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StructureDefinition-practitioner-deqm
The DEQM Practitioner Profile defines the constraints for representing the practitioner that performed and is attesting to a measure.
Mandatory Data Elements and Terminology
The following data-elements are mandatory (i.e data MUST be present).
Each Practitioner must have:
- A NPI identifier
Additional Profile specific implementation guidance:
None
Examples
Formal Views of Profile Content
Description of Profiles, Differentials, and Snapshots.
The official URL for this profile is:
http://hl7.org/fhir/us/davinci-deqm/StructureDefinition/practitioner-deqm
Published on Tue Jun 19 00:00:00 UTC 2018 as active by Da Vinci Project.
This profile builds on QICore-Practitioner
Summary
Mandatory: 2 elements
Must-Support: 3 elements
Fixed Value: 1 element
Slices
This structure defines the following Slices:
- The element Practitioner.identifier is sliced based on the value of value:system
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Practitioner | 0..* | QICore-Practitioner | ||
  identifier | S | 1..* | (Slice Definition) | Slice: Unordered, Open by value:system |
   identifier:npi | S | 1..1 | Identifier | |
   system | S | 1..1 | uri | Fixed Value: http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-npi |
  qualification | 0..* | BackboneElement | ||
| code | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Binding: v2 table 0360, Version 2.7 (required) | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practitioner | I | 0..* | QICore-Practitioner | US Core Practitioner |
| 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: Common Languages (extensible) Max Binding: All Languages | |
| text | I | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
| contained | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |
 extension | 0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
| practitioner-classification | I | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Classification of the provider URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/practitioner-classification |
 modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
| identifier | SΣ | 1..* | (Slice Definition) | A identifier for the person as this agent Slice: Unordered, Open by value:system |
 identifier:All Slices | Content/Rules for all slices | |||
 id | 0..1 | string | xml:id (or equivalent in JSON) | |
| extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional Content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
| use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | usual | official | temp | secondary (If known) Binding: IdentifierUse (required) |
| type | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Description of identifier Binding: Identifier Type Codes (extensible) |
| system | SΣ | 1..1 | uri | The 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 | SΣ | 1..1 | string | The value that is unique Example General: 123456 |
| period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when id is/was valid for use |
 assigner | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization that issued id (may be just text) |
| identifier:npi | SΣ | 1..1 | Identifier | A identifier for the person as this agent |
 id | 0..1 | string | xml:id (or equivalent in JSON) | |
| extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional Content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
| use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | usual | official | temp | secondary (If known) Binding: IdentifierUse (required) |
| type | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Description of identifier Binding: Identifier Type Codes (extensible) |
| system | SΣ | 1..1 | uri | The namespace for the identifier value Fixed Value: http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-npi |
| value | SΣ | 1..1 | string | The value that is unique Example General: 123456 |
| period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when id is/was valid for use |
| assigner | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization that issued id (may be just text) |
| active | Σ | 0..1 | boolean | Whether this practitioner's record is in active use |
| name | SΣ | 1..1 | HumanName | The name(s) associated with the practitioner |
| id | 0..1 | string | xml:id (or equivalent in JSON) | |
| extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional Content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
| use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden Binding: NameUse (required) |
| text | Σ | 0..1 | string | Text representation of the full name |
| family | SΣ | 1..1 | string | Family name (often called 'Surname') |
| given | Σ | 0..* | string | Given names (not always 'first'). Includes middle names This repeating element order: Given Names appear in the correct order for presenting the name |
| prefix | Σ | 0..* | string | Parts that come before the name This repeating element order: Prefixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name |
| suffix | Σ | 0..* | string | Parts that come after the name This repeating element order: Suffixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name |
| period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when name was/is in use |
| telecom | Σ | 0..* | ContactPoint | A contact detail for the practitioner (that apply to all roles) |
| address | Σ | 0..* | Address | Address(es) of the practitioner that are not role specific (typically home address) |
| gender | Σ | 0..1 | code | male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required) |
| birthDate | Σ | 0..1 | date | The date on which the practitioner was born |
| photo | 0..* | Attachment | Image of the person | |
| qualification | I | 0..* | BackboneElement | Qualifications obtained by training and certification |
| id | 0..1 | string | xml:id (or equivalent in JSON) | |
| extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional Content defined by implementations | |
| modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
| identifier | 0..* | Identifier | An identifier for this qualification for the practitioner | |
| code | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Coded representation of the qualification Binding: v2 table 0360, Version 2.7 (required) | |
| period | 0..1 | Period | Period during which the qualification is valid | |
| issuer | 0..1 | Reference(QICore-Organization) | Organization that regulates and issues the qualification | |
| communication | 0..* | CodeableConcept | A language the practitioner is able to use in patient communication Binding: Common Languages (extensible) Max Binding: All Languages | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
Summary
Mandatory: 2 elements
Must-Support: 3 elements
Fixed Value: 1 element
Slices
This structure defines the following Slices:
- The element Practitioner.identifier is sliced based on the value of value:system
Differential View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practitioner | 0..* | QICore-Practitioner | ||
| identifier | S | 1..* | (Slice Definition) | Slice: Unordered, Open by value:system |
| identifier:npi | S | 1..1 | Identifier | |
| system | S | 1..1 | uri | Fixed Value: http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-npi |
| qualification | 0..* | BackboneElement | ||
| code | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Binding: v2 table 0360, Version 2.7 (required) | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practitioner | I | 0..* | QICore-Practitioner | US Core Practitioner |
| 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: Common Languages (extensible) Max Binding: All Languages | |
| text | I | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
| contained | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |
| extension | 0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
| practitioner-classification | I | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Classification of the provider URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/practitioner-classification |
| modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
| identifier | SΣ | 1..* | (Slice Definition) | A identifier for the person as this agent Slice: Unordered, Open by value:system |
| identifier:All Slices | Content/Rules for all slices | |||
| id | 0..1 | string | xml:id (or equivalent in JSON) | |
| extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional Content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
| use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | usual | official | temp | secondary (If known) Binding: IdentifierUse (required) |
| type | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Description of identifier Binding: Identifier Type Codes (extensible) |
| system | SΣ | 1..1 | uri | The 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 | SΣ | 1..1 | string | The value that is unique Example General: 123456 |
| period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when id is/was valid for use |
| assigner | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization that issued id (may be just text) |
| identifier:npi | SΣ | 1..1 | Identifier | A identifier for the person as this agent |
| id | 0..1 | string | xml:id (or equivalent in JSON) | |
| extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional Content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
| use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | usual | official | temp | secondary (If known) Binding: IdentifierUse (required) |
| type | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Description of identifier Binding: Identifier Type Codes (extensible) |
| system | SΣ | 1..1 | uri | The namespace for the identifier value Fixed Value: http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-npi |
| value | SΣ | 1..1 | string | The value that is unique Example General: 123456 |
| period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when id is/was valid for use |
| assigner | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization that issued id (may be just text) |
| active | Σ | 0..1 | boolean | Whether this practitioner's record is in active use |
| name | SΣ | 1..1 | HumanName | The name(s) associated with the practitioner |
| id | 0..1 | string | xml:id (or equivalent in JSON) | |
| extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional Content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
| use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden Binding: NameUse (required) |
| text | Σ | 0..1 | string | Text representation of the full name |
| family | SΣ | 1..1 | string | Family name (often called 'Surname') |
| given | Σ | 0..* | string | Given names (not always 'first'). Includes middle names This repeating element order: Given Names appear in the correct order for presenting the name |
| prefix | Σ | 0..* | string | Parts that come before the name This repeating element order: Prefixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name |
| suffix | Σ | 0..* | string | Parts that come after the name This repeating element order: Suffixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name |
| period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when name was/is in use |
| telecom | Σ | 0..* | ContactPoint | A contact detail for the practitioner (that apply to all roles) |
| address | Σ | 0..* | Address | Address(es) of the practitioner that are not role specific (typically home address) |
| gender | Σ | 0..1 | code | male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required) |
| birthDate | Σ | 0..1 | date | The date on which the practitioner was born |
| photo | 0..* | Attachment | Image of the person | |
| qualification | I | 0..* | BackboneElement | Qualifications obtained by training and certification |
| id | 0..1 | string | xml:id (or equivalent in JSON) | |
| extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional Content defined by implementations | |
| modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
| identifier | 0..* | Identifier | An identifier for this qualification for the practitioner | |
| code | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Coded representation of the qualification Binding: v2 table 0360, Version 2.7 (required) | |
| period | 0..1 | Period | Period during which the qualification is valid | |
| issuer | 0..1 | Reference(QICore-Organization) | Organization that regulates and issues the qualification | |
| communication | 0..* | CodeableConcept | A language the practitioner is able to use in patient communication Binding: Common Languages (extensible) Max Binding: All Languages | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
Downloads: StructureDefinition: (XML, JSON), Schema: XML Schematron
Quick Start
Below is an overview of the required set of RESTful FHIR interactions - for example, search and read operations - for this profile. See the Conformance requirements for a complete list of supported RESTful interactions for this IG.
Use cases:
