http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient|4.0.1

description: Demographics and other administrative information about an individual or animal receiving care or other health-related services.
derivation: specialization
name: Patient
type: Patient
elements:
  address: {short: An address for the individual, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 8}
  managingOrganization: {short: Organization that is the custodian of the patient record, isSummary: true, index: 25}
  name: {short: A name associated with the patient, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 2}
  birthDate: {short: The date of birth for the individual, isSummary: true, index: 5}
  multipleBirth:
    short: Whether patient is part of a multiple birth
    choices: []
    index: 11
  deceased:
    isModifier: true
    short: Indicates if the individual is deceased or not
    choices: []
    isModifierReason: This element is labeled as a modifier because once a patient is marked as deceased, the actions that are appropriate to perform on the patient may be significantly different.
    isSummary: true
    index: 7
  photo: {short: Image of the patient, array: true, index: 12}
  link:
    isModifier: true
    short: Link to another patient resource that concerns the same actual person
    array: true
    isModifierReason: This element is labeled as a modifier because it might not be the main Patient resource, and the referenced patient should be used instead of this Patient record. This is when the link.type value is 'replaced-by'
    isSummary: true
    index: 26
    elements:
      other: {short: The other patient or related person resource that the link refers to, isSummary: true, index: 27}
      type:
        short: replaced-by | replaces | refer | seealso
        binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/link-type|4.0.1'}
        isSummary: true
        index: 28
    required: [type, other]
  active: {isModifier: true, short: Whether this patient's record is in active use, meaningWhenMissing: This resource is generally assumed to be active if no value is provided for the active element, isModifierReason: This element is labelled as a modifier because it is a status element that can indicate that a record should not be treated as valid, isSummary: true, index: 1}
  communication:
    short: A language which may be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health
    array: true
    index: 21
    elements:
      language:
        short: The language which can be used to communicate with the patient about his or her health
        binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages'}
        index: 22
      preferred: {short: Language preference indicator, index: 23}
    required: [language]
  identifier: {short: An identifier for this patient, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 0}
  telecom: {short: A contact detail for the individual, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 3}
  generalPractitioner: {short: Patient's nominated primary care provider, array: true, index: 24}
  gender:
    short: male | female | other | unknown
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/administrative-gender|4.0.1'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 4
  maritalStatus:
    short: Marital (civil) status of a patient
    binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/marital-status'}
    index: 9
  contact:
    constraint:
      pat-1: {human: SHALL at least contain a contact's details or a reference to an organization, severity: error, expression: name.exists() or telecom.exists() or address.exists() or organization.exists()}
    short: A contact party (e.g. guardian, partner, friend) for the patient
    array: true
    index: 13
    elements:
      relationship:
        short: The kind of relationship
        array: true
        binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/patient-contactrelationship'}
        index: 14
      name: {short: A name associated with the contact person, index: 15}
      telecom: {short: A contact detail for the person, array: true, index: 16}
      address: {short: Address for the contact person, index: 17}
      gender:
        short: male | female | other | unknown
        binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/administrative-gender|4.0.1'}
        index: 18
      organization: {short: Organization that is associated with the contact, index: 19}
      period: {short: The period during which this contact person or organization is valid to be contacted relating to this patient, index: 20}
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: 4.0.1