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PatientContact

Demographics and other administrative information about an individual or animal receiving care or other health-related services.

type PatientContact implements Element {
  relationship: [CodeableConcept]
  name: HumanName
  telecom: [ContactPoint]
  address: Address
  gender: String
  organization: Reference
  period: Period
  modifierExtension: [Extension]
  extension: [Extension]
  id: String
}

Fields​

PatientContact.relationship ● [CodeableConcept] list object​

The nature of the relationship between the patient and the contact person.

PatientContact.name ● HumanName object​

A name associated with the contact person.

PatientContact.telecom ● [ContactPoint] list object​

A contact detail for the person, e.g. a telephone number or an email address.

PatientContact.address ● Address object​

Address for the contact person.

PatientContact.gender ● String scalar​

Administrative Gender - the gender that the contact person is considered to have for administration and record keeping purposes.

PatientContact.organization ● Reference object​

Organization on behalf of which the contact is acting or for which the contact is working.

PatientContact.period ● Period object​

The period during which this contact person or organization is valid to be contacted relating to this patient.

PatientContact.modifierExtension ● [Extension] list object​

May 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).

PatientContact.extension ● [Extension] list object​

May 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.

PatientContact.id ● String scalar​

Interfaces​

Element interface​

Base definition for all elements in a resource. If the element is present, it must have a value for at least one of the defined elements, an @id referenced from the Narrative, or extensions

Member Of​

Patient object