Organization
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.
- Schema
- Usage
- Relationships
- Referenced By
Elements
Name | Required | Type | Description |
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identifier | Identifier[] | Identifies this organization across multiple systems DetailsIdentifier for the organization that is used to identify the organization across multiple disparate systems. | |
active | boolean | Whether the organization's record is still in active use DetailsWhether the organization's record is still in active use. This active flag is not intended to be used to mark an organization as temporarily closed or under construction. Instead the Location(s) within the Organization should have the suspended status. If further details of the reason for the suspension are required, then an extension on this element should be used. This element is labeled as a modifier because it may be used to mark that the resource was created in error. | |
type | CodeableConcept[] | Kind of organization DetailsThe kind(s) of organization that this is. Organizations can be corporations, wards, sections, clinical teams, government departments, etc. Note that code is generally a classifier of the type of organization; in many applications, codes are used to identity a particular organization (say, ward) as opposed to another of the same type - these are identifiers, not codes When considering if multiple types are appropriate, you should evaluate if child organizations would be a more appropriate use of the concept, as different types likely are in different sub-areas of the organization. This is most likely to be used where type values have orthogonal values, such as a religious, academic and medical center. We expect that some jurisdictions will profile this optionality to be a single cardinality. | |
name | string | Name used for the organization DetailsA name associated with the organization. If the name of an organization changes, consider putting the old name in the alias column so that it can still be located through searches. | |
alias | string[] | A list of alternate names that the organization is known as, or was known as in the past DetailsA list of alternate names that the organization is known as, or was known as in the past. There are no dates associated with the alias/historic names, as this is not intended to track when names were used, but to assist in searching so that older names can still result in identifying the organization. | |
telecom | ContactPoint[] | A contact detail for the organization DetailsA contact detail for the organization. The use code 'home' is not to be used. Note that these contacts are not the contact details of people who are employed by or represent the organization, but official contacts for the organization itself. | |
address | Address[] | An address for the organization DetailsAn address for the organization. Organization may have multiple addresses with different uses or applicable periods. The use code 'home' is not to be used. | |
partOf | Reference<Organization> | The organization of which this organization forms a part DetailsThe organization of which this organization forms a part. | |
contact | Organizationcontact[] | Contact for the organization for a certain purpose DetailsContact for the organization for a certain purpose. Where multiple contacts for the same purpose are provided there is a standard extension that can be used to determine which one is the preferred contact to use. | |
id | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing DetailsUnique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces. | |
extension | Extension[] | Additional content defined by implementations DetailsMay be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. 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 can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. 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. | |
modifierExtension | Extension[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized DetailsMay 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 in which it is contained and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. 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 can 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. Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself). 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. | |
purpose | CodeableConcept | The type of contact DetailsIndicates a purpose for which the contact can be reached. | |
name | HumanName | A name associated with the contact DetailsA name associated with the contact. | |
telecom | ContactPoint[] | Contact details (telephone, email, etc.) for a contact DetailsA contact detail (e.g. a telephone number or an email address) by which the party may be contacted. | |
address | Address | Visiting or postal addresses for the contact DetailsVisiting or postal addresses for the contact. | |
endpoint | Reference<Endpoint>[] | Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization DetailsTechnical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization. |
Search Parameters
Name | Type | Description | Expression |
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active | token | Is the Organization record active | Organization.active |
address | string | A server defined search that may match any of the string fields in the Address, including line, city, district, state, country, postalCode, and/or text | Organization.address |
address-city | string | A city specified in an address | Organization.address.city |
address-country | string | A country specified in an address | Organization.address.country |
address-postalcode | string | A postal code specified in an address | Organization.address.postalCode |
address-state | string | A state specified in an address | Organization.address.state |
address-use | token | A use code specified in an address | Organization.address.use |
endpoint | reference | Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization | Organization.endpoint |
identifier | token | Any identifier for the organization (not the accreditation issuer's identifier) | Organization.identifier |
name | string | A portion of the organization's name or alias | Organization.name | Organization.alias |
partof | reference | An organization of which this organization forms a part | Organization.partOf |
phonetic | string | A portion of the organization's name using some kind of phonetic matching algorithm | Organization.name |
type | token | A code for the type of organization | Organization.type |
Inherited Elements
Name | Required | Type | Description |
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id | string | Logical id of this artifact DetailsThe logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes. The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation. | |
meta | Meta | Metadata about the resource DetailsThe metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure. Changes to the content might not always be associated with version changes to the resource. | |
implicitRules | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created DetailsA reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content. Often, this is a reference to an implementation guide that defines the special rules along with other profiles etc. 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. Often, when used, the URL is a reference to an implementation guide that defines these special rules as part of it's narrative along with other profiles, value sets, etc. | |
language | code | Language of the resource content DetailsThe base language in which the resource is written. 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). | |
text | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation DetailsA human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource and can 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 "clinically safe" for a human to just read the narrative. Resource definitions may define what content should be represented in the narrative to ensure clinical safety. Contained resources do not have narrative. Resources that are not contained SHOULD have a narrative. In some cases, a resource may only have text with little or no additional discrete data (as long as all minOccurs=1 elements are satisfied). This may be necessary for data from legacy systems where information is captured as a "text blob" or where text is additionally entered raw or narrated and encoded information is added later. | |
contained | Resource[] | Contained, inline Resources DetailsThese 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. 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. Contained resources may have profiles and tags In their meta elements, but SHALL NOT have security labels. | |
extension | Extension[] | Additional content defined by implementations DetailsMay be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource. 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 can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. 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. | |
modifierExtension | Extension[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored DetailsMay 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 and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. 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. Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself). 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. |
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.
- 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
- OrganizationAffiliation
- Patient
- PaymentNotice
- PaymentReconciliation
- Person
- Practitioner
- PractitionerRole
- Procedure
- Provenance
- QuestionnaireResponse
- ResearchStudy
- ServiceRequest
- SupplyDelivery
- SupplyRequest
- Task
- VerificationResult