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| Basic Patient Example | 
 
The official URL for this profile is:
http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-patient
Profile of Patient for decision support/quality metrics. Defines the core set of elements and extensions for quality rule and measure authors.
This profile builds on USCorePatientProfile.
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.
Summary
Mandatory: 7 elements
 Must-Support: 14 elements
Structures
This structure refers to these other structures:
Extensions
This structure refers to these extensions:
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Patient | I | 0..* | Information about an individual or animal receiving health care services | |
|    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 | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
|    us-core-race | S | 0..1 | (Complex) | Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-race | 
|    us-core-ethnicity | S | 0..1 | (Complex) | Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-ethnicity | 
|    us-core-birthsex | S | 0..1 | code | Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-birthsex Binding: Birth Sex (required) | 
|    patient-religion | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | The patient's professed religious affiliations URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-religion Binding: v3 Code System ReligiousAffiliation (extensible) | |
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|     extension | 0..0 | |||
|     url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-religion" | |
|     valueCodeableConcept | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: v3 Code System ReligiousAffiliation (extensible) | |
|    patient-birthPlace | 0..1 | Address | Place of Birth for patient URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace | |
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|     extension | 0..0 | |||
|     url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace" | |
|     valueAddress | 0..1 | Address | Value of extension | |
|    patient-disability | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Condition(s) limiting movement, senses, or activities URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-disability | |
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|     extension | 0..0 | |||
|     url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-disability" | |
|     valueCodeableConcept | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension | |
|    patient-nationality | 0..* | (Complex) | Nationality URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-nationality | |
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|     extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
|     code | 0..1 | Extension | Nationality Code | |
|      id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|      extension | 0..0 | |||
|      url | 1..1 | uri | "code" | |
|      valueCodeableConcept | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension | |
|     period | 0..1 | Extension | Nationality Period | |
|      id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|      extension | 0..0 | |||
|      url | 1..1 | uri | "period" | |
|      valuePeriod | 0..1 | Period | Value of extension | |
|     url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-nationality" | |
|    patient-cadavericDonor | 0..1 | boolean | Post-mortem donor status URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-cadavericDonor | |
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|     extension | 0..0 | |||
|     url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-cadavericDonor" | |
|     valueBoolean | 0..1 | boolean | Value of extension | |
|    qicore-military-service | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Explanation associated with refuted status URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-military-service | |
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|     extension | 0..0 | |||
|     url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-military-service" | |
|     valueCodeableConcept | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension | |
|    patient-birthTime | S | 0..1 | dateTime | Time of day of birth URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthTime | 
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|     extension | 0..0 | |||
|     url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthTime" | |
|     valueDateTime | 0..1 | dateTime | Value of extension | |
|    modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | 
|    identifier | SΣ | 1..* | Identifier | An identifier for this patient | 
|     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 | usual | official | temp | secondary | old (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 | 
|     value | SΣ | 1..1 | string | The value that is unique within the system. 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 | ?!SΣ | 0..1 | boolean | Whether this patient's record is in active use | 
|    name | SΣI | 1..* | HumanName | A name associated with the patient | 
|     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 | 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 | SΣ | 1..* | 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 individual | 
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|     extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
|     iso21090-preferred | 0..1 | boolean | Preferred URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-preferred | |
|      id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|      extension | 0..0 | |||
|      url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-preferred" | |
|      valueBoolean | 0..1 | boolean | Value of extension | |
|     system | SΣI | 1..1 | code | phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other Binding: ContactPointSystem (required) | 
|     value | SΣ | 1..1 | string | The actual contact point details | 
|     use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point Binding: ContactPointUse (required) | 
|     rank | Σ | 0..1 | positiveInt | Specify preferred order of use (1 = highest) | 
|     period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when the contact point was/is in use | 
|    gender | SΣ | 1..1 | code | male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required) | 
|    birthDate | SΣ | 0..1 | date | The date of birth for the individual | 
|    deceased[x] | ?!SΣ | 0..1 | Indicates if the individual is deceased or not | |
|     deceasedBoolean | boolean | |||
|     deceasedDateTime | dateTime | |||
|    address | SΣ | 0..* | Address | An address for the individual | 
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|     extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
|     iso21090-preferred | 0..1 | boolean | Preferred URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-preferred | |
|      id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|      extension | 0..0 | |||
|      url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-preferred" | |
|      valueBoolean | 0..1 | boolean | Value of extension | |
|     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 | Σ | 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"} | 
|    maritalStatus | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Marital (civil) status of a patient Binding: Marital Status Codes (extensible) | |
|    multipleBirth[x] | 0..1 | Whether patient is part of a multiple birth | ||
|     multipleBirthBoolean | boolean | |||
|     multipleBirthInteger | integer | |||
|    photo | 0..* | Attachment | Image of the patient | |
|    contact | I | 0..* | BackboneElement | A contact party (e.g. guardian, partner, friend) for the patient pat-1: SHALL at least contain a contact's details or a reference to an organization | 
|     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 | 
|     relationship | 0..* | CodeableConcept | The kind of relationship Binding: PatientContactRelationship (extensible) | |
|     name | 0..1 | HumanName | A name associated with the contact person | |
|     telecom | 0..* | ContactPoint | A contact detail for the person | |
|     address | 0..1 | Address | Address for the contact person | |
|     gender | 0..1 | code | male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required) | |
|     organization | I | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization that is associated with the contact | 
|     period | 0..1 | Period | The period during which this contact person or organization is valid to be contacted relating to this patient | |
|    communication | SI | 0..* | BackboneElement | A language which may be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health | 
|     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 | 
|     language | S | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | The language which can be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health Binding: Language codes with language and optionally a region modifier (extensible) Max Binding: Language codes with language and optionally a region modifier | 
|     preferred | 0..1 | boolean | Language preference indicator | |
|    generalPractitioner | 0..* | Reference(QICoreOrganization | QICorePractitioner) | Patient's nominated primary care provider | |
|    managingOrganization | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(QICoreOrganization) | Organization that is the custodian of the patient record | 
|    link | ?!ΣI | 0..* | BackboneElement | Link to another patient resource that concerns the same actual person | 
|     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 | 
|     other | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(QICorePatient) | The other patient or related person resource that the link refers to | 
|     type | Σ | 1..1 | code | replaced-by | replaces | refer | seealso Binding: LinkType (required) | 
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
Summary
Mandatory: 7 elements
 Must-Support: 14 elements
Structures
This structure refers to these other structures:
Extensions
This structure refers to these extensions:
Differential View
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Patient | I | 0..* | Information about an individual or animal receiving health care services | |
|    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 | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
|    us-core-race | S | 0..1 | (Complex) | Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-race | 
|    us-core-ethnicity | S | 0..1 | (Complex) | Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-ethnicity | 
|    us-core-birthsex | S | 0..1 | code | Extension URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-birthsex Binding: Birth Sex (required) | 
|    patient-religion | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | The patient's professed religious affiliations URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-religion Binding: v3 Code System ReligiousAffiliation (extensible) | |
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|     extension | 0..0 | |||
|     url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-religion" | |
|     valueCodeableConcept | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension Binding: v3 Code System ReligiousAffiliation (extensible) | |
|    patient-birthPlace | 0..1 | Address | Place of Birth for patient URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace | |
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|     extension | 0..0 | |||
|     url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthPlace" | |
|     valueAddress | 0..1 | Address | Value of extension | |
|    patient-disability | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Condition(s) limiting movement, senses, or activities URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-disability | |
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|     extension | 0..0 | |||
|     url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-disability" | |
|     valueCodeableConcept | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension | |
|    patient-nationality | 0..* | (Complex) | Nationality URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-nationality | |
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|     extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
|     code | 0..1 | Extension | Nationality Code | |
|      id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|      extension | 0..0 | |||
|      url | 1..1 | uri | "code" | |
|      valueCodeableConcept | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension | |
|     period | 0..1 | Extension | Nationality Period | |
|      id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|      extension | 0..0 | |||
|      url | 1..1 | uri | "period" | |
|      valuePeriod | 0..1 | Period | Value of extension | |
|     url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-nationality" | |
|    patient-cadavericDonor | 0..1 | boolean | Post-mortem donor status URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-cadavericDonor | |
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|     extension | 0..0 | |||
|     url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-cadavericDonor" | |
|     valueBoolean | 0..1 | boolean | Value of extension | |
|    qicore-military-service | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Explanation associated with refuted status URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-military-service | |
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|     extension | 0..0 | |||
|     url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-military-service" | |
|     valueCodeableConcept | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Value of extension | |
|    patient-birthTime | S | 0..1 | dateTime | Time of day of birth URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthTime | 
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|     extension | 0..0 | |||
|     url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthTime" | |
|     valueDateTime | 0..1 | dateTime | Value of extension | |
|    modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | 
|    identifier | SΣ | 1..* | Identifier | An identifier for this patient | 
|     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 | usual | official | temp | secondary | old (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 | 
|     value | SΣ | 1..1 | string | The value that is unique within the system. 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 | ?!SΣ | 0..1 | boolean | Whether this patient's record is in active use | 
|    name | SΣI | 1..* | HumanName | A name associated with the patient | 
|     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 | 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 | SΣ | 1..* | 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 individual | 
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|     extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
|     iso21090-preferred | 0..1 | boolean | Preferred URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-preferred | |
|      id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|      extension | 0..0 | |||
|      url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-preferred" | |
|      valueBoolean | 0..1 | boolean | Value of extension | |
|     system | SΣI | 1..1 | code | phone | fax | email | pager | url | sms | other Binding: ContactPointSystem (required) | 
|     value | SΣ | 1..1 | string | The actual contact point details | 
|     use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | home | work | temp | old | mobile - purpose of this contact point Binding: ContactPointUse (required) | 
|     rank | Σ | 0..1 | positiveInt | Specify preferred order of use (1 = highest) | 
|     period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when the contact point was/is in use | 
|    gender | SΣ | 1..1 | code | male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required) | 
|    birthDate | SΣ | 0..1 | date | The date of birth for the individual | 
|    deceased[x] | ?!SΣ | 0..1 | Indicates if the individual is deceased or not | |
|     deceasedBoolean | boolean | |||
|     deceasedDateTime | dateTime | |||
|    address | SΣ | 0..* | Address | An address for the individual | 
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|     extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
|     iso21090-preferred | 0..1 | boolean | Preferred URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-preferred | |
|      id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
|      extension | 0..0 | |||
|      url | 1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-preferred" | |
|      valueBoolean | 0..1 | boolean | Value of extension | |
|     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 | Σ | 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"} | 
|    maritalStatus | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Marital (civil) status of a patient Binding: Marital Status Codes (extensible) | |
|    multipleBirth[x] | 0..1 | Whether patient is part of a multiple birth | ||
|     multipleBirthBoolean | boolean | |||
|     multipleBirthInteger | integer | |||
|    photo | 0..* | Attachment | Image of the patient | |
|    contact | I | 0..* | BackboneElement | A contact party (e.g. guardian, partner, friend) for the patient pat-1: SHALL at least contain a contact's details or a reference to an organization | 
|     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 | 
|     relationship | 0..* | CodeableConcept | The kind of relationship Binding: PatientContactRelationship (extensible) | |
|     name | 0..1 | HumanName | A name associated with the contact person | |
|     telecom | 0..* | ContactPoint | A contact detail for the person | |
|     address | 0..1 | Address | Address for the contact person | |
|     gender | 0..1 | code | male | female | other | unknown Binding: AdministrativeGender (required) | |
|     organization | I | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization that is associated with the contact | 
|     period | 0..1 | Period | The period during which this contact person or organization is valid to be contacted relating to this patient | |
|    communication | SI | 0..* | BackboneElement | A language which may be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health | 
|     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 | 
|     language | S | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | The language which can be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health Binding: Language codes with language and optionally a region modifier (extensible) Max Binding: Language codes with language and optionally a region modifier | 
|     preferred | 0..1 | boolean | Language preference indicator | |
|    generalPractitioner | 0..* | Reference(QICoreOrganization | QICorePractitioner) | Patient's nominated primary care provider | |
|    managingOrganization | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(QICoreOrganization) | Organization that is the custodian of the patient record | 
|    link | ?!ΣI | 0..* | BackboneElement | Link to another patient resource that concerns the same actual person | 
|     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 | 
|     other | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(QICorePatient) | The other patient or related person resource that the link refers to | 
|     type | Σ | 1..1 | code | replaced-by | replaces | refer | seealso Binding: LinkType (required) | 
|  Documentation for this format | ||||

| Path | Conformance | ValueSet | 
| Patient.language | preferred | CommonLanguages Max Binding: AllLanguages | 
| Patient.extension:religion.valueCodeableConcept | extensible | v3.ReligiousAffiliation | 
| Patient.identifier.use | required | IdentifierUse | 
| Patient.identifier.type | extensible | Identifier Type Codes | 
| Patient.name.use | required | NameUse | 
| Patient.telecom.system | required | ContactPointSystem | 
| Patient.telecom.use | required | ContactPointUse | 
| Patient.gender | required | AdministrativeGender | 
| Patient.address.use | required | AddressUse | 
| Patient.address.type | required | AddressType | 
| Patient.address.state | preferred | UspsTwoLetterAlphabeticCodes | 
| Patient.maritalStatus | extensible | Marital Status Codes | 
| Patient.contact.relationship | extensible | PatientContactRelationship | 
| Patient.contact.gender | required | AdministrativeGender | 
| Patient.communication.language | extensible | LanguageCodesWithLanguageAndOptionallyARegionModifier Max Binding: Language codes with language and optionally a region modifier | 
| Patient.link.type | required | LinkType | 

| Id | Path | Details | Requirements | 
| dom-2 | Patient | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty() | |
| dom-4 | Patient | 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 | Patient | 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 | Patient | A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.div.exists() | |
| dom-5 | Patient | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty() | |
| us-core-8 | Patient.name | Patient.name.given  or Patient.name.family or both SHALL be present : family.exists() or given.exists() | |
| ele-1 | Patient.contact | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) | |
| pat-1 | Patient.contact | SHALL at least contain a contact's details or a reference to an organization : name.exists() or telecom.exists() or address.exists() or organization.exists() | |
| ele-1 | Patient.communication | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) | |
| ele-1 | Patient.link | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) |