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Episodeofcare.profile.xml

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Profile for episodeofcare

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<Profile xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="EpisodeOfCare"/>
  <meta>
    <lastUpdated value="2015-02-23T09:07:27.665+11:00"/>
  </meta>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><!-- Snipped for brevity --></div>
  </text>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/Profile/EpisodeOfCare"/>
  <name value="EpisodeOfCare"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 FHIR Project (Patient Administration)"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/pafm/index.cfm"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description value="Base Profile for EpisodeOfCare Resource"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <date value="2015-02-23T09:07:27+11:00"/>
  <mapping>
    <identity value="rim"/>
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/v3"/>
    <name value="RIM"/>
  </mapping>
  <type value="EpisodeOfCare"/>
  <snapshot>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare"/>
      <short value="An association of a Patient with an Organization and  Healthcare Provider(s) for a period
       of time that the Organization assumes some level of responsibility"/>
      <definition value="An association between a patient and an organization / healthcare provider(s) during which
       time encounters may occur. The managing organization assumes a level of responsibility
       for the patient during this time."/>
      <synonym value="Case Program Problem"/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.id"/>
      <short value="Logical id of this artefact"/>
      <definition value="The logical id of the resource, as used in the url for the resoure. Once assigned, this
       value never changes."/>
      <comments value="The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the
       server using a create operation. Bundles always have an id, though it is usually a generated
       UUID."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="id"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.meta"/>
      <short value="Metadata about the resource"/>
      <definition value="The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure.
       Changes to the content may not always be associated with version changes to the resource."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Meta"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.implicitRules"/>
      <short value="A set of rules under which this content was created"/>
      <definition value="A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and
       which must be understood when processing the content."/>
      <comments value="Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of
       trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term.
       However the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define,
       collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers
       and/or specification writers should avoid using this element as much as possible."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="uri"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.language"/>
      <short value="Language of the resource content"/>
      <definition value="The base language in which the resource is written."/>
      <comments value="Language is provided to support indexing and accessibility (typically, services such as
       text to speech use the language tag). The html language tag in the narrative applies 
       to the narrative. The language tag on the resource may be used to specify the language
       of other presentations generated from the data in the resource  Not all the content has
       to be in the base language. The Resource.language should not be assumed to apply to the
       narrative automatically. If a language is specified, it should it also be specified on
       the div element in the html (see rules in HTML5 for information about the relationship
       between xml:lang and the html lang attribute)."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <binding>
        <name value="Language"/>
        <isExtensible value="false"/>
        <conformance value="required"/>
        <description value="A human language"/>
        <referenceUri value="http://tools.ietf.org/html/bcp47"/>
      </binding>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.text"/>
      <short value="Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation"/>
      <definition value="A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource, and may be used to
       represent the content of the resource to a human. The narrative need not encode all the
       structured data, but is required to contain sufficient detail to make it &quot;clinically
       safe&quot; for a human to just read the narrative. Resource definitions may define what
       content should be represented in the narrative to ensure clinical safety."/>
      <comments value="Contained resources do not have narrative. Resources that are not contained SHOULD have
       a narrative."/>
      <synonym value="narrative"/>
      <synonym value="html"/>
      <synonym value="xhtml"/>
      <synonym value="display"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Narrative"/>
      </type>
      <condition value="dom-1"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="Act.text?"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.contained"/>
      <short value="Contained, inline Resources"/>
      <definition value="These resources do not have an independent existence apart from the resource that contains
       them - they cannot be identified independently, and nor can they have their own independent
       transaction scope."/>
      <comments value="This should never be done when the content can be identified properly, as once identification
       is lost, it is extremely difficult (and context dependent) to restore it again."/>
      <synonym value="inline resources"/>
      <synonym value="anonymous resources"/>
      <synonym value="contained resources"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Resource"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="N/A"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.extension"/>
      <short value="Additional Content defined by implementations"/>
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the resource. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is
       a strict set of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any
       implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL
       be met as part of the definition of the extension."/>
      <comments value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project,
       or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.
        The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of
       simplicity for everyone."/>
      <synonym value="extensions"/>
      <synonym value="user content"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="N/A"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.modifierExtension"/>
      <short value="Extensions that cannot be ignored"/>
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the resource, and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it.
       Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. In order to make the use
       of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the
       definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension,
       there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
       Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions."/>
      <comments value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project,
       or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.
        The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of
       simplicity for everyone."/>
      <synonym value="extensions"/>
      <synonym value="user content"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="N/A"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.identifier"/>
      <short value="Identifier(s) by which this EpisodeOfCare is known"/>
      <definition value="Identifier(s) by which this EpisodeOfCare is known."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Identifier"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.currentStatus"/>
      <short value="planned | active | onhold | finished | withdrawn | other"/>
      <definition value="planned | active | onhold | finished | withdrawn | other."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <binding>
        <name value="EpisodeOfCareStatus"/>
        <isExtensible value="false"/>
        <conformance value="required"/>
        <description value="The status of the encounter"/>
        <referenceReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/episode-of-care-status"/>
        </referenceReference>
      </binding>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.statusHistory"/>
      <short value="The status history for the EpisodeOfCare"/>
      <definition value="The status history for the EpisodeOfCare."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.statusHistory.id"/>
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
      <short value="xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)"/>
      <definition value="unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references)."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="id"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.statusHistory.extension"/>
      <short value="Additional Content defined by implementations"/>
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the element. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a
       strict set of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any
       implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL
       be met as part of the definition of the extension."/>
      <comments value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project,
       or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.
        The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of
       simplicity for everyone."/>
      <synonym value="extensions"/>
      <synonym value="user content"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.statusHistory.modifierExtension"/>
      <short value="Extensions that cannot be ignored"/>
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the element, and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it. Usually
       modifier elements provide negation or qualification. In order to make the use of extensions
       safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and
       use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is
       a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications
       processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions."/>
      <comments value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project,
       or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.
        The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of
       simplicity for everyone."/>
      <synonym value="extensions"/>
      <synonym value="user content"/>
      <synonym value="modifiers"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="N/A"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.statusHistory.status"/>
      <short value="planned | active | onhold | finished | withdrawn | other"/>
      <definition value="planned | active | onhold | finished | withdrawn | other."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <binding>
        <name value="EpisodeOfCareStatus"/>
        <isExtensible value="false"/>
        <conformance value="required"/>
        <description value="The status of the encounter"/>
        <referenceReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/episode-of-care-status"/>
        </referenceReference>
      </binding>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.statusHistory.period"/>
      <short value="The period during this episodeofcare that the specific status applied"/>
      <definition value="The period during this episodeofcare that the specific status applied."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Period"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.type"/>
      <short value="Specific type of EpisodeOfcare"/>
      <definition value="The type can be very important in processing as this could be used in determining if the
       episodeofcare is relevant to specific government reporting, or other types of classifications."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="CodeableConcept"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.patient"/>
      <short value="The patient that this episodeofcare applies to"/>
      <definition value="The patient that this episodeofcare applies to."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/Profile/Patient"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.managingOrganization"/>
      <short value="The organization that has assumed the specific responsibilities for the specified duration"/>
      <definition value="The organization that has assumed the specific responsibilities for the specified duration."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/Profile/Organization"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.period"/>
      <short value="The interval during which the managing organization assumes the defined responsibility"/>
      <definition value="The interval during which the managing organization assumes the defined responsibility."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Period"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.condition"/>
      <short value="A list of conditions/problems/diagnoses that this episode of care is intended to be providing
       care for"/>
      <definition value="A list of conditions/problems/diagnoses that this episode of care is intended to be providing
       care for."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/Profile/Condition"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.referralRequest"/>
      <short value="A Referral Request that this EpisodeOfCare manages activities within"/>
      <definition value="A Referral Request that this EpisodeOfCare manages activities within."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/Profile/ReferralRequest"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.careManager"/>
      <short value="The practitioner that is the care manager/care co-ordinator for this patient"/>
      <definition value="The practitioner that is the care manager/care co-ordinator for this patient."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/Profile/Practitioner"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.careTeam"/>
      <short value="The list of practitioners that may be facilitating this episode of care for specific purposes"/>
      <definition value="The list of practitioners that may be facilitating this episode of care for specific purposes."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.careTeam.id"/>
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
      <short value="xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)"/>
      <definition value="unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references)."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="id"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.careTeam.extension"/>
      <short value="Additional Content defined by implementations"/>
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the element. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a
       strict set of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any
       implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL
       be met as part of the definition of the extension."/>
      <comments value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project,
       or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.
        The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of
       simplicity for everyone."/>
      <synonym value="extensions"/>
      <synonym value="user content"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.careTeam.modifierExtension"/>
      <short value="Extensions that cannot be ignored"/>
      <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition
       of the element, and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it. Usually
       modifier elements provide negation or qualification. In order to make the use of extensions
       safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and
       use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is
       a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications
       processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions."/>
      <comments value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project,
       or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.
        The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of
       simplicity for everyone."/>
      <synonym value="extensions"/>
      <synonym value="user content"/>
      <synonym value="modifiers"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="N/A"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.careTeam.member"/>
      <short value="The practitioner within the team"/>
      <definition value="The practitioner within the team."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/Profile/Practitioner"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.careTeam.role"/>
      <short value="The role that this team member is taking within this episode of care"/>
      <definition value="The role that this team member is taking within this episode of care."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="CodeableConcept"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.careTeam.period"/>
      <short value="The period of time that this practitioner is performing some role within the episode of
       care"/>
      <definition value="The period of time that this practitioner is performing some role within the episode of
       care."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Period"/>
      </type>
    </element>
  </snapshot>
  <differential>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare"/>
      <short value="An association of a Patient with an Organization and  Healthcare Provider(s) for a period
       of time that the Organization assumes some level of responsibility"/>
      <definition value="An association between a patient and an organization / healthcare provider(s) during which
       time encounters may occur. The managing organization assumes a level of responsibility
       for the patient during this time."/>
      <synonym value="Case Program Problem"/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.identifier"/>
      <short value="Identifier(s) by which this EpisodeOfCare is known"/>
      <definition value="Identifier(s) by which this EpisodeOfCare is known."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Identifier"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.currentStatus"/>
      <short value="planned | active | onhold | finished | withdrawn | other"/>
      <definition value="planned | active | onhold | finished | withdrawn | other."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <binding>
        <name value="EpisodeOfCareStatus"/>
        <isExtensible value="false"/>
        <conformance value="required"/>
        <description value="The status of the encounter"/>
        <referenceReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/episode-of-care-status"/>
        </referenceReference>
      </binding>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.statusHistory"/>
      <short value="The status history for the EpisodeOfCare"/>
      <definition value="The status history for the EpisodeOfCare."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.statusHistory.status"/>
      <short value="planned | active | onhold | finished | withdrawn | other"/>
      <definition value="planned | active | onhold | finished | withdrawn | other."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <binding>
        <name value="EpisodeOfCareStatus"/>
        <isExtensible value="false"/>
        <conformance value="required"/>
        <description value="The status of the encounter"/>
        <referenceReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/episode-of-care-status"/>
        </referenceReference>
      </binding>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.statusHistory.period"/>
      <short value="The period during this episodeofcare that the specific status applied"/>
      <definition value="The period during this episodeofcare that the specific status applied."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Period"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.type"/>
      <short value="Specific type of EpisodeOfcare"/>
      <definition value="The type can be very important in processing as this could be used in determining if the
       episodeofcare is relevant to specific government reporting, or other types of classifications."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="CodeableConcept"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.patient"/>
      <short value="The patient that this episodeofcare applies to"/>
      <definition value="The patient that this episodeofcare applies to."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/Profile/Patient"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.managingOrganization"/>
      <short value="The organization that has assumed the specific responsibilities for the specified duration"/>
      <definition value="The organization that has assumed the specific responsibilities for the specified duration."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/Profile/Organization"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.period"/>
      <short value="The interval during which the managing organization assumes the defined responsibility"/>
      <definition value="The interval during which the managing organization assumes the defined responsibility."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Period"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.condition"/>
      <short value="A list of conditions/problems/diagnoses that this episode of care is intended to be providing
       care for"/>
      <definition value="A list of conditions/problems/diagnoses that this episode of care is intended to be providing
       care for."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/Profile/Condition"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.referralRequest"/>
      <short value="A Referral Request that this EpisodeOfCare manages activities within"/>
      <definition value="A Referral Request that this EpisodeOfCare manages activities within."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/Profile/ReferralRequest"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.careManager"/>
      <short value="The practitioner that is the care manager/care co-ordinator for this patient"/>
      <definition value="The practitioner that is the care manager/care co-ordinator for this patient."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/Profile/Practitioner"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.careTeam"/>
      <short value="The list of practitioners that may be facilitating this episode of care for specific purposes"/>
      <definition value="The list of practitioners that may be facilitating this episode of care for specific purposes."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.careTeam.member"/>
      <short value="The practitioner within the team"/>
      <definition value="The practitioner within the team."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/Profile/Practitioner"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.careTeam.role"/>
      <short value="The role that this team member is taking within this episode of care"/>
      <definition value="The role that this team member is taking within this episode of care."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <type>
        <code value="CodeableConcept"/>
      </type>
    </element>
    <element>
      <path value="EpisodeOfCare.careTeam.period"/>
      <short value="The period of time that this practitioner is performing some role within the episode of
       care"/>
      <definition value="The period of time that this practitioner is performing some role within the episode of
       care."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Period"/>
      </type>
    </element>
  </differential>
</Profile>

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.