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Patient Administration Work Group | Maturity Level: 2 | Trial Use | Compartments: Practitioner |
A specific set of Roles/Locations/specialties/services that a practitioner may perform at an organization for a period of time.
PractitionerRole covers the recording of the location and types of services that Practitioners are able to provide for an organization.
The role, specialty, Location telecom and HealthcareService properties can be repeated if required in other instances of the PractitionerRole. Some systems record a collection of service values for a single location, others record the single service and the list of locations it is available. Both are acceptable options for representing this data.
Qualifications (from the Practitioner resource) do not imply a Role, but might be considered when an Organization allocates practitioners to roles within their organization, and could provide useful information (such as expiry information) which could need to be tracked in some situations to ensure they continue to be eligible for a specific role.
The CareTeam resource is also often used to provide details of a role that a practitioner is allocated to perform, but is usually scoped to a much finer granularity of care, and often within the specific context of a Patient, or functional role (e.g. Crisis planning team). In contrast the PractitionerRole is used in a more general sense to cover all the places that the practitioner is allocated to work (and specific details relevant to that role - such as a specific contact number, or electronic services endpoint).
Practitioner performs different roles within the same or even different organizations. Depending on jurisdiction and custom, it may be necessary to maintain a specific Practitioner Resource for each such role or have a single Practitioner with multiple roles. The role can be limited to a specific period, after which authorization for this role ends. Note that the represented organization need not necessarily be the (direct) employer of a Practitioner.
This resource is referenced by AdverseEvent, AuditEvent, BiologicallyDerivedProduct, CarePlan, Communication, CommunicationRequest, Composition, Condition, DeviceRequest, DiagnosticReport, DocumentManifest, DocumentReference, ImagingStudy, List, Media, MedicationAdministration, MedicationDispense, MedicationRequest, NutritionOrder, Observation, OccupationalData, Procedure, Provenance, Schedule, ServiceRequest, SupplyDelivery, SupplyRequest and Task
Structure
Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
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PractitionerRole | TU | DomainResource | Roles/organizations the practitioner is associated with Elements defined in Ancestors: id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension | |
identifier | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Business Identifiers that are specific to a role/location |
active | Σ | 0..1 | boolean | Whether this practitioner role record is in active use |
period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | The period during which the practitioner is authorized to perform in these role(s) |
practitioner | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Practitioner) | Practitioner that is able to provide the defined services for the organization |
organization | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization where the roles are available |
code | Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Roles which this practitioner may perform PractitionerRole (Example) |
specialty | Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Specific specialty of the practitioner Practice Setting Code Value Set (Preferred) |
location | Σ | 0..* | Reference(Location) | The location(s) at which this practitioner provides care |
healthcareService | 0..* | Reference(HealthcareService) | The list of healthcare services that this worker provides for this role's Organization/Location(s) | |
telecom | Σ | 0..* | ContactPoint | Contact details that are specific to the role/location/service |
availableTime | 0..* | BackboneElement | Times the Service Site is available | |
daysOfWeek | 0..* | code | mon | tue | wed | thu | fri | sat | sun DaysOfWeek (Required) | |
allDay | 0..1 | boolean | Always available? e.g. 24 hour service | |
availableStartTime | 0..1 | time | Opening time of day (ignored if allDay = true) | |
availableEndTime | 0..1 | time | Closing time of day (ignored if allDay = true) | |
notAvailable | 0..* | BackboneElement | Not available during this time due to provided reason | |
description | 1..1 | string | Reason presented to the user explaining why time not available | |
during | 0..1 | Period | Service not available from this date | |
availabilityExceptions | 0..1 | string | Description of availability exceptions | |
endpoint | 0..* | Reference(Endpoint) | Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role | |
Documentation for this format |
UML Diagram (Legend)
XML Template
<PractitionerRole xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language --> <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension --> <identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier Business Identifiers that are specific to a role/location --></identifier> <active value="[boolean]"/><!-- 0..1 Whether this practitioner role record is in active use --> <period><!-- 0..1 Period The period during which the practitioner is authorized to perform in these role(s) --></period> <practitioner><!-- 0..1 Reference(Practitioner) Practitioner that is able to provide the defined services for the organization --></practitioner> <organization><!-- 0..1 Reference(Organization) Organization where the roles are available --></organization> <code><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept Roles which this practitioner may perform --></code> <specialty><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept Specific specialty of the practitioner --></specialty> <location><!-- 0..* Reference(Location) The location(s) at which this practitioner provides care --></location> <healthcareService><!-- 0..* Reference(HealthcareService) The list of healthcare services that this worker provides for this role's Organization/Location(s) --></healthcareService> <telecom><!-- 0..* ContactPoint Contact details that are specific to the role/location/service --></telecom> <availableTime> <!-- 0..* Times the Service Site is available --> <daysOfWeek value="[code]"/><!-- 0..* mon | tue | wed | thu | fri | sat | sun --> <allDay value="[boolean]"/><!-- 0..1 Always available? e.g. 24 hour service --> <availableStartTime value="[time]"/><!-- 0..1 Opening time of day (ignored if allDay = true) --> <availableEndTime value="[time]"/><!-- 0..1 Closing time of day (ignored if allDay = true) --> </availableTime> <notAvailable> <!-- 0..* Not available during this time due to provided reason --> <description value="[string]"/><!-- 1..1 Reason presented to the user explaining why time not available --> <during><!-- 0..1 Period Service not available from this date --></during> </notAvailable> <availabilityExceptions value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Description of availability exceptions --> <endpoint><!-- 0..* Reference(Endpoint) Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role --></endpoint> </PractitionerRole>
JSON Template
{ "resourceType" : "PractitionerRole", // from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language // from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension "identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // Business Identifiers that are specific to a role/location "active" : <boolean>, // Whether this practitioner role record is in active use "period" : { Period }, // The period during which the practitioner is authorized to perform in these role(s) "practitioner" : { Reference(Practitioner) }, // Practitioner that is able to provide the defined services for the organization "organization" : { Reference(Organization) }, // Organization where the roles are available "code" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // Roles which this practitioner may perform "specialty" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // Specific specialty of the practitioner "location" : [{ Reference(Location) }], // The location(s) at which this practitioner provides care "healthcareService" : [{ Reference(HealthcareService) }], // The list of healthcare services that this worker provides for this role's Organization/Location(s) "telecom" : [{ ContactPoint }], // Contact details that are specific to the role/location/service "availableTime" : [{ // Times the Service Site is available "daysOfWeek" : ["<code>"], // mon | tue | wed | thu | fri | sat | sun "allDay" : <boolean>, // Always available? e.g. 24 hour service "availableStartTime" : "<time>", // Opening time of day (ignored if allDay = true) "availableEndTime" : "<time>" // Closing time of day (ignored if allDay = true) }], "notAvailable" : [{ // Not available during this time due to provided reason "description" : "<string>", // R! Reason presented to the user explaining why time not available "during" : { Period } // Service not available from this date }], "availabilityExceptions" : "<string>", // Description of availability exceptions "endpoint" : [{ Reference(Endpoint) }] // Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role }
Turtle Template
@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> . [ a fhir:PractitionerRole; fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot; # if this is the parser root # from Resource: .id, .meta, .implicitRules, and .language # from DomainResource: .text, .contained, .extension, and .modifierExtension fhir:PractitionerRole.identifier [ Identifier ], ... ; # 0..* Business Identifiers that are specific to a role/location fhir:PractitionerRole.active [ boolean ]; # 0..1 Whether this practitioner role record is in active use fhir:PractitionerRole.period [ Period ]; # 0..1 The period during which the practitioner is authorized to perform in these role(s) fhir:PractitionerRole.practitioner [ Reference(Practitioner) ]; # 0..1 Practitioner that is able to provide the defined services for the organization fhir:PractitionerRole.organization [ Reference(Organization) ]; # 0..1 Organization where the roles are available fhir:PractitionerRole.code [ CodeableConcept ], ... ; # 0..* Roles which this practitioner may perform fhir:PractitionerRole.specialty [ CodeableConcept ], ... ; # 0..* Specific specialty of the practitioner fhir:PractitionerRole.location [ Reference(Location) ], ... ; # 0..* The location(s) at which this practitioner provides care fhir:PractitionerRole.healthcareService [ Reference(HealthcareService) ], ... ; # 0..* The list of healthcare services that this worker provides for this role's Organization/Location(s) fhir:PractitionerRole.telecom [ ContactPoint ], ... ; # 0..* Contact details that are specific to the role/location/service fhir:PractitionerRole.availableTime [ # 0..* Times the Service Site is available fhir:PractitionerRole.availableTime.daysOfWeek [ code ], ... ; # 0..* mon | tue | wed | thu | fri | sat | sun fhir:PractitionerRole.availableTime.allDay [ boolean ]; # 0..1 Always available? e.g. 24 hour service fhir:PractitionerRole.availableTime.availableStartTime [ time ]; # 0..1 Opening time of day (ignored if allDay = true) fhir:PractitionerRole.availableTime.availableEndTime [ time ]; # 0..1 Closing time of day (ignored if allDay = true) ], ...; fhir:PractitionerRole.notAvailable [ # 0..* Not available during this time due to provided reason fhir:PractitionerRole.notAvailable.description [ string ]; # 1..1 Reason presented to the user explaining why time not available fhir:PractitionerRole.notAvailable.during [ Period ]; # 0..1 Service not available from this date ], ...; fhir:PractitionerRole.availabilityExceptions [ string ]; # 0..1 Description of availability exceptions fhir:PractitionerRole.endpoint [ Reference(Endpoint) ], ... ; # 0..* Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role ]
Structure
Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
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PractitionerRole | TU | DomainResource | Roles/organizations the practitioner is associated with Elements defined in Ancestors: id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension | |
identifier | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Business Identifiers that are specific to a role/location |
active | Σ | 0..1 | boolean | Whether this practitioner role record is in active use |
period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | The period during which the practitioner is authorized to perform in these role(s) |
practitioner | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Practitioner) | Practitioner that is able to provide the defined services for the organization |
organization | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization where the roles are available |
code | Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Roles which this practitioner may perform PractitionerRole (Example) |
specialty | Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Specific specialty of the practitioner Practice Setting Code Value Set (Preferred) |
location | Σ | 0..* | Reference(Location) | The location(s) at which this practitioner provides care |
healthcareService | 0..* | Reference(HealthcareService) | The list of healthcare services that this worker provides for this role's Organization/Location(s) | |
telecom | Σ | 0..* | ContactPoint | Contact details that are specific to the role/location/service |
availableTime | 0..* | BackboneElement | Times the Service Site is available | |
daysOfWeek | 0..* | code | mon | tue | wed | thu | fri | sat | sun DaysOfWeek (Required) | |
allDay | 0..1 | boolean | Always available? e.g. 24 hour service | |
availableStartTime | 0..1 | time | Opening time of day (ignored if allDay = true) | |
availableEndTime | 0..1 | time | Closing time of day (ignored if allDay = true) | |
notAvailable | 0..* | BackboneElement | Not available during this time due to provided reason | |
description | 1..1 | string | Reason presented to the user explaining why time not available | |
during | 0..1 | Period | Service not available from this date | |
availabilityExceptions | 0..1 | string | Description of availability exceptions | |
endpoint | 0..* | Reference(Endpoint) | Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role | |
Documentation for this format |
XML Template
<PractitionerRole xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language --> <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension --> <identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier Business Identifiers that are specific to a role/location --></identifier> <active value="[boolean]"/><!-- 0..1 Whether this practitioner role record is in active use --> <period><!-- 0..1 Period The period during which the practitioner is authorized to perform in these role(s) --></period> <practitioner><!-- 0..1 Reference(Practitioner) Practitioner that is able to provide the defined services for the organization --></practitioner> <organization><!-- 0..1 Reference(Organization) Organization where the roles are available --></organization> <code><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept Roles which this practitioner may perform --></code> <specialty><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept Specific specialty of the practitioner --></specialty> <location><!-- 0..* Reference(Location) The location(s) at which this practitioner provides care --></location> <healthcareService><!-- 0..* Reference(HealthcareService) The list of healthcare services that this worker provides for this role's Organization/Location(s) --></healthcareService> <telecom><!-- 0..* ContactPoint Contact details that are specific to the role/location/service --></telecom> <availableTime> <!-- 0..* Times the Service Site is available --> <daysOfWeek value="[code]"/><!-- 0..* mon | tue | wed | thu | fri | sat | sun --> <allDay value="[boolean]"/><!-- 0..1 Always available? e.g. 24 hour service --> <availableStartTime value="[time]"/><!-- 0..1 Opening time of day (ignored if allDay = true) --> <availableEndTime value="[time]"/><!-- 0..1 Closing time of day (ignored if allDay = true) --> </availableTime> <notAvailable> <!-- 0..* Not available during this time due to provided reason --> <description value="[string]"/><!-- 1..1 Reason presented to the user explaining why time not available --> <during><!-- 0..1 Period Service not available from this date --></during> </notAvailable> <availabilityExceptions value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Description of availability exceptions --> <endpoint><!-- 0..* Reference(Endpoint) Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role --></endpoint> </PractitionerRole>
JSON Template
{ "resourceType" : "PractitionerRole", // from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language // from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension "identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // Business Identifiers that are specific to a role/location "active" : <boolean>, // Whether this practitioner role record is in active use "period" : { Period }, // The period during which the practitioner is authorized to perform in these role(s) "practitioner" : { Reference(Practitioner) }, // Practitioner that is able to provide the defined services for the organization "organization" : { Reference(Organization) }, // Organization where the roles are available "code" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // Roles which this practitioner may perform "specialty" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // Specific specialty of the practitioner "location" : [{ Reference(Location) }], // The location(s) at which this practitioner provides care "healthcareService" : [{ Reference(HealthcareService) }], // The list of healthcare services that this worker provides for this role's Organization/Location(s) "telecom" : [{ ContactPoint }], // Contact details that are specific to the role/location/service "availableTime" : [{ // Times the Service Site is available "daysOfWeek" : ["<code>"], // mon | tue | wed | thu | fri | sat | sun "allDay" : <boolean>, // Always available? e.g. 24 hour service "availableStartTime" : "<time>", // Opening time of day (ignored if allDay = true) "availableEndTime" : "<time>" // Closing time of day (ignored if allDay = true) }], "notAvailable" : [{ // Not available during this time due to provided reason "description" : "<string>", // R! Reason presented to the user explaining why time not available "during" : { Period } // Service not available from this date }], "availabilityExceptions" : "<string>", // Description of availability exceptions "endpoint" : [{ Reference(Endpoint) }] // Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role }
Turtle Template
@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> . [ a fhir:PractitionerRole; fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot; # if this is the parser root # from Resource: .id, .meta, .implicitRules, and .language # from DomainResource: .text, .contained, .extension, and .modifierExtension fhir:PractitionerRole.identifier [ Identifier ], ... ; # 0..* Business Identifiers that are specific to a role/location fhir:PractitionerRole.active [ boolean ]; # 0..1 Whether this practitioner role record is in active use fhir:PractitionerRole.period [ Period ]; # 0..1 The period during which the practitioner is authorized to perform in these role(s) fhir:PractitionerRole.practitioner [ Reference(Practitioner) ]; # 0..1 Practitioner that is able to provide the defined services for the organization fhir:PractitionerRole.organization [ Reference(Organization) ]; # 0..1 Organization where the roles are available fhir:PractitionerRole.code [ CodeableConcept ], ... ; # 0..* Roles which this practitioner may perform fhir:PractitionerRole.specialty [ CodeableConcept ], ... ; # 0..* Specific specialty of the practitioner fhir:PractitionerRole.location [ Reference(Location) ], ... ; # 0..* The location(s) at which this practitioner provides care fhir:PractitionerRole.healthcareService [ Reference(HealthcareService) ], ... ; # 0..* The list of healthcare services that this worker provides for this role's Organization/Location(s) fhir:PractitionerRole.telecom [ ContactPoint ], ... ; # 0..* Contact details that are specific to the role/location/service fhir:PractitionerRole.availableTime [ # 0..* Times the Service Site is available fhir:PractitionerRole.availableTime.daysOfWeek [ code ], ... ; # 0..* mon | tue | wed | thu | fri | sat | sun fhir:PractitionerRole.availableTime.allDay [ boolean ]; # 0..1 Always available? e.g. 24 hour service fhir:PractitionerRole.availableTime.availableStartTime [ time ]; # 0..1 Opening time of day (ignored if allDay = true) fhir:PractitionerRole.availableTime.availableEndTime [ time ]; # 0..1 Closing time of day (ignored if allDay = true) ], ...; fhir:PractitionerRole.notAvailable [ # 0..* Not available during this time due to provided reason fhir:PractitionerRole.notAvailable.description [ string ]; # 1..1 Reason presented to the user explaining why time not available fhir:PractitionerRole.notAvailable.during [ Period ]; # 0..1 Service not available from this date ], ...; fhir:PractitionerRole.availabilityExceptions [ string ]; # 0..1 Description of availability exceptions fhir:PractitionerRole.endpoint [ Reference(Endpoint) ], ... ; # 0..* Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role ]
Alternate definitions: Master Definition (XML, JSON), XML Schema/Schematron + JSON Schema, ShEx (for Turtle) + see the extensions & the dependency analysis
Path | Definition | Type | Reference |
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PractitionerRole.code | The role a person plays representing an organization | Example | PractitionerRole |
PractitionerRole.specialty | Specific specialty associated with the agency | Preferred | Practice Setting Code Value Set |
PractitionerRole.availableTime.daysOfWeek | The days of the week. | Required | DaysOfWeek |
Search parameters for this resource. The common parameters also apply. See Searching for more information about searching in REST, messaging, and services.
Name | Type | Description | Expression | In Common |
active | token | Whether this practitioner role record is in active use | PractitionerRole.active | |
date | date | The period during which the practitioner is authorized to perform in these role(s) | PractitionerRole.period | |
token | A value in an email contact | PractitionerRole.telecom.where(system='email') | 4 Resources | |
endpoint | reference | Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the practitioner with this role | PractitionerRole.endpoint (Endpoint) | |
identifier | token | A practitioner's Identifier | PractitionerRole.identifier | |
location | reference | One of the locations at which this practitioner provides care | PractitionerRole.location (Location) | |
organization | reference | The identity of the organization the practitioner represents / acts on behalf of | PractitionerRole.organization (Organization) | |
phone | token | A value in a phone contact | PractitionerRole.telecom.where(system='phone') | 4 Resources |
practitioner | reference | Practitioner that is able to provide the defined services for the organization | PractitionerRole.practitioner (Practitioner) | |
role | token | The practitioner can perform this role at for the organization | PractitionerRole.code | |
service | reference | The list of healthcare services that this worker provides for this role's Organization/Location(s) | PractitionerRole.healthcareService (HealthcareService) | |
specialty | token | The practitioner has this specialty at an organization | PractitionerRole.specialty | |
telecom | token | The value in any kind of contact | PractitionerRole.telecom | 4 Resources |