Clinical
Summary
This
page
is
part
of
the
Continuous
Integration
Build
of
FHIR
Specification
(v4.0.1:
R4
-
Mixed
Normative
and
STU
)
in
it's
permanent
home
(it
will
always
(will
be
available
incorrect/inconsistent
at
this
URL).
The
current
version
which
supercedes
this
version
is
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.
For
a
full
list
of
available
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versions:
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R3
|
Responsible
Owner:
Patient
Care
Work
Group
|
|
Security Category : Patient |
Compartments
:
|
The
Care
Team
includes
all
the
people
people,
organizations,
and
organizations
care
teams
who
participate
or
plan
to
participate
in
the
coordination
and
delivery
of
care
for
a
patient.
care.
The
CareTeam
includes
all
the
people,
teams,
organizations,
and
organizations
care
teams
who
participate
or
plan
to
participate
in
the
coordination
and
delivery
of
care
for
and
is
assigned
to:
Care
Team
is
not
limited
to
practitioners,
but
may
include
other
caregivers
such
as
family
members,
guardians,
the
patient
themself,
or
others.
The
Care
Team,
depending
on
where
used,
may
include
care
team
members
specific
to
a
particular
care
plan,
an
episode,
episode
of
care,
an
encounter,
or
may
reflect
all
known
team
members
across
these
perspectives.
An
individual's
A
CareTeam
can
be
dynamic
over
time,
such
that
there
can
be
transience
of
team
members,
such
as
a
rehabilitation
team.
Care
Team
is
distinct
from
Group.
the
Group
is
patient-independent
and
resource.
The
Group
resource
identifies
an
undifferentiated
set
of
individuals
who
are
intended
to
be
the
target
of
one
or
more
clinical
activities
(e.g.
set
of
clinical
trial
participants,
set
of
individuals
impacted
by
or
at
risk
of
a
public
health
event,
a
herd
or
flock,
etc.)
The
CareTeam
resource
establishes
a
set
of
relationships
and
roles
and
is
specific
to
participants
within
a
particular
Patient.
The
actors
CareTeam
are
the
individual
members
or
organized
group
of
individuals.
CareTeam
can
be
referenced
by
EpisodeOfCare,
Encounter,
or
CarePlan
to
identify
the
set
of
individuals
(and
their
respective
roles)
who
are
intended
to
be
involved
in
providing
the
care
defined
by
those
resources.
Structure
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type |
Description
&
Constraints
Filter:
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
CareTeam
|
TU | DomainResource |
Planned
participants
in
the
coordination
and
delivery
of
care
Elements defined in Ancestors: id , meta , implicitRules , language , text , contained , extension , modifierExtension |
|
identifier
|
Σ | 0..* | Identifier |
External
Ids
for
this
team
|
status
|
?! Σ | 0..1 | code |
proposed
|
active
|
suspended
|
inactive
|
entered-in-error
|
|
category
|
Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept |
Type
of
team
Binding: Care Team category ( Example ) |
|
name
|
Σ | 0..1 | string |
Name
of
the
team,
such
as
crisis
assessment
team
|
subject
|
Σ | 0..1 | Reference ( Patient | Group ) |
Who
care
team
is
for
|
|
period
|
Σ | 0..1 | Period |
Time
period
team
covers
|
participant
|
|
0..* | BackboneElement |
Members
of
the
team
+ |
role
|
Σ
C
|
0..1 | CodeableConcept |
Type
of
involvement
Binding: Participant Roles ( Example ) |
|
member
|
Σ C | 0..1 | Reference ( Practitioner | PractitionerRole | RelatedPerson | Patient | Organization | CareTeam | Group | HealthcareService ) |
Who
is
involved
|
|
onBehalfOf
|
Σ | 0..1 | Reference ( Practitioner | PractitionerRole | RelatedPerson | Patient | Organization | CareTeam | Group | HealthcareService ) |
Entity
that
the
|
effective[x]
|
0..1 |
When
the
member
is
generally
available
within
this
care
team
|
||
|
effectivePeriod
| Period |
|
||
|
Timing |
|
||
|
supportingInfo
|
|
0..* |
Reference
(
|
Basis
for
the
member's
participation
|
|
reason
|
0..* |
|
Why
the
care
team
exists
Binding: SNOMED CT Clinical Findings ( Example ) |
|
|
managingOrganization
|
Σ | 0..* | Reference ( Organization ) |
Organization
responsible
for
the
care
team
|
|
telecom
|
0..* | ContactPoint |
A
contact
detail
for
the
care
team
(that
applies
to
all
members)
|
|
|
note
|
0..* | Annotation |
Comments
made
about
the
CareTeam
|
|
|
Documentation
for
this
format
|
||||
See the Extensions for this resource
UML Diagram ( Legend )
XML Template
<<CareTeam xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"><!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language --> <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension --> <identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier External Ids for this team --></identifier> <status value="[code]"/><!-- 0..1 proposed | active | suspended | inactive | entered-in-error --> <category><!-- 0..* CodeableConcept Type of team --></category> <name value="[string]"/><!-- 0..1 Name of the team, such as crisis assessment team -->
<</subject> <</encounter><subject><!-- 0..1 Reference(Group|Patient) Who care team is for --></subject> <period><!-- 0..1 Period Time period team covers --></period>< <</role> <| </member> <</onBehalfOf> <</period><participant> <!-- 0..* Members of the team --> <role><!-- I 0..1 CodeableConcept Type of involvement --></role> <member><!-- I 0..1 Reference(CareTeam|Group|HealthcareService|Organization| Patient|Practitioner|PractitionerRole|RelatedPerson) Who is involved --></member> <onBehalfOf><!-- 0..1 Reference(CareTeam|Group|HealthcareService|Organization| Patient|Practitioner|PractitionerRole|RelatedPerson) Entity that the participant is acting as a proxy of, or an agent of, or in the interest of, or as a representative of --></onBehalfOf> <effective[x]><!-- 0..1 Period|Timing When the member is generally available within this care team --></effective[x]> <supportingInfo><!-- 0..* Reference(Any) Basis for the member's participation --></supportingInfo> </participant><</reasonCode> <</reasonReference><reason><!-- 0..* CodeableReference(Condition) Why the care team exists --></reason> <managingOrganization><!-- 0..* Reference(Organization) Organization responsible for the care team --></managingOrganization> <telecom><!-- 0..* ContactPoint A contact detail for the care team (that applies to all members) --></telecom> <note><!-- 0..* Annotation Comments made about the CareTeam --></note> </CareTeam>
JSON Template
{
"resourceType" : "",
"resourceType" : "CareTeam",
// from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
// from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension
"identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // External Ids for this team
"status" : "<code>", // proposed | active | suspended | inactive | entered-in-error
"category" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // Type of team
"name" : "<string>", // Name of the team, such as crisis assessment team
"
"
"subject" : { Reference(Group|Patient) }, // Who care team is for
"period" : { Period }, // Time period team covers
"
"
"|
"
"
"participant" : [{ // Members of the team
"role" : { CodeableConcept }, // I Type of involvement
"member" : { Reference(CareTeam|Group|HealthcareService|Organization|
Patient|Practitioner|PractitionerRole|RelatedPerson) }, // I Who is involved
"onBehalfOf" : { Reference(CareTeam|Group|HealthcareService|Organization|
Patient|Practitioner|PractitionerRole|RelatedPerson) }, // Entity that the participant is acting as a proxy of, or an agent of, or in the interest of, or as a representative of
// effective[x]: When the member is generally available within this care team. One of these 2:
"effectivePeriod" : { Period },
"effectiveTiming" : { Timing },
"supportingInfo" : [{ Reference(Any) }] // Basis for the member's participation
}],
"
"
"reason" : [{ CodeableReference(Condition) }], // Why the care team exists
"managingOrganization" : [{ Reference(Organization) }], // Organization responsible for the care team
"telecom" : [{ ContactPoint }], // A contact detail for the care team (that applies to all members)
"note" : [{ Annotation }] // Comments made about the CareTeam
}
Turtle Template
@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .[ a fhir:;[ a fhir:CareTeam; fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot; # if this is the parser root# from # from fhir: fhir: fhir: fhir: fhir: fhir: fhir: fhir: fhir: fhir: fhir: fhir: ], ...; fhir: fhir: fhir: fhir: fhir:# from Resource: fhir:id, fhir:meta, fhir:implicitRules, and fhir:language # from DomainResource: fhir:text, fhir:contained, fhir:extension, and fhir:modifierExtension fhir:identifier ( [ Identifier ] ... ) ; # 0..* External Ids for this team fhir:status [ code ] ; # 0..1 proposed | active | suspended | inactive | entered-in-error fhir:category ( [ CodeableConcept ] ... ) ; # 0..* Type of team fhir:name [ string ] ; # 0..1 Name of the team, such as crisis assessment team fhir:subject [ Reference(Group|Patient) ] ; # 0..1 Who care team is for fhir:period [ Period ] ; # 0..1 Time period team covers fhir:participant ( [ # 0..* Members of the team fhir:role [ CodeableConcept ] ; # 0..1 I Type of involvement fhir:member [ Reference(CareTeam|Group|HealthcareService|Organization|Patient|Practitioner| PractitionerRole|RelatedPerson) ] ; # 0..1 I Who is involved fhir:onBehalfOf [ Reference(CareTeam|Group|HealthcareService|Organization|Patient|Practitioner| PractitionerRole|RelatedPerson) ] ; # 0..1 Entity that the participant is acting as a proxy of, or an agent of, or in the interest of, or as a representative of # effective[x] : 0..1 When the member is generally available within this care team. One of these 2 fhir:effective [ a fhir:Period ; Period ] fhir:effective [ a fhir:Timing ; Timing ] fhir:supportingInfo ( [ Reference(Any) ] ... ) ; # 0..* Basis for the member's participation ] ... ) ; fhir:reason ( [ CodeableReference(Condition) ] ... ) ; # 0..* Why the care team exists fhir:managingOrganization ( [ Reference(Organization) ] ... ) ; # 0..* Organization responsible for the care team fhir:telecom ( [ ContactPoint ] ... ) ; # 0..* A contact detail for the care team (that applies to all members) fhir:note ( [ Annotation ] ... ) ; # 0..* Comments made about the CareTeam ]
Changes
since
R3
from
both
R4
and
R4B
| CareTeam | |
|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
| CareTeam.reason |
|
|
|
|
| CareTeam.participant.period |
|
| CareTeam.reasonCode |
|
| CareTeam.reasonReference |
|
See the Full Difference for further information
This
analysis
is
available
for
R4
as
XML
or
JSON
.
See
R3
<-->
R4
Conversion
Maps
(status
=
1
test
that
all
execute
ok.
All
tests
pass
round-trip
testing
and
1
r3
resources
are
invalid
(0
errors).
)
for
R4B
as
XML
or
JSON
.
Structure
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type |
Description
&
Constraints
Filter:
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CareTeam
|
TU | DomainResource |
Planned
participants
in
the
coordination
and
delivery
of
care
Elements defined in Ancestors: id , meta , implicitRules , language , text , contained , extension , modifierExtension |
|
|
identifier
|
Σ | 0..* | Identifier |
External
Ids
for
this
team
|
|
status
|
?! Σ | 0..1 | code |
proposed
|
active
|
suspended
|
inactive
|
entered-in-error
|
|
category
|
Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept |
Type
of
team
Binding: Care Team category ( Example ) |
|
name
|
Σ | 0..1 | string |
Name
of
the
team,
such
as
crisis
assessment
team
|
|
subject
|
Σ | 0..1 | Reference ( Patient | Group ) |
Who
care
team
is
for
|
|
period
|
Σ | 0..1 | Period |
Time
period
team
covers
|
|
participant
|
|
0..* | BackboneElement |
Members
of
the
team
+ |
|
role
|
Σ
C
|
0..1 | CodeableConcept |
Type
of
involvement
Binding: Participant Roles ( Example ) |
|
member
|
Σ C | 0..1 | Reference ( Practitioner | PractitionerRole | RelatedPerson | Patient | Organization | CareTeam | Group | HealthcareService ) |
Who
is
involved
|
|
onBehalfOf
|
Σ | 0..1 | Reference ( Practitioner | PractitionerRole | RelatedPerson | Patient | Organization | CareTeam | Group | HealthcareService ) |
Entity
that
the
|
|
effective[x]
|
0..1 |
When
the
member
is
generally
available
within
this
care
team
|
||
|
effectivePeriod
| Period |
|
||
|
|
Timing |
|
||
|
supportingInfo
|
|
0..* |
Reference
(
|
Basis
for
the
member's
participation
|
|
reason
|
0..* |
|
Why
the
care
team
exists
Binding: SNOMED CT Clinical Findings ( Example ) |
|
|
managingOrganization
|
Σ | 0..* | Reference ( Organization ) |
Organization
responsible
for
the
care
team
|
|
telecom
|
0..* | ContactPoint |
A
contact
detail
for
the
care
team
(that
applies
to
all
members)
|
|
|
note
|
0..* | Annotation |
Comments
made
about
the
CareTeam
|
|
|
Documentation
for
this
format
|
||||
See the Extensions for this resource
XML Template
<<CareTeam xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"><</subject> <</encounter><subject><!-- 0..1 Reference(Group|Patient) Who care team is for --></subject> <period><!-- 0..1 Period Time period team covers --></period>< <</role> <| </member> <</onBehalfOf> <</period><participant> <!-- 0..* Members of the team --> <role><!-- I 0..1 CodeableConcept Type of involvement --></role> <member><!-- I 0..1 Reference(CareTeam|Group|HealthcareService|Organization| Patient|Practitioner|PractitionerRole|RelatedPerson) Who is involved --></member> <onBehalfOf><!-- 0..1 Reference(CareTeam|Group|HealthcareService|Organization| Patient|Practitioner|PractitionerRole|RelatedPerson) Entity that the participant is acting as a proxy of, or an agent of, or in the interest of, or as a representative of --></onBehalfOf> <effective[x]><!-- 0..1 Period|Timing When the member is generally available within this care team --></effective[x]> <supportingInfo><!-- 0..* Reference(Any) Basis for the member's participation --></supportingInfo> </participant><</reasonCode> <</reasonReference><reason><!-- 0..* CodeableReference(Condition) Why the care team exists --></reason> <managingOrganization><!-- 0..* Reference(Organization) Organization responsible for the care team --></managingOrganization> <telecom><!-- 0..* ContactPoint A contact detail for the care team (that applies to all members) --></telecom> <note><!-- 0..* Annotation Comments made about the CareTeam --></note> </CareTeam>
JSON Template
{
"resourceType" : "",
"resourceType" : "CareTeam",
// from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language
// from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension
"identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // External Ids for this team
"status" : "<code>", // proposed | active | suspended | inactive | entered-in-error
"category" : [{ CodeableConcept }], // Type of team
"name" : "<string>", // Name of the team, such as crisis assessment team
"
"
"subject" : { Reference(Group|Patient) }, // Who care team is for
"period" : { Period }, // Time period team covers
"
"
"|
"
"
"participant" : [{ // Members of the team
"role" : { CodeableConcept }, // I Type of involvement
"member" : { Reference(CareTeam|Group|HealthcareService|Organization|
Patient|Practitioner|PractitionerRole|RelatedPerson) }, // I Who is involved
"onBehalfOf" : { Reference(CareTeam|Group|HealthcareService|Organization|
Patient|Practitioner|PractitionerRole|RelatedPerson) }, // Entity that the participant is acting as a proxy of, or an agent of, or in the interest of, or as a representative of
// effective[x]: When the member is generally available within this care team. One of these 2:
"effectivePeriod" : { Period },
"effectiveTiming" : { Timing },
"supportingInfo" : [{ Reference(Any) }] // Basis for the member's participation
}],
"
"
"reason" : [{ CodeableReference(Condition) }], // Why the care team exists
"managingOrganization" : [{ Reference(Organization) }], // Organization responsible for the care team
"telecom" : [{ ContactPoint }], // A contact detail for the care team (that applies to all members)
"note" : [{ Annotation }] // Comments made about the CareTeam
}
Turtle Template
@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .[ a fhir:;[ a fhir:CareTeam; fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot; # if this is the parser root# from # from fhir: fhir: fhir: fhir: fhir: fhir: fhir: fhir: fhir: fhir: fhir: fhir: ], ...; fhir: fhir: fhir: fhir: fhir:# from Resource: fhir:id, fhir:meta, fhir:implicitRules, and fhir:language # from DomainResource: fhir:text, fhir:contained, fhir:extension, and fhir:modifierExtension fhir:identifier ( [ Identifier ] ... ) ; # 0..* External Ids for this team fhir:status [ code ] ; # 0..1 proposed | active | suspended | inactive | entered-in-error fhir:category ( [ CodeableConcept ] ... ) ; # 0..* Type of team fhir:name [ string ] ; # 0..1 Name of the team, such as crisis assessment team fhir:subject [ Reference(Group|Patient) ] ; # 0..1 Who care team is for fhir:period [ Period ] ; # 0..1 Time period team covers fhir:participant ( [ # 0..* Members of the team fhir:role [ CodeableConcept ] ; # 0..1 I Type of involvement fhir:member [ Reference(CareTeam|Group|HealthcareService|Organization|Patient|Practitioner| PractitionerRole|RelatedPerson) ] ; # 0..1 I Who is involved fhir:onBehalfOf [ Reference(CareTeam|Group|HealthcareService|Organization|Patient|Practitioner| PractitionerRole|RelatedPerson) ] ; # 0..1 Entity that the participant is acting as a proxy of, or an agent of, or in the interest of, or as a representative of # effective[x] : 0..1 When the member is generally available within this care team. One of these 2 fhir:effective [ a fhir:Period ; Period ] fhir:effective [ a fhir:Timing ; Timing ] fhir:supportingInfo ( [ Reference(Any) ] ... ) ; # 0..* Basis for the member's participation ] ... ) ; fhir:reason ( [ CodeableReference(Condition) ] ... ) ; # 0..* Why the care team exists fhir:managingOrganization ( [ Reference(Organization) ] ... ) ; # 0..* Organization responsible for the care team fhir:telecom ( [ ContactPoint ] ... ) ; # 0..* A contact detail for the care team (that applies to all members) fhir:note ( [ Annotation ] ... ) ; # 0..* Comments made about the CareTeam ]
Changes
since
Release
3
from
both
R4
and
R4B
| CareTeam | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| CareTeam.reason |
|
|
|
|
| CareTeam.participant.period |
|
| CareTeam.reasonCode |
|
| CareTeam.reasonReference |
|
See the Full Difference for further information
This
analysis
is
available
for
R4
as
XML
or
JSON
.
See
R3
<-->
R4
Conversion
Maps
(status
=
1
test
that
all
execute
ok.
All
tests
pass
round-trip
testing
and
1
r3
resources
are
invalid
(0
errors).
)
for
R4B
as
XML
or
JSON
.
See
the
Profiles
&
Extensions
and
the
alternate
Additional
definitions:
Master
Definition
XML
+
JSON
,
XML
Schema
/
Schematron
+
JSON
Schema
,
ShEx
(for
Turtle
)
+
see
the
extensions
,
the
spreadsheet
version
&
the
dependency
analysis
| Path |
|
Type |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| CareTeam.status |
|
Required |
Indicates the status of the care team. |
| CareTeam.category |
|
Example |
Indicates the type of care team. |
| CareTeam.participant.role |
|
Example |
Roles of participants that may be included in a care team. Defined as: Healthcare professional (occupation) or Services (qualifier value). |
|
|
|
Example |
This
value
set
includes
all
the
"Clinical
finding"
SNOMED
CT
|
|
|
Level | Location | Description | Expression |
ctm-2
|
|
CareTeam.participant |
|
|
The Provenance resource can be used for detailed review information, such as when the care team was last reviewed and by whom.
Search parameters for this resource. See also the full list of search parameters for this resource , and check the Extensions registry for search parameters on extensions related to this resource. The common parameters also apply. See Searching for more information about searching in REST, messaging, and services.
| Name | Type | Description | Expression | In Common |
| category | token | Type of team | CareTeam.category | |
| date | date |
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59 Resources |
|
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|
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|
| participant | reference | Who is involved |
CareTeam.participant.member
( Practitioner , Group , Organization , CareTeam , Patient , HealthcareService , PractitionerRole , RelatedPerson ) |
|
| patient | reference | Who care team is for |
CareTeam.subject.where(resolve()
is
Patient)
( Patient ) |
|
| status | token | proposed | active | suspended | inactive | entered-in-error | CareTeam.status | |
| subject | reference | Who care team is for |
CareTeam.subject
( Group , Patient ) |
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