Medplum · Schema
Practitioner
A person who is directly or indirectly involved in the provisioning of healthcare.
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| resourceType | string | This is a Practitioner resource |
| id | object | The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes. |
| meta | object | The 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 | object | A 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 |
| language | object | The base language in which the resource is written. |
| text | object | A 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 re |
| contained | array | 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 |
| extension | array | May 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 |
| modifierExtension | array | 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 and/or the understanding of |
| identifier | array | An identifier that applies to this person in this role. |
| active | object | Whether this practitioner's record is in active use. |
| name | array | The name(s) associated with the practitioner. |
| telecom | array | A contact detail for the practitioner, e.g. a telephone number or an email address. |
| address | array | Address(es) of the practitioner that are not role specific (typically home address). Work addresses are not typically entered in this property as they are usually role dependent. |
| gender | object | Administrative Gender - the gender that the person is considered to have for administration and record keeping purposes. |
| birthDate | object | The date of birth for the practitioner. |
| photo | array | Image of the person. |
| qualification | array | The official certifications, training, and licenses that authorize or otherwise pertain to the provision of care by the practitioner. For example, a medical license issued by a medical board authorizi |
| communication | array | A language the practitioner can use in patient communication. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"title": "Practitioner",
"description": "A person who is directly or indirectly involved in the provisioning of healthcare.",
"x-source": "https://api.medplum.com/openapi.json",
"properties": {
"resourceType": {
"description": "This is a Practitioner resource",
"type": "string"
},
"id": {
"description": "The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes.",
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/id"
},
"meta": {
"description": "The 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.",
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Meta"
},
"implicitRules": {
"description": "A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content. Often, this is a reference to an implementation guide that defines the special rules along with other profiles etc.",
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/uri"
},
"language": {
"description": "The base language in which the resource is written.",
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/code"
},
"text": {
"description": "A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource and can be used to represent the content of the resource to a human. The narrative need not encode all the structured data, but is required to contain sufficient detail to make it \"clinically safe\" for a human to just read the narrative. Resource definitions may define what content should be represented in the narrative to ensure clinical safety.",
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Narrative"
},
"contained": {
"description": "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.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ResourceList"
},
"type": "array"
},
"extension": {
"description": "May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Extension"
},
"type": "array"
},
"modifierExtension": {
"description": "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 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.\n\nModifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Extension"
},
"type": "array"
},
"identifier": {
"description": "An identifier that applies to this person in this role.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Identifier"
},
"type": "array"
},
"active": {
"description": "Whether this practitioner's record is in active use.",
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/boolean"
},
"name": {
"description": "The name(s) associated with the practitioner.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/HumanName"
},
"type": "array"
},
"telecom": {
"description": "A contact detail for the practitioner, e.g. a telephone number or an email address.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ContactPoint"
},
"type": "array"
},
"address": {
"description": "Address(es) of the practitioner that are not role specific (typically home address). \rWork addresses are not typically entered in this property as they are usually role dependent.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Address"
},
"type": "array"
},
"gender": {
"description": "Administrative Gender - the gender that the person is considered to have for administration and record keeping purposes.",
"enum": [
"male",
"female",
"other",
"unknown"
]
},
"birthDate": {
"description": "The date of birth for the practitioner.",
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/date"
},
"photo": {
"description": "Image of the person.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Attachment"
},
"type": "array"
},
"qualification": {
"description": "The official certifications, training, and licenses that authorize or otherwise pertain to the provision of care by the practitioner. For example, a medical license issued by a medical board authorizing the practitioner to practice medicine within a certian locality.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Practitioner_Qualification"
},
"type": "array"
},
"communication": {
"description": "A language the practitioner can use in patient communication.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/CodeableConcept"
},
"type": "array"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false,
"required": [
"resourceType"
]
}