Organization

Base

A formally or informally recognized grouping of people or organizations formed for the purpose of achieving some form of collective action. Includes companies, institutions, corporations, departments, community groups, healthcare practice groups, payer/insurer, etc.

Organization is a FHIR R4 Base resource — a grouping of people or organizations with a common purpose. It defines 26 elements and supports 22 search parameters, and is referenced from 165 elements across other resources.

Official spec

Path	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Organization	0..*	—	A grouping of people or organizations with a common purpose
.idΣ	0..1	String	Logical id of this artifact
.metaΣ	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 Bindinglanguages(preferred)
.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
.identifierΣ	0..*	Identifier	Identifies this organization across multiple systems
.active?!Σ	0..1	boolean	Whether the organization's record is still in active use
.typeΣ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Kind of organization Bindingorganization-type(example)
.nameΣ	0..1	string	Name used for the organization
.alias	0..*	string	A list of alternate names that the organization is known as, or was known as in the past
.telecom	0..*	ContactPoint	A contact detail for the organization
.address	0..*	Address	An address for the organization
.partOfΣ	0..1	Reference(Organization)	The organization of which this organization forms a part
.contact	0..*	BackboneElement	Contact for the organization for a certain purpose
.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
.purpose	0..1	CodeableConcept	The type of contact Bindingcontactentity-type(extensible)
.name	0..1	HumanName	A name associated with the contact
.telecom	0..*	ContactPoint	Contact details (telephone, email, etc.) for a contact
.address	0..1	Address	Visiting or postal addresses for the contact
.endpoint	0..*	Reference(Endpoint)	Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization

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