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A formally or informally recognized grouping of people or organizations formed for the purpose of achieving some form of collective action. Includes companies, institutions, corporations, departments, community groups, healthcare practice groups, payer/insurer, etc.
This resource may be used in a shared registry of contact and other information for various organizations or it can be used merely as a support for other resources that need to reference organizations, perhaps as a document, message or as a contained resource. If using a registry approach, it's entirely possible for multiple registries to exist, each dealing with different types or levels of organization.
The Organization resource is used for collections of people that have come together to achieve an objective. The Group resource is used to identify a collection of people (or animals, devices, etc.) that are gathered for the purpose of analysis or acting upon, but are not expected to act themselves.
The Organization resource often exists as a hierarchy of organization resources, using the part-of property to provide
the association of the child to its parent organization.
This organizational hierarchy helps communicate the conceptual structure, whereas the Location resource provides the physical
representation of the hierarchy.
The linkage between Organization and Location is from each point in the location hierarchy to the appropriate level in the
Organization hierarchy. These links don't all have to be to the top level Organization.
When populating the organization and location hierarchies there is often not a clear distinction between these 2, however
to assist in making the decision, Locations are always used for recording where a service occurs, and hence where encounters
and observations are associated. The Organization property on these resources might not be the location where the service took place.
This resource is referenced by Annotation, Identifier, Signature, UsageContext, Account, AuditEvent, Basic, BiologicallyDerivedProduct, CapabilityStatement, CarePlan, CareTeam, CatalogEntry, ChargeItem, Claim, ClaimResponse, Communication, CommunicationRequest, Composition, Consent, Contract, Coverage, CoverageEligibilityRequest, CoverageEligibilityResponse, Device, DeviceDefinition, DeviceRequest, DiagnosticReport, DocumentManifest, DocumentReference, Encounter, Endpoint, EnrollmentRequest, EnrollmentResponse, EpisodeOfCare, ExplanationOfBenefit, Flag, Goal, Group, HealthcareService, ImagingStudy, Immunization, ImmunizationEvaluation, ImmunizationRecommendation, InsurancePlan, Invoice, Linkage, Location, MeasureReport, Media, Medication, MedicationDispense, MedicationKnowledge, MedicationRequest, MedicationStatement, MedicinalProduct, MedicinalProductAuthorization, MedicinalProductIngredient, MedicinalProductManufactured, MedicinalProductPackaged, MessageHeader, MolecularSequence, Observation, itself, OrganizationAffiliation, Patient, PaymentNotice, PaymentReconciliation, Person, Practitioner, PractitionerRole, Procedure, Provenance, QuestionnaireResponse, ResearchStudy, ServiceRequest, SupplyDelivery, SupplyRequest, Task and VerificationResult
Structure
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints doco |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .. Organization | I TU | DomainResource | A grouping of people or organizations with a common purpose + Rule: The organization SHALL at least have a name or an identifier, and possibly more than one Elements defined in Ancestors: id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension | |
| ... identifier | Σ I | 0..* | Identifier | Identifies this organization across multiple systems |
| ... active | ?! Σ | 0..1 | boolean | Whether the organization's record is still in active use |
| ... type | Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Kind of organization Organization type (Example) |
| ... name | Σ I | 0..1 | string | Name used for the organization |
| ... alias | 0..* | string | A list of alternate names that the organization is known as, or was known as in the past | |
| ... telecom | I | 0..* | ContactPoint | A contact detail for the organization + Rule: The telecom of an organization can never be of use 'home' |
| ... address | I | 0..* | Address | An address for the organization + Rule: An address of an organization can never be of use 'home' |
| ... partOf | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | The organization of which this organization forms a part |
| ... contact | 0..* | BackboneElement | Contact for the organization for a certain purpose | |
| .... purpose | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | The type of contact Contact entity type (Extensible) | |
| .... name | 0..1 | HumanName | A name associated with the contact | |
| .... telecom | 0..* | ContactPoint | Contact details (telephone, email, etc.) for a contact | |
| .... address | 0..1 | Address | Visiting or postal addresses for the contact | |
| ... endpoint | 0..* | Reference(Endpoint) | Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization | |
doco Documentation for this format | ||||
UML Diagram (Legend)
XML Template
<Organization xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> doco <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language --> <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension --> <identifier><!-- ?? 0..* Identifier Identifies this organization across multiple systems --></identifier> <active value="[boolean ]"/><!-- 0..1 Whether the organization's record is still in active use --> <type><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept Kind of organization --></type> <name value="[string ]"/><!-- ?? 0..1 Name used for the organization --> <alias value="[string ]"/><!-- 0..* A list of alternate names that the organization is known as, or was known as in the past --> <telecom><!-- ?? 0..* ContactPoint A contact detail for the organization --></telecom> <address><!-- ?? 0..* Address An address for the organization --></address> <partOf><!-- 0..1 Reference(Organization) The organization of which this organization forms a part --></partOf> <contact> <!-- 0..* Contact for the organization for a certain purpose --> <purpose><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept The type of contact --></purpose> <name><!-- 0..1 HumanName A name associated with the contact --></name> <telecom><!-- 0..* ContactPoint Contact details (telephone, email, etc.) for a contact --></telecom> <address><!-- 0..1 Address Visiting or postal addresses for the contact --></address> </contact> <endpoint><!-- 0..* Reference(Endpoint) Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization --></endpoint> </Organization>
JSON Template
{doco
"resourceType" : "Organization",
// from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
// from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension
"identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // C? Identifies this organization across multiple systems
"active" : <boolean >, // Whether the organization's record is still in active use
"type" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // Kind of organization
"name" : "<string >", // C? Name used for the organization
"alias" : ["<string >"], // A list of alternate names that the organization is known as, or was known as in the past
"telecom" : [{ ContactPoint }], // C? A contact detail for the organization
"address" : [{ Address }], // C? An address for the organization
"partOf" : { Reference(Organization) }, // The organization of which this organization forms a part
"contact" : [{ // Contact for the organization for a certain purpose
"purpose" : { CodeableConcept }, // The type of contact
"name" : { HumanName }, // A name associated with the contact
"telecom" : [{ ContactPoint }], // Contact details (telephone, email, etc.) for a contact
"address" : { Address } // Visiting or postal addresses for the contact
}],
"endpoint" : [{ Reference(Endpoint) }] // Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization
}
Turtle Template
@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .doco [ a fhir:Organization; fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot; # if this is the parser root # from Resource: .id, .meta, .implicitRules, and .language # from DomainResource: .text, .contained, .extension, and .modifierExtension fhir:Organization.identifier[ Identifier ], ... ; # 0..* Identifies this organization across multiple systems fhir:Organization.active[ boolean ]; # 0..1 Whether the organization's record is still in active use fhir:Organization.type[ CodeableConcept ], ... ; # 0..* Kind of organization fhir:Organization.name[ string ]; # 0..1 Name used for the organization fhir:Organization.alias[ string ], ... ; # 0..* A list of alternate names that the organization is known as, or was known as in the past fhir:Organization.telecom[ ContactPoint ], ... ; # 0..* A contact detail for the organization fhir:Organization.address[ Address ], ... ; # 0..* An address for the organization fhir:Organization.partOf[ Reference(Organization) ]; # 0..1 The organization of which this organization forms a part fhir:Organization.contact[ # 0..* Contact for the organization for a certain purpose fhir:Organization.contact.purpose[ CodeableConcept ]; # 0..1 The type of contact fhir:Organization.contact.name[ HumanName ]; # 0..1 A name associated with the contact fhir:Organization.contact.telecom[ ContactPoint ], ... ; # 0..* Contact details (telephone, email, etc.) for a contact fhir:Organization.contact.address[ Address ]; # 0..1 Visiting or postal addresses for the contact ], ...; fhir:Organization.endpoint[ Reference(Endpoint) ], ... ; # 0..* Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization ]
Changes since R3
See the Full Difference for further information
This analysis is available as XML or JSON.
See R3 <--> R4 Conversion Maps (status = 11 tests that all execute ok. All tests pass round-trip testing and 1 r3 resources are invalid (0 errors).)
Structure
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints doco |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .. Organization | I TU | DomainResource | A grouping of people or organizations with a common purpose + Rule: The organization SHALL at least have a name or an identifier, and possibly more than one Elements defined in Ancestors: id, meta, implicitRules, language, text, contained, extension, modifierExtension | |
| ... identifier | Σ I | 0..* | Identifier | Identifies this organization across multiple systems |
| ... active | ?! Σ | 0..1 | boolean | Whether the organization's record is still in active use |
| ... type | Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Kind of organization Organization type (Example) |
| ... name | Σ I | 0..1 | string | Name used for the organization |
| ... alias | 0..* | string | A list of alternate names that the organization is known as, or was known as in the past | |
| ... telecom | I | 0..* | ContactPoint | A contact detail for the organization + Rule: The telecom of an organization can never be of use 'home' |
| ... address | I | 0..* | Address | An address for the organization + Rule: An address of an organization can never be of use 'home' |
| ... partOf | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | The organization of which this organization forms a part |
| ... contact | 0..* | BackboneElement | Contact for the organization for a certain purpose | |
| .... purpose | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | The type of contact Contact entity type (Extensible) | |
| .... name | 0..1 | HumanName | A name associated with the contact | |
| .... telecom | 0..* | ContactPoint | Contact details (telephone, email, etc.) for a contact | |
| .... address | 0..1 | Address | Visiting or postal addresses for the contact | |
| ... endpoint | 0..* | Reference(Endpoint) | Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization | |
doco Documentation for this format | ||||
UML Diagram (Legend)
XML Template
<Organization xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> doco <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language --> <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension --> <identifier><!-- ?? 0..* Identifier Identifies this organization across multiple systems --></identifier> <active value="[boolean ]"/><!-- 0..1 Whether the organization's record is still in active use --> <type><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept Kind of organization --></type> <name value="[string ]"/><!-- ?? 0..1 Name used for the organization --> <alias value="[string ]"/><!-- 0..* A list of alternate names that the organization is known as, or was known as in the past --> <telecom><!-- ?? 0..* ContactPoint A contact detail for the organization --></telecom> <address><!-- ?? 0..* Address An address for the organization --></address> <partOf><!-- 0..1 Reference(Organization) The organization of which this organization forms a part --></partOf> <contact> <!-- 0..* Contact for the organization for a certain purpose --> <purpose><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept The type of contact --></purpose> <name><!-- 0..1 HumanName A name associated with the contact --></name> <telecom><!-- 0..* ContactPoint Contact details (telephone, email, etc.) for a contact --></telecom> <address><!-- 0..1 Address Visiting or postal addresses for the contact --></address> </contact> <endpoint><!-- 0..* Reference(Endpoint) Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization --></endpoint> </Organization>
JSON Template
{doco
"resourceType" : "Organization",
// from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
// from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension
"identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // C? Identifies this organization across multiple systems
"active" : <boolean >, // Whether the organization's record is still in active use
"type" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // Kind of organization
"name" : "<string >", // C? Name used for the organization
"alias" : ["<string >"], // A list of alternate names that the organization is known as, or was known as in the past
"telecom" : [{ ContactPoint }], // C? A contact detail for the organization
"address" : [{ Address }], // C? An address for the organization
"partOf" : { Reference(Organization) }, // The organization of which this organization forms a part
"contact" : [{ // Contact for the organization for a certain purpose
"purpose" : { CodeableConcept }, // The type of contact
"name" : { HumanName }, // A name associated with the contact
"telecom" : [{ ContactPoint }], // Contact details (telephone, email, etc.) for a contact
"address" : { Address } // Visiting or postal addresses for the contact
}],
"endpoint" : [{ Reference(Endpoint) }] // Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization
}
Turtle Template
@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .doco [ a fhir:Organization; fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot; # if this is the parser root # from Resource: .id, .meta, .implicitRules, and .language # from DomainResource: .text, .contained, .extension, and .modifierExtension fhir:Organization.identifier[ Identifier ], ... ; # 0..* Identifies this organization across multiple systems fhir:Organization.active[ boolean ]; # 0..1 Whether the organization's record is still in active use fhir:Organization.type[ CodeableConcept ], ... ; # 0..* Kind of organization fhir:Organization.name[ string ]; # 0..1 Name used for the organization fhir:Organization.alias[ string ], ... ; # 0..* A list of alternate names that the organization is known as, or was known as in the past fhir:Organization.telecom[ ContactPoint ], ... ; # 0..* A contact detail for the organization fhir:Organization.address[ Address ], ... ; # 0..* An address for the organization fhir:Organization.partOf[ Reference(Organization) ]; # 0..1 The organization of which this organization forms a part fhir:Organization.contact[ # 0..* Contact for the organization for a certain purpose fhir:Organization.contact.purpose[ CodeableConcept ]; # 0..1 The type of contact fhir:Organization.contact.name[ HumanName ]; # 0..1 A name associated with the contact fhir:Organization.contact.telecom[ ContactPoint ], ... ; # 0..* Contact details (telephone, email, etc.) for a contact fhir:Organization.contact.address[ Address ]; # 0..1 Visiting or postal addresses for the contact ], ...; fhir:Organization.endpoint[ Reference(Endpoint) ], ... ; # 0..* Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization ]
Changes since Release 3
See the Full Difference for further information
This analysis is available as XML or JSON.
See R3 <--> R4 Conversion Maps (status = 11 tests that all execute ok. All tests pass round-trip testing and 1 r3 resources are invalid (0 errors).)
See the Profiles & Extensions and the alternate definitions: Master Definition XML + JSON, XML Schema/Schematron + JSON Schema, ShEx (for Turtle) + see the extensions & the dependency analysis
| Path | Definition | Type | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organization.type | Used to categorize the organization. | Example | OrganizationType |
| Organization.contact.purpose | The purpose for which you would contact a contact party. | Extensible | ContactEntityType |
An example organization hierarchy should help give some guidance as to one example
of how a location hierarchy could look within a fictitious Medical Organization.
(The nesting here would be the "part-of" structure of the Organization resource)
Burgers University Medical Center Eastern Services (prov) Emergency Dept Oncology Dept Nuclear Medicine Research Trials (edu) Maternity Ward Childrens Ward Day Procedures Unit Mobile Services (Ambulance) Research Center (edu) Nuclear Medicine (edu) Burgers University (edu) Nuclear Medicine Faculty (edu) Undergraduate Medicine (edu) ...
Note that physical structures of this hierarchy are not present - these are defined by a Location hierarchy.
Search parameters for this resource. The common parameters also apply. See Searching for more information about searching in REST, messaging, and services.