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Resource Profile: Population Screening Appointment ( Experimental )

Appointment Profile for population screening

Usage:

• Refer to this Resource Profile: PopulationScreening Plan
• Examples for this Resource Profile: Appointment/BK-2-invitation-example-invitation, Appointment/BK-3-invitation-participation-negative-example-appointment, Appointment/BK-5-example-invitation, Appointment/BreastCancerScreeningAppointment... Show 2 more, Appointment/CervicalCancerScreeningAppointment and Appointment/ColonCancerScreeningAppointment

Formal Views of Profile Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

• Differential Table
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This structure is derived from Appointment

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Appointment		0..*	Appointment	A booking of a healthcare event among patient(s), practitioner(s), related person(s) and/or device(s) for a specific date/time. This may result in one or more Encounter(s)
identifier	S	0..*	Identifier	External Ids for this item
serviceCategory	S	0..*	CodeableConcept	A broad categorization of the service that is to be performed during this appointment
serviceType	S	0..*	CodeableConcept	The specific service that is to be performed during this appointment
reasonCode	S	0..*	CodeableConcept	Coded reason this appointment is scheduled
start	S	0..1	instant	When appointment is to take place
Slices for participant		1..*	BackboneElement	Participants involved in appointment Slice: Unordered, Open by type:actor.resolve()
participant:patient	S	1..1	BackboneElement	Participants involved in appointment
actor		0..1	Reference(Patient core BE profile)	Person, Location/HealthcareService or Device
participant:location	S	0..1	BackboneElement	Participants involved in appointment
actor		0..1	Reference(Location)	Person, Location/HealthcareService or Device
Documentation for this format

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Appointment	C	0..*	Appointment	A booking of a healthcare event among patient(s), practitioner(s), related person(s) and/or device(s) for a specific date/time. This may result in one or more Encounter(s)
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier	SΣ	0..*	Identifier	External Ids for this item
status	?!Σ	1..1	code	proposed | pending | booked | arrived | fulfilled | cancelled | noshow | entered-in-error | checked-in | waitlist Binding: AppointmentStatus (required): The free/busy status of an appointment.
serviceCategory	SΣ	0..*	CodeableConcept	A broad categorization of the service that is to be performed during this appointment Binding: ServiceCategory (example)
serviceType	SΣ	0..*	CodeableConcept	The specific service that is to be performed during this appointment Binding: ServiceType (example)
reasonCode	SΣ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Coded reason this appointment is scheduled Binding: EncounterReasonCodes (preferred): The Reason for the appointment to take place.
start	SΣ	0..1	instant	When appointment is to take place
Slices for participant	C	1..*	BackboneElement	Participants involved in appointment Slice: Unordered, Open by type:actor.resolve()
participant:All Slices				Content/Rules for all slices
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
status	Σ	1..1	code	accepted | declined | tentative | needs-action Binding: ParticipationStatus (required): The Participation status of an appointment.
participant:patient	SC	1..1	BackboneElement	Participants involved in appointment
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
actor	Σ	0..1	Reference(Patient core BE profile)	Person, Location/HealthcareService or Device
status	Σ	1..1	code	accepted | declined | tentative | needs-action Binding: ParticipationStatus (required): The Participation status of an appointment.
participant:location	SC	0..1	BackboneElement	Participants involved in appointment
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
actor	Σ	0..1	Reference(Location)	Person, Location/HealthcareService or Device
status	Σ	1..1	code	accepted | declined | tentative | needs-action Binding: ParticipationStatus (required): The Participation status of an appointment.
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet
Appointment.status	required	AppointmentStatus
Appointment.serviceCategory	example	ServiceCategory
Appointment.serviceType	example	ServiceType
Appointment.reasonCode	preferred	EncounterReasonCodes
Appointment.participant.status	required	ParticipationStatus
Appointment.participant:patient.status	required	ParticipationStatus
Appointment.participant:location.status	required	ParticipationStatus

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
app-1	error	Appointment.participant, Appointment.participant:patient, Appointment.participant:location	Either the type or actor on the participant SHALL be specified : type.exists() or actor.exists()
app-2	error	Appointment	Either start and end are specified, or neither : start.exists() = end.exists()
app-3	error	Appointment	Only proposed or cancelled appointments can be missing start/end dates : (start.exists() and end.exists()) or (status in ('proposed' | 'cancelled' | 'waitlist'))
app-4	error	Appointment	Cancelation reason is only used for appointments that have been cancelled, or no-show : Appointment.cancelationReason.exists() implies (Appointment.status='no-show' or Appointment.status='cancelled')
dom-2	error	Appointment	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	Appointment	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource : contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	Appointment	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated : contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
dom-5	error	Appointment	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	Appointment	A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists()
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Appointment	C	0..*	Appointment	A booking of a healthcare event among patient(s), practitioner(s), related person(s) and/or device(s) for a specific date/time. This may result in one or more Encounter(s)
id	Σ	0..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Σ	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
language		0..1	code	Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
text		0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier	SΣ	0..*	Identifier	External Ids for this item
status	?!Σ	1..1	code	proposed | pending | booked | arrived | fulfilled | cancelled | noshow | entered-in-error | checked-in | waitlist Binding: AppointmentStatus (required): The free/busy status of an appointment.
cancelationReason	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The coded reason for the appointment being cancelled Binding: AppointmentCancellationReason (example)
serviceCategory	SΣ	0..*	CodeableConcept	A broad categorization of the service that is to be performed during this appointment Binding: ServiceCategory (example)
serviceType	SΣ	0..*	CodeableConcept	The specific service that is to be performed during this appointment Binding: ServiceType (example)
specialty	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	The specialty of a practitioner that would be required to perform the service requested in this appointment Binding: PracticeSettingCodeValueSet (preferred)
appointmentType	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The style of appointment or patient that has been booked in the slot (not service type) Binding: hl7VS-appointmentReasonCodes (preferred)
reasonCode	SΣ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Coded reason this appointment is scheduled Binding: EncounterReasonCodes (preferred): The Reason for the appointment to take place.
reasonReference		0..*	Reference(Condition | Procedure | Observation | ImmunizationRecommendation)	Reason the appointment is to take place (resource)
priority		0..1	unsignedInt	Used to make informed decisions if needing to re-prioritize
description		0..1	string	Shown on a subject line in a meeting request, or appointment list
supportingInformation		0..*	Reference(Resource)	Additional information to support the appointment
start	SΣ	0..1	instant	When appointment is to take place
end	Σ	0..1	instant	When appointment is to conclude
minutesDuration		0..1	positiveInt	Can be less than start/end (e.g. estimate)
slot		0..*	Reference(Slot)	The slots that this appointment is filling
created		0..1	dateTime	The date that this appointment was initially created
comment		0..1	string	Additional comments
patientInstruction		0..1	string	Detailed information and instructions for the patient
basedOn		0..*	Reference(ServiceRequest)	The service request this appointment is allocated to assess
Slices for participant	C	1..*	BackboneElement	Participants involved in appointment Slice: Unordered, Open by type:actor.resolve()
participant:All Slices				Content/Rules for all slices
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
type	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Role of participant in the appointment Binding: ParticipantType (extensible): Role of participant in encounter.
actor	Σ	0..1	Reference(Patient | Practitioner | PractitionerRole | RelatedPerson | Device | HealthcareService | Location)	Person, Location/HealthcareService or Device
required	Σ	0..1	code	required | optional | information-only Binding: ParticipantRequired (required): Is the Participant required to attend the appointment.
status	Σ	1..1	code	accepted | declined | tentative | needs-action Binding: ParticipationStatus (required): The Participation status of an appointment.
period		0..1	Period	Participation period of the actor
participant:patient	SC	1..1	BackboneElement	Participants involved in appointment
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
type	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Role of participant in the appointment Binding: ParticipantType (extensible): Role of participant in encounter.
actor	Σ	0..1	Reference(Patient core BE profile)	Person, Location/HealthcareService or Device
required	Σ	0..1	code	required | optional | information-only Binding: ParticipantRequired (required): Is the Participant required to attend the appointment.
status	Σ	1..1	code	accepted | declined | tentative | needs-action Binding: ParticipationStatus (required): The Participation status of an appointment.
period		0..1	Period	Participation period of the actor
participant:location	SC	0..1	BackboneElement	Participants involved in appointment
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
type	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Role of participant in the appointment Binding: ParticipantType (extensible): Role of participant in encounter.
actor	Σ	0..1	Reference(Location)	Person, Location/HealthcareService or Device
required	Σ	0..1	code	required | optional | information-only Binding: ParticipantRequired (required): Is the Participant required to attend the appointment.
status	Σ	1..1	code	accepted | declined | tentative | needs-action Binding: ParticipationStatus (required): The Participation status of an appointment.
period		0..1	Period	Participation period of the actor
requestedPeriod		0..*	Period	Potential date/time interval(s) requested to allocate the appointment within
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet
Appointment.language	preferred	CommonLanguages Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
Appointment.status	required	AppointmentStatus
Appointment.cancelationReason	example	AppointmentCancellationReason
Appointment.serviceCategory	example	ServiceCategory
Appointment.serviceType	example	ServiceType
Appointment.specialty	preferred	PracticeSettingCodeValueSet
Appointment.appointmentType	preferred	Hl7VSAppointmentReasonCodes
Appointment.reasonCode	preferred	EncounterReasonCodes
Appointment.participant.type	extensible	ParticipantType
Appointment.participant.required	required	ParticipantRequired
Appointment.participant.status	required	ParticipationStatus
Appointment.participant:patient.type	extensible	ParticipantType
Appointment.participant:patient.required	required	ParticipantRequired
Appointment.participant:patient.status	required	ParticipationStatus
Appointment.participant:location.type	extensible	ParticipantType
Appointment.participant:location.required	required	ParticipantRequired
Appointment.participant:location.status	required	ParticipationStatus

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
app-1	error	Appointment.participant, Appointment.participant:patient, Appointment.participant:location	Either the type or actor on the participant SHALL be specified : type.exists() or actor.exists()
app-2	error	Appointment	Either start and end are specified, or neither : start.exists() = end.exists()
app-3	error	Appointment	Only proposed or cancelled appointments can be missing start/end dates : (start.exists() and end.exists()) or (status in ('proposed' | 'cancelled' | 'waitlist'))
app-4	error	Appointment	Cancelation reason is only used for appointments that have been cancelled, or no-show : Appointment.cancelationReason.exists() implies (Appointment.status='no-show' or Appointment.status='cancelled')
dom-2	error	Appointment	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	Appointment	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource : contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	Appointment	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated : contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
dom-5	error	Appointment	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	Appointment	A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists()
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()

This structure is derived from Appointment

Summary

Mandatory: 1 element
Must-Support: 7 elements

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

• Patient core BE profile (https://www.ehealth.fgov.be/standards/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/be-patient)

Slices

This structure defines the following Slices:

• The element Appointment.participant is sliced based on the value of type:actor.resolve()

Maturity: 1

Differential View

This structure is derived from Appointment

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Appointment		0..*	Appointment	A booking of a healthcare event among patient(s), practitioner(s), related person(s) and/or device(s) for a specific date/time. This may result in one or more Encounter(s)
identifier	S	0..*	Identifier	External Ids for this item
serviceCategory	S	0..*	CodeableConcept	A broad categorization of the service that is to be performed during this appointment
serviceType	S	0..*	CodeableConcept	The specific service that is to be performed during this appointment
reasonCode	S	0..*	CodeableConcept	Coded reason this appointment is scheduled
start	S	0..1	instant	When appointment is to take place
Slices for participant		1..*	BackboneElement	Participants involved in appointment Slice: Unordered, Open by type:actor.resolve()
participant:patient	S	1..1	BackboneElement	Participants involved in appointment
actor		0..1	Reference(Patient core BE profile)	Person, Location/HealthcareService or Device
participant:location	S	0..1	BackboneElement	Participants involved in appointment
actor		0..1	Reference(Location)	Person, Location/HealthcareService or Device
Documentation for this format

Key Elements View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Appointment	C	0..*	Appointment	A booking of a healthcare event among patient(s), practitioner(s), related person(s) and/or device(s) for a specific date/time. This may result in one or more Encounter(s)
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier	SΣ	0..*	Identifier	External Ids for this item
status	?!Σ	1..1	code	proposed | pending | booked | arrived | fulfilled | cancelled | noshow | entered-in-error | checked-in | waitlist Binding: AppointmentStatus (required): The free/busy status of an appointment.
serviceCategory	SΣ	0..*	CodeableConcept	A broad categorization of the service that is to be performed during this appointment Binding: ServiceCategory (example)
serviceType	SΣ	0..*	CodeableConcept	The specific service that is to be performed during this appointment Binding: ServiceType (example)
reasonCode	SΣ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Coded reason this appointment is scheduled Binding: EncounterReasonCodes (preferred): The Reason for the appointment to take place.
start	SΣ	0..1	instant	When appointment is to take place
Slices for participant	C	1..*	BackboneElement	Participants involved in appointment Slice: Unordered, Open by type:actor.resolve()
participant:All Slices				Content/Rules for all slices
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
status	Σ	1..1	code	accepted | declined | tentative | needs-action Binding: ParticipationStatus (required): The Participation status of an appointment.
participant:patient	SC	1..1	BackboneElement	Participants involved in appointment
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
actor	Σ	0..1	Reference(Patient core BE profile)	Person, Location/HealthcareService or Device
status	Σ	1..1	code	accepted | declined | tentative | needs-action Binding: ParticipationStatus (required): The Participation status of an appointment.
participant:location	SC	0..1	BackboneElement	Participants involved in appointment
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
actor	Σ	0..1	Reference(Location)	Person, Location/HealthcareService or Device
status	Σ	1..1	code	accepted | declined | tentative | needs-action Binding: ParticipationStatus (required): The Participation status of an appointment.
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet
Appointment.status	required	AppointmentStatus
Appointment.serviceCategory	example	ServiceCategory
Appointment.serviceType	example	ServiceType
Appointment.reasonCode	preferred	EncounterReasonCodes
Appointment.participant.status	required	ParticipationStatus
Appointment.participant:patient.status	required	ParticipationStatus
Appointment.participant:location.status	required	ParticipationStatus

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
app-1	error	Appointment.participant, Appointment.participant:patient, Appointment.participant:location	Either the type or actor on the participant SHALL be specified : type.exists() or actor.exists()
app-2	error	Appointment	Either start and end are specified, or neither : start.exists() = end.exists()
app-3	error	Appointment	Only proposed or cancelled appointments can be missing start/end dates : (start.exists() and end.exists()) or (status in ('proposed' | 'cancelled' | 'waitlist'))
app-4	error	Appointment	Cancelation reason is only used for appointments that have been cancelled, or no-show : Appointment.cancelationReason.exists() implies (Appointment.status='no-show' or Appointment.status='cancelled')
dom-2	error	Appointment	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	Appointment	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource : contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	Appointment	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated : contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
dom-5	error	Appointment	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	Appointment	A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists()
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()

Snapshot View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Appointment	C	0..*	Appointment	A booking of a healthcare event among patient(s), practitioner(s), related person(s) and/or device(s) for a specific date/time. This may result in one or more Encounter(s)
id	Σ	0..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Σ	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
language		0..1	code	Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
text		0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier	SΣ	0..*	Identifier	External Ids for this item
status	?!Σ	1..1	code	proposed | pending | booked | arrived | fulfilled | cancelled | noshow | entered-in-error | checked-in | waitlist Binding: AppointmentStatus (required): The free/busy status of an appointment.
cancelationReason	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The coded reason for the appointment being cancelled Binding: AppointmentCancellationReason (example)
serviceCategory	SΣ	0..*	CodeableConcept	A broad categorization of the service that is to be performed during this appointment Binding: ServiceCategory (example)
serviceType	SΣ	0..*	CodeableConcept	The specific service that is to be performed during this appointment Binding: ServiceType (example)
specialty	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	The specialty of a practitioner that would be required to perform the service requested in this appointment Binding: PracticeSettingCodeValueSet (preferred)
appointmentType	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The style of appointment or patient that has been booked in the slot (not service type) Binding: hl7VS-appointmentReasonCodes (preferred)
reasonCode	SΣ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Coded reason this appointment is scheduled Binding: EncounterReasonCodes (preferred): The Reason for the appointment to take place.
reasonReference		0..*	Reference(Condition | Procedure | Observation | ImmunizationRecommendation)	Reason the appointment is to take place (resource)
priority		0..1	unsignedInt	Used to make informed decisions if needing to re-prioritize
description		0..1	string	Shown on a subject line in a meeting request, or appointment list
supportingInformation		0..*	Reference(Resource)	Additional information to support the appointment
start	SΣ	0..1	instant	When appointment is to take place
end	Σ	0..1	instant	When appointment is to conclude
minutesDuration		0..1	positiveInt	Can be less than start/end (e.g. estimate)
slot		0..*	Reference(Slot)	The slots that this appointment is filling
created		0..1	dateTime	The date that this appointment was initially created
comment		0..1	string	Additional comments
patientInstruction		0..1	string	Detailed information and instructions for the patient
basedOn		0..*	Reference(ServiceRequest)	The service request this appointment is allocated to assess
Slices for participant	C	1..*	BackboneElement	Participants involved in appointment Slice: Unordered, Open by type:actor.resolve()
participant:All Slices				Content/Rules for all slices
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
type	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Role of participant in the appointment Binding: ParticipantType (extensible): Role of participant in encounter.
actor	Σ	0..1	Reference(Patient | Practitioner | PractitionerRole | RelatedPerson | Device | HealthcareService | Location)	Person, Location/HealthcareService or Device
required	Σ	0..1	code	required | optional | information-only Binding: ParticipantRequired (required): Is the Participant required to attend the appointment.
status	Σ	1..1	code	accepted | declined | tentative | needs-action Binding: ParticipationStatus (required): The Participation status of an appointment.
period		0..1	Period	Participation period of the actor
participant:patient	SC	1..1	BackboneElement	Participants involved in appointment
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
type	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Role of participant in the appointment Binding: ParticipantType (extensible): Role of participant in encounter.
actor	Σ	0..1	Reference(Patient core BE profile)	Person, Location/HealthcareService or Device
required	Σ	0..1	code	required | optional | information-only Binding: ParticipantRequired (required): Is the Participant required to attend the appointment.
status	Σ	1..1	code	accepted | declined | tentative | needs-action Binding: ParticipationStatus (required): The Participation status of an appointment.
period		0..1	Period	Participation period of the actor
participant:location	SC	0..1	BackboneElement	Participants involved in appointment
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
type	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Role of participant in the appointment Binding: ParticipantType (extensible): Role of participant in encounter.
actor	Σ	0..1	Reference(Location)	Person, Location/HealthcareService or Device
required	Σ	0..1	code	required | optional | information-only Binding: ParticipantRequired (required): Is the Participant required to attend the appointment.
status	Σ	1..1	code	accepted | declined | tentative | needs-action Binding: ParticipationStatus (required): The Participation status of an appointment.
period		0..1	Period	Participation period of the actor
requestedPeriod		0..*	Period	Potential date/time interval(s) requested to allocate the appointment within
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet
Appointment.language	preferred	CommonLanguages Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
Appointment.status	required	AppointmentStatus
Appointment.cancelationReason	example	AppointmentCancellationReason
Appointment.serviceCategory	example	ServiceCategory
Appointment.serviceType	example	ServiceType
Appointment.specialty	preferred	PracticeSettingCodeValueSet
Appointment.appointmentType	preferred	Hl7VSAppointmentReasonCodes
Appointment.reasonCode	preferred	EncounterReasonCodes
Appointment.participant.type	extensible	ParticipantType
Appointment.participant.required	required	ParticipantRequired
Appointment.participant.status	required	ParticipationStatus
Appointment.participant:patient.type	extensible	ParticipantType
Appointment.participant:patient.required	required	ParticipantRequired
Appointment.participant:patient.status	required	ParticipationStatus
Appointment.participant:location.type	extensible	ParticipantType
Appointment.participant:location.required	required	ParticipantRequired
Appointment.participant:location.status	required	ParticipationStatus

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
app-1	error	Appointment.participant, Appointment.participant:patient, Appointment.participant:location	Either the type or actor on the participant SHALL be specified : type.exists() or actor.exists()
app-2	error	Appointment	Either start and end are specified, or neither : start.exists() = end.exists()
app-3	error	Appointment	Only proposed or cancelled appointments can be missing start/end dates : (start.exists() and end.exists()) or (status in ('proposed' | 'cancelled' | 'waitlist'))
app-4	error	Appointment	Cancelation reason is only used for appointments that have been cancelled, or no-show : Appointment.cancelationReason.exists() implies (Appointment.status='no-show' or Appointment.status='cancelled')
dom-2	error	Appointment	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources : contained.contained.empty()
dom-3	error	Appointment	If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource : contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
dom-4	error	Appointment	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated : contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
dom-5	error	Appointment	If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label : contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6	best practice	Appointment	A resource should have narrative for robust management : text.`div`.exists()
ele-1	error	**ALL** elements	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	error	**ALL** extensions	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()

This structure is derived from Appointment

Summary

Mandatory: 1 element
Must-Support: 7 elements

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

• Patient core BE profile (https://www.ehealth.fgov.be/standards/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/be-patient)

Slices

This structure defines the following Slices:

• The element Appointment.participant is sliced based on the value of type:actor.resolve()

Maturity: 1

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