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5.2 8.2 Resource RelatedPerson - Content Resource RelatedPerson - Content

Information about a person that is involved in the care for a patient, but who is not the target of healthcare, nor has a formal responsibility in the care process.
Patient Administration Patient Administration Work Group Work Group Maturity Level : 1 Maturity Level : 1 Compartments : : Patient , , RelatedPerson

Information about a person that is involved in the care for a patient, but who is not the target of healthcare, nor has a formal responsibility in the care process.

5.2.1 Scope and Usage 8.2.1 Scope and Usage RelatedPersons typically have a personal or non-healthcare-specific professional relationship to the patient. A RelatedPerson resource is primarily used for attribution of information, since RelatedPersons are often a source of information about the patient. For keeping information about people for contact purposes for a patient, use a Patient's Contact element. Some individuals may serve as both a Patient's Contact and a Related Person. Example RelatedPersons are: A patient's wife or husband A patient's relatives or friends A neighbor bringing a patient to the hospital The owner or trainer of a horse A patient's attorney or guardian A Guide Dog

RelatedPersons typically have a personal or non-healthcare-specific professional relationship to the patient. A RelatedPerson resource is primarily used for attribution of information, since RelatedPersons are often a source of information about the patient. For keeping information about people for contact purposes for a patient, use a Patient's Contact element. Some individuals may serve as both a Patient's Contact and a Related Person.

Example RelatedPersons are:

  • A patient's wife or husband
  • A patient's relatives or friends
  • A neighbor bringing a patient to the hospital
  • The owner or trainer of a horse
  • A patient's attorney or guardian
  • A Guide Dog

5.2.2 8.2.2 Boundaries and Relationships Boundaries and Relationships The primary distinction between a Practitioner and a RelatedPerson is based on whether: The person/animal operates on behalf of the care delivery organization over multiple patients (Practitioner) or, Where the person/animal is not associated with the organization, and instead is allocated tasks specifically for the RelatedPerson's Patient (RelatedPerson). A standard extension

The primary distinction between a Practitioner and a RelatedPerson is based on whether:

  • The person/animal operates on behalf of the care delivery organization over multiple patients (Practitioner) or,
  • Where the person/animal is not associated with the organization, and instead is allocated tasks specifically for the RelatedPerson's Patient (RelatedPerson).

A standard extension animalSpecies can be used to indicate the species of a service animal. This resource is referenced by can be used to indicate the species of a service animal.

This resource is referenced by AllergyIntolerance , , Appointment , , AppointmentResponse , , AuditEvent , , Basic , , CarePlan , , CareTeam , Claim , Communication , , CommunicationRequest , , Composition , , Consent , Contract , , Coverage , DeviceUseRequest , DiagnosticRequest , DocumentManifest , , DocumentReference , , Encounter , , ExplanationOfBenefit , Goal , ImagingObjectSelection , , GuidanceResponse , ImagingManifest , MedicationAdministration , , MedicationStatement , , Observation , , Patient , Person , , Procedure , , ProcedureRequest , , Provenance , , QuestionnaireResponse and , Schedule and Task

5.2.3 Resource Content 8.2.3 Resource Content

Structure

Name Flags Card. Type Description & Constraints Description & Constraints doco
. . RelatedPerson DomainResource An person that is related to a patient, but who is not a direct target of care An person that is related to a patient, but who is not a direct target of care
. . . identifier Σ 0..* Identifier A human identifier for this person A human identifier for this person
. . patient . active ?! Σ 0..1 boolean Whether this related person's record is in active use
. . . patient Σ 1..1 Reference ( Patient ) The patient this person is related to The patient this person is related to
. . . relationship Σ 0..1 CodeableConcept The nature of the relationship The nature of the relationship
PatientRelationshipType ( Required ( Extensible )
. . . name Σ 0..1 0..* HumanName A name associated with the person A name associated with the person
. . . telecom Σ 0..* ContactPoint A contact detail for the person A contact detail for the person
. . . gender Σ 0..1 code male | female | other | unknown male | female | other | unknown
AdministrativeGender ( ( Required )
. . . birthDate Σ 0..1 date The date on which the related person was born The date on which the related person was born
. . . address Σ 0..* Address Address where the related person can be contacted or visited Address where the related person can be contacted or visited
. . . photo 0..* Attachment Image of the person Image of the person
. . . period 0..1 Period Period of time that this relationship is considered valid Period of time that this relationship is considered valid

Documentation for this format doco Documentation for this format

UML Diagram UML Diagram ( Legend )

RelatedPerson ( ( DomainResource ) Identifier for a person within a particular scope Identifier for a person within a particular scope identifier : : Identifier [0..*] [0..*] Whether this related person record is in active use (this element modifies the meaning of other elements) active : boolean [0..1] The patient this person is related to The patient this person is related to patient : : Reference [1..1] « [1..1] « Patient » » The nature of the relationship between a patient and the related person The nature of the relationship between a patient and the related person relationship : : CodeableConcept [0..1] « [0..1] « The nature of the relationship between a patient and the related person (Strength=Required) The nature of the relationship between a patient and the related person (Strength=Extensible) PatientRelationshipType ! » + » A name associated with the person A name associated with the person name : : HumanName [0..1] [0..*] A contact detail for the person, e.g. a telephone number or an email address A contact detail for the person, e.g. a telephone number or an email address telecom : : ContactPoint [0..*] [0..*] Administrative Gender - the gender that the person is considered to have for administration and record keeping purposes Administrative Gender - the gender that the person is considered to have for administration and record keeping purposes gender : : code [0..1] « [0..1] « The gender of a person used for administrative purposes. (Strength=Required) The gender of a person used for administrative purposes. (Strength=Required) AdministrativeGender ! » ! » The date on which the related person was born The date on which the related person was born birthDate : : date [0..1] [0..1] Address where the related person can be contacted or visited Address where the related person can be contacted or visited address : : Address [0..*] [0..*] Image of the person Image of the person photo : : Attachment [0..*] [0..*] The period of time that this relationship is considered to be valid. If there are no dates defined, then the interval is unknown The period of time that this relationship is considered to be valid. If there are no dates defined, then the interval is unknown period : : Period [0..1] [0..1]

XML Template XML Template <

<RelatedPerson xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> doco

 <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language -->
 <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension -->
 <</identifier>
 <</patient>
 <</relationship>
 <</name>
 <</telecom>
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 <</address>
 <</photo>
 <</period>

 <identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier A human identifier for this person --></identifier>
 <active value="[boolean]"/><!-- 0..1 Whether this related person's record is in active use -->
 <patient><!-- 1..1 Reference(Patient) The patient this person is related to --></patient>
 <relationship><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept The nature of the relationship --></relationship>
 <name><!-- 0..* HumanName A name associated with the person --></name>
 <telecom><!-- 0..* ContactPoint A contact detail for the person --></telecom>
 <gender value="[code]"/><!-- 0..1 male | female | other | unknown -->
 <birthDate value="[date]"/><!-- 0..1 The date on which the related person was born -->
 <address><!-- 0..* Address Address where the related person can be contacted or visited --></address>
 <photo><!-- 0..* Attachment Image of the person --></photo>
 <period><!-- 0..1 Period Period of time that this relationship is considered valid --></period>

</RelatedPerson>

Turtle Template


@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .doco


[ a fhir:RelatedPerson;
  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:RelatedPerson.identifier [ Identifier ], ... ; # 0..* A human identifier for this person
  fhir:RelatedPerson.active [ boolean ]; # 0..1 Whether this related person's record is in active use
  fhir:RelatedPerson.patient [ Reference(Patient) ]; # 1..1 The patient this person is related to
  fhir:RelatedPerson.relationship [ CodeableConcept ]; # 0..1 The nature of the relationship
  fhir:RelatedPerson.name [ HumanName ], ... ; # 0..* A name associated with the person
  fhir:RelatedPerson.telecom [ ContactPoint ], ... ; # 0..* A contact detail for the person
  fhir:RelatedPerson.gender [ code ]; # 0..1 male | female | other | unknown
  fhir:RelatedPerson.birthDate [ date ]; # 0..1 The date on which the related person was born
  fhir:RelatedPerson.address [ Address ], ... ; # 0..* Address where the related person can be contacted or visited
  fhir:RelatedPerson.photo [ Attachment ], ... ; # 0..* Image of the person
  fhir:RelatedPerson.period [ Period ]; # 0..1 Period of time that this relationship is considered valid
]

Changes since DSTU2

RelatedPerson
RelatedPerson.active added
RelatedPerson.relationship Change binding strength from required to extensible
RelatedPerson.name Max Cardinality changed from 1 to *

See the Full Difference for further information

Structure

Name Flags Card. Type Description & Constraints Description & Constraints doco
. . RelatedPerson DomainResource An person that is related to a patient, but who is not a direct target of care An person that is related to a patient, but who is not a direct target of care
. . . identifier Σ 0..* Identifier A human identifier for this person A human identifier for this person
. . patient . active ?! Σ 0..1 boolean Whether this related person's record is in active use
. . . patient Σ 1..1 Reference ( Patient ) The patient this person is related to The patient this person is related to
. . . relationship Σ 0..1 CodeableConcept The nature of the relationship The nature of the relationship
PatientRelationshipType ( Required ( Extensible )
. . . name Σ 0..1 0..* HumanName A name associated with the person A name associated with the person
. . . telecom Σ 0..* ContactPoint A contact detail for the person A contact detail for the person
. . . gender Σ 0..1 code male | female | other | unknown male | female | other | unknown
AdministrativeGender ( ( Required )
. . . birthDate Σ 0..1 date The date on which the related person was born The date on which the related person was born
. . . address Σ 0..* Address Address where the related person can be contacted or visited Address where the related person can be contacted or visited
. . . photo 0..* Attachment Image of the person Image of the person
. . . period 0..1 Period Period of time that this relationship is considered valid Period of time that this relationship is considered valid

Documentation for this format doco Documentation for this format

UML Diagram UML Diagram ( Legend )

RelatedPerson ( ( DomainResource ) Identifier for a person within a particular scope Identifier for a person within a particular scope identifier : : Identifier [0..*] [0..*] Whether this related person record is in active use (this element modifies the meaning of other elements) active : boolean [0..1] The patient this person is related to The patient this person is related to patient : : Reference [1..1] « [1..1] « Patient » » The nature of the relationship between a patient and the related person The nature of the relationship between a patient and the related person relationship : : CodeableConcept [0..1] « [0..1] « The nature of the relationship between a patient and the related person (Strength=Required) The nature of the relationship between a patient and the related person (Strength=Extensible) PatientRelationshipType ! » + » A name associated with the person A name associated with the person name : : HumanName [0..1] [0..*] A contact detail for the person, e.g. a telephone number or an email address A contact detail for the person, e.g. a telephone number or an email address telecom : : ContactPoint [0..*] [0..*] Administrative Gender - the gender that the person is considered to have for administration and record keeping purposes Administrative Gender - the gender that the person is considered to have for administration and record keeping purposes gender : : code [0..1] « [0..1] « The gender of a person used for administrative purposes. (Strength=Required) The gender of a person used for administrative purposes. (Strength=Required) AdministrativeGender ! » ! » The date on which the related person was born The date on which the related person was born birthDate : : date [0..1] [0..1] Address where the related person can be contacted or visited Address where the related person can be contacted or visited address : : Address [0..*] [0..*] Image of the person Image of the person photo : : Attachment [0..*] [0..*] The period of time that this relationship is considered to be valid. If there are no dates defined, then the interval is unknown The period of time that this relationship is considered to be valid. If there are no dates defined, then the interval is unknown period : : Period [0..1] [0..1]

XML Template XML Template <

<RelatedPerson xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> doco

 <!-- from Resource: id, meta, implicitRules, and language -->
 <!-- from DomainResource: text, contained, extension, and modifierExtension -->
 <</identifier>
 <</patient>
 <</relationship>
 <</name>
 <</telecom>
 <
 <
 <</address>
 <</photo>
 <</period>

 <identifier><!-- 0..* Identifier A human identifier for this person --></identifier>
 <active value="[boolean]"/><!-- 0..1 Whether this related person's record is in active use -->
 <patient><!-- 1..1 Reference(Patient) The patient this person is related to --></patient>
 <relationship><!-- 0..1 CodeableConcept The nature of the relationship --></relationship>
 <name><!-- 0..* HumanName A name associated with the person --></name>
 <telecom><!-- 0..* ContactPoint A contact detail for the person --></telecom>
 <gender value="[code]"/><!-- 0..1 male | female | other | unknown -->
 <birthDate value="[date]"/><!-- 0..1 The date on which the related person was born -->
 <address><!-- 0..* Address Address where the related person can be contacted or visited --></address>
 <photo><!-- 0..* Attachment Image of the person --></photo>
 <period><!-- 0..1 Period Period of time that this relationship is considered valid --></period>

</RelatedPerson>

Turtle Template


@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .doco


[ a fhir:RelatedPerson;
  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:RelatedPerson.identifier [ Identifier ], ... ; # 0..* A human identifier for this person
  fhir:RelatedPerson.active [ boolean ]; # 0..1 Whether this related person's record is in active use
  fhir:RelatedPerson.patient [ Reference(Patient) ]; # 1..1 The patient this person is related to
  fhir:RelatedPerson.relationship [ CodeableConcept ]; # 0..1 The nature of the relationship
  fhir:RelatedPerson.name [ HumanName ], ... ; # 0..* A name associated with the person
  fhir:RelatedPerson.telecom [ ContactPoint ], ... ; # 0..* A contact detail for the person
  fhir:RelatedPerson.gender [ code ]; # 0..1 male | female | other | unknown
  fhir:RelatedPerson.birthDate [ date ]; # 0..1 The date on which the related person was born
  fhir:RelatedPerson.address [ Address ], ... ; # 0..* Address where the related person can be contacted or visited
  fhir:RelatedPerson.photo [ Attachment ], ... ; # 0..* Image of the person
  fhir:RelatedPerson.period [ Period ]; # 0..1 Period of time that this relationship is considered valid
]

Changes since DSTU2

RelatedPerson
RelatedPerson.active added
RelatedPerson.relationship Change binding strength from required to extensible
RelatedPerson.name Max Cardinality changed from 1 to *

See the Full Difference for further information

 

Alternate definitions: Master Definition ( XML , JSON ), XML Schema / Schematron , Resource Profile ( XML , (for ) + JSON Schema , ShEx (for Turtle ), Questionnaire )

5.2.3.1 Terminology Bindings 8.2.3.1 Terminology Bindings

RelatedPerson.relationship RelatedPerson.gender
Path Definition Type Reference
RelatedPerson.relationship The nature of the relationship between a patient and the related person The nature of the relationship between a patient and the related person Required Extensible PatientRelationshipType
RelatedPerson.gender The gender of a person used for administrative purposes. The gender of a person used for administrative purposes. Required AdministrativeGender

5.2.4 Search Parameters 8.2.4 Search Parameters Search parameters for this resource. The common parameters also apply. See

Search parameters for this resource. The common parameters also apply. See Searching for more information about searching in REST, messaging, and services. for more information about searching in REST, messaging, and services.

© HL7.org 2011+. FHIR DSTU2 (v1.0.2-7202) generated on Sat, Oct 24, 2015 07:44+1100. Links: Search | Version History | Table of Contents | Compare to DSTU1
Name Type Description Paths
active token Wheter the related person record is active RelatedPerson.active
address string An address in any kind of address/part A server defined search that may match any of the string fields in the Address, including line, city, state, country, postalCode, and/or text RelatedPerson.address
address-city string A city specified in an address A city specified in an address RelatedPerson.address.city
address-country string A country specified in an address A country specified in an address RelatedPerson.address.country
address-postalcode string A postal code specified in an address A postal code specified in an address RelatedPerson.address.postalCode
address-state string A state specified in an address A state specified in an address RelatedPerson.address.state
address-use token A use code specified in an address A use code specified in an address RelatedPerson.address.use
birthdate date The Related Person's date of birth The Related Person's date of birth RelatedPerson.birthDate
email token A value in an email contact A value in an email contact RelatedPerson.telecom(system=email)
gender token Gender of the person Gender of the person RelatedPerson.gender
identifier token A patient Identifier A patient Identifier RelatedPerson.identifier
name string A portion of name in any name part A server defined search that may match any of the string fields in the HumanName, including family, give, prefix, suffix, suffix, and/or text RelatedPerson.name
patient reference The patient this person is related to The patient this person is related to RelatedPerson.patient
( Patient )
phone token A value in a phone contact A value in a phone contact RelatedPerson.telecom(system=phone)
phonetic string A portion of name using some kind of phonetic matching algorithm A portion of name using some kind of phonetic matching algorithm RelatedPerson.name
telecom token The value in any kind of contact The value in any kind of contact RelatedPerson.telecom