Quality Improvement Core Framework (v3.3.0: STU 4 Ballot 1). The current version is 3.2.0 based on FHIR R4. See the Directory of published versions
 
| Example of the south wing of Mean Joe Greene University Medical Center | 
 
The official URL for this profile is:
http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-location
Profile of Location for decision support/quality metrics. Defines the core set of elements and extensions for quality rule and measure authors.
This profile builds on USCoreLocation.
This profile was published on Wed Aug 22 00:00:00 EDT 2018 as a draft by Health Level Seven, Inc. - CQI WG.
Description of Profiles, Differentials, and Snapshots.
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Location | 0..* | |||
|    status | S | 0..1 | code | Binding: LocationStatus (required) | 
|    name | S | 1..1 | string | |
|    mode | S | 0..1 | code | |
|    type | S | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Binding: V3 Value SetServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType (extensible) | 
|    telecom | S | 0..* | ContactPoint | |
|    address | S | 0..1 | Address | |
|     line | S | 0..* | string | |
|     city | S | 0..1 | string | |
|     state | S | 0..1 | string | Binding: USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes (preferred) | 
|     postalCode | S | 0..1 | string | |
|    managingOrganization | 0..1 | Reference(QICoreOrganization) | ||
|    partOf | 0..1 | Reference(QICoreLocation) | ||
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Location | I | 0..* | Details and position information for a physical place | |
|    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) Max Binding: AllLanguages | |
|    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 | Unique code or number identifying the location to its users | 
|    status | ?!SΣ | 0..1 | code | active | suspended | inactive Binding: LocationStatus (required) | 
|    operationalStatus | Σ | 0..1 | Coding | The operational status of the location (typically only for a bed/room) Binding: v2 BED STATUS (preferred) | 
|    name | SΣ | 1..1 | string | Name of the location as used by humans | 
|    alias | 0..* | string | A list of alternate names that the location is known as, or was known as, in the past | |
|    description | Σ | 0..1 | string | Additional details about the location that could be displayed as further information to identify the location beyond its name | 
|    mode | SΣ | 0..1 | code | instance | kind Binding: LocationMode (required) | 
|    type | SΣ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Type of function performed Binding: V3 Value SetServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType (extensible) | 
|    telecom | S | 0..* | ContactPoint | Contact details of the location | 
|    address | S | 0..1 | Address | Physical location | 
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|     extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
|     use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address Binding: AddressUse (required) Example General': home | 
|     type | Σ | 0..1 | code | postal | physical | both Binding: AddressType (required) Example General': both | 
|     text | Σ | 0..1 | string | Text representation of the address Example General': 137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132 | 
|     line | SΣ | 0..* | string | Street 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 | SΣ | 0..1 | string | Name of city, town etc. Example General': Erewhon | 
|     district | Σ | 0..1 | string | District name (aka county) Example General': Madison | 
|     state | SΣ | 0..1 | string | Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok) Binding: USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes (preferred) | 
|     postalCode | SΣ | 0..1 | string | US Zip Codes Example General': 9132 | 
|     country | Σ | 0..1 | string | Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code) | 
|     period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when address was/is in use Example General': {"start":"2010-03-23T00:00:00-04:00","end":"2010-07-01T00:00:00-04:00"} | 
|    physicalType | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Physical form of the location Binding: LocationType (example) | 
|    position | I | 0..1 | BackboneElement | The absolute geographic location | 
|     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 | 
|     longitude | 1..1 | decimal | Longitude with WGS84 datum | |
|     latitude | 1..1 | decimal | Latitude with WGS84 datum | |
|     altitude | 0..1 | decimal | Altitude with WGS84 datum | |
|    managingOrganization | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(QICoreOrganization) | Organization responsible for provisioning and upkeep | 
|    partOf | 0..1 | Reference(QICoreLocation) | Another Location this one is physically a part of | |
|    hoursOfOperation | I | 0..* | BackboneElement | What days/times during a week is this location usually open | 
|     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 | 
|     daysOfWeek | 0..* | code | mon | tue | wed | thu | fri | sat | sun Binding: DaysOfWeek (required) | |
|     allDay | 0..1 | boolean | The Location is open all day | |
|     openingTime | 0..1 | time | Time that the Location opens | |
|     closingTime | 0..1 | time | Time that the Location closes | |
|    availabilityExceptions | 0..1 | string | Description of availability exceptions | |
|    endpoint | 0..* | Reference(Endpoint) | Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the location | |
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
Differential View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Location | 0..* | |||
|    status | S | 0..1 | code | Binding: LocationStatus (required) | 
|    name | S | 1..1 | string | |
|    mode | S | 0..1 | code | |
|    type | S | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Binding: V3 Value SetServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType (extensible) | 
|    telecom | S | 0..* | ContactPoint | |
|    address | S | 0..1 | Address | |
|     line | S | 0..* | string | |
|     city | S | 0..1 | string | |
|     state | S | 0..1 | string | Binding: USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes (preferred) | 
|     postalCode | S | 0..1 | string | |
|    managingOrganization | 0..1 | Reference(QICoreOrganization) | ||
|    partOf | 0..1 | Reference(QICoreLocation) | ||
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Location | I | 0..* | Details and position information for a physical place | |
|    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) Max Binding: AllLanguages | |
|    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 | Unique code or number identifying the location to its users | 
|    status | ?!SΣ | 0..1 | code | active | suspended | inactive Binding: LocationStatus (required) | 
|    operationalStatus | Σ | 0..1 | Coding | The operational status of the location (typically only for a bed/room) Binding: v2 BED STATUS (preferred) | 
|    name | SΣ | 1..1 | string | Name of the location as used by humans | 
|    alias | 0..* | string | A list of alternate names that the location is known as, or was known as, in the past | |
|    description | Σ | 0..1 | string | Additional details about the location that could be displayed as further information to identify the location beyond its name | 
|    mode | SΣ | 0..1 | code | instance | kind Binding: LocationMode (required) | 
|    type | SΣ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Type of function performed Binding: V3 Value SetServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType (extensible) | 
|    telecom | S | 0..* | ContactPoint | Contact details of the location | 
|    address | S | 0..1 | Address | Physical location | 
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|     extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
|     use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address Binding: AddressUse (required) Example General': home | 
|     type | Σ | 0..1 | code | postal | physical | both Binding: AddressType (required) Example General': both | 
|     text | Σ | 0..1 | string | Text representation of the address Example General': 137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132 | 
|     line | SΣ | 0..* | string | Street 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 | SΣ | 0..1 | string | Name of city, town etc. Example General': Erewhon | 
|     district | Σ | 0..1 | string | District name (aka county) Example General': Madison | 
|     state | SΣ | 0..1 | string | Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok) Binding: USPS Two Letter Alphabetic Codes (preferred) | 
|     postalCode | SΣ | 0..1 | string | US Zip Codes Example General': 9132 | 
|     country | Σ | 0..1 | string | Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code) | 
|     period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when address was/is in use Example General': {"start":"2010-03-23T00:00:00-04:00","end":"2010-07-01T00:00:00-04:00"} | 
|    physicalType | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Physical form of the location Binding: LocationType (example) | 
|    position | I | 0..1 | BackboneElement | The absolute geographic location | 
|     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 | 
|     longitude | 1..1 | decimal | Longitude with WGS84 datum | |
|     latitude | 1..1 | decimal | Latitude with WGS84 datum | |
|     altitude | 0..1 | decimal | Altitude with WGS84 datum | |
|    managingOrganization | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(QICoreOrganization) | Organization responsible for provisioning and upkeep | 
|    partOf | 0..1 | Reference(QICoreLocation) | Another Location this one is physically a part of | |
|    hoursOfOperation | I | 0..* | BackboneElement | What days/times during a week is this location usually open | 
|     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 | 
|     daysOfWeek | 0..* | code | mon | tue | wed | thu | fri | sat | sun Binding: DaysOfWeek (required) | |
|     allDay | 0..1 | boolean | The Location is open all day | |
|     openingTime | 0..1 | time | Time that the Location opens | |
|     closingTime | 0..1 | time | Time that the Location closes | |
|    availabilityExceptions | 0..1 | string | Description of availability exceptions | |
|    endpoint | 0..* | Reference(Endpoint) | Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the location | |
|  Documentation for this format | ||||

| Path | Conformance | ValueSet | 
| Location.language | preferred | CommonLanguages Max Binding: AllLanguages | 
| Location.status | required | LocationStatus | 
| Location.operationalStatus | preferred | v2.0116 | 
| Location.mode | required | LocationMode | 
| Location.type | extensible | v3.ServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType | 
| Location.address.use | required | AddressUse | 
| Location.address.type | required | AddressType | 
| Location.address.state | preferred | UspsTwoLetterAlphabeticCodes | 
| Location.physicalType | example | LocationType | 
| Location.hoursOfOperation.daysOfWeek | required | DaysOfWeek | 

| Id | Path | Details | Requirements | 
| dom-2 | Location | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty() | |
| dom-4 | Location | 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-3 | Location | 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-6 | Location | A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.div.exists() | |
| dom-5 | Location | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty() | |
| ele-1 | Location.position | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) | |
| ele-1 | Location.hoursOfOperation | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) |