proposed
cancelationReason	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The coded reason for the appointment being cancelled Binding: AppointmentCancellationReason (example)
serviceCategory	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	A broad categorization of the service that is to be performed during this appointment Binding: ServiceCategory (example)
serviceType	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	The specific service that is to be performed during this appointment Binding: ServiceType (example)
specialty	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	The specialty of a practitioner that would be required to perform the service requested in this appointment Binding: PracticeSettingCodeValueSet (preferred)
appointmentType	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The style of appointment or patient that has been booked in the slot (not service type) Binding: hl7VS-appointmentReasonCodes (preferred)
reasonCode	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Coded reason this appointment is scheduled Binding: EncounterReasonCodes (preferred): The Reason for the appointment to take place.
reasonReference		0..*	Reference(Condition | Procedure | Observation | ImmunizationRecommendation)	Reason the appointment is to take place (resource)
priority		0..1	unsignedInt	Used to make informed decisions if needing to re-prioritize
description		0..1	string	Shown on a subject line in a meeting request, or appointment list
supportingInformation		0..*	Reference(Resource)	Additional information to support the appointment
start	SΣC	0..1	instant	When appointment is to take place
end	SΣC	0..1	instant	When appointment is to conclude
minutesDuration		0..1	positiveInt	Can be less than start/end (e.g. estimate)
slot		0..*	Reference(Slot)	The slots that this appointment is filling
created		0..1	dateTime	The date that this appointment was initially created
comment		0..1	string	Additional comments
patientInstruction		0..1	string	Detailed information and instructions for the patient
basedOn		0..*	Reference(ServiceRequest)	The service request this appointment is allocated to assess
participant	SC	1..*	BackboneElement	Participants involved in appointment app-1: Either the type or actor on the participant SHALL be specified
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
type	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Role of participant in the appointment Binding: ParticipantType (extensible): Role of participant in encounter.
actor	SΣ	0..1	Reference(CRD Patient | US Core Practitioner Profile(7.0.0) | US Core PractitionerRole Profile(7.0.0) | CRD Location)	Patient, Practitioner or Location
required	Σ	0..1	code	required | optional | information-only Binding: ParticipantRequired (required): Is the Participant required to attend the appointment.
status	SΣ	1..1	code	accepted | declined | tentative | needs-action Binding: ParticipationStatus (required): The Participation status of an appointment.
period		0..1	Period	Participation period of the actor
requestedPeriod	SC	0..1	Period	Potential date/time interval(s) requested to allocate the appointment within
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet	URI
Appointment.language	preferred	CommonLanguages http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages from the FHIR Standard Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
Appointment.status	required	AppointmentStatus http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/appointmentstatus|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Appointment.cancelationReason	example	AppointmentCancellationReason http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/appointment-cancellation-reason from the FHIR Standard
Appointment.serviceCategory	example	ServiceCategory http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/service-category from the FHIR Standard
Appointment.serviceType	example	ServiceType http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/service-type from the FHIR Standard
Appointment.specialty	preferred	PracticeSettingCodeValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/c80-practice-codes from the FHIR Standard
Appointment.appointmentType	preferred	Hl7VSAppointmentReasonCodes http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0276
Appointment.reasonCode	preferred	EncounterReasonCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-reason from the FHIR Standard
Appointment.participant.type	extensible	ParticipantType http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-participant-type from the FHIR Standard
Appointment.participant.required	required	ParticipantRequired http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/participantrequired|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Appointment.participant.status	required	ParticipationStatus http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/participationstatus|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
app-1	error	Appointment.participant	Either the type or actor on the participant SHALL be specified : type.exists() or actor.exists()
app-2	error	Appointment	Either start and end are specified, or neither : start.exists() = end.exists()
app-3	error	Appointment	Only proposed or cancelled appointments can be missing start/end dates : (start.exists() and end.exists()) or (status in ('proposed' | 'cancelled' | 'waitlist'))
app-4	error	Appointment	Cancelation reason is only used for appointments that have been cancelled, or no-show : Appointment.cancelationReason.exists() implies (Appointment.status='no-show' or Appointment.status='cancelled')
crd-apt1	error	Appointment	Must have either start or requestedPeriod.start : start.exists() or requestedPeriod.start.exists()
crd-apt2	error	Appointment	Must have either end or requestedPeriod.end : end.exists() or requestedPeriod.end.exists()
dom-2	error	Appointment	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	Appointment	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource : contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	Appointment	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated : contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
dom-5	error	Appointment	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	Appointment	A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists()
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()

This structure is derived from Appointment

Summary

Must-Support: 7 elements

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

• CRD Patient (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/davinci-crd/StructureDefinition/profile-patient)
• US Core Practitioner Profile (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-practitioner)
• US Core PractitionerRole Profile (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-practitionerrole)
• CRD Location (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/davinci-crd/StructureDefinition/profile-location)

Maturity: 3

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