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

description: A slot of time on a schedule that may be available for booking appointments.
derivation: specialization
name: Slot
type: Slot
elements:
  schedule: {short: The schedule resource that this slot defines an interval of status information, isSummary: true, index: 5}
  serviceCategory:
    short: A broad categorization of the service that is to be performed during this appointment
    array: true
    binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/service-category'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 1
  specialty:
    short: The specialty of a practitioner that would be required to perform the service requested in this appointment
    array: true
    binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/c80-practice-codes'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 3
  start: {short: Date/Time that the slot is to begin, isSummary: true, index: 7}
  serviceType:
    short: The type of appointments that can be booked into this slot (ideally this would be an identifiable service - which is at a location, rather than the location itself). If provided then this overrides the value provided on the availability resource
    array: true
    binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/service-type'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 2
  appointmentType:
    short: The style of appointment or patient that may be booked in the slot (not service type)
    binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0276'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 4
  status:
    short: busy | free | busy-unavailable | busy-tentative | entered-in-error
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/slotstatus|4.0.1'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 6
  comment: {short: Comments on the slot to describe any extended information. Such as custom constraints on the slot, index: 10}
  identifier: {short: External Ids for this item, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 0}
  end: {short: Date/Time that the slot is to conclude, isSummary: true, index: 8}
  overbooked: {short: 'This slot has already been overbooked, appointments are unlikely to be accepted for this time', meaningWhenMissing: 'If overbooked is missing, systems may assume that there are still appointments available', index: 9}
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Slot
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: 4.0.1
required: [schedule, status, start, end]