description: 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.
package_name: hl7.fhir.r5.examples
derivation: specialization
name: Organization
type: Organization
elements:
  address:
    constraint:
      org-2: {human: An address of an organization can never be of use 'home', source: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Organization', severity: error, expression: where(use = 'home').empty()}
    isModifier: false
    short: An address for the organization
    type: Address
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    isSummary: false
    index: 6
  name: {isModifier: false, short: Name used for the organization, type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 3}
  type:
    isModifier: false
    short: Kind of organization
    type: CodeableConcept
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/organization-type'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 2
  alias: {isModifier: false, short: 'A list of alternate names that the organization is known as, or was known as in the past', type: string, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 4}
  active: {isModifier: true, short: Whether the organization's record is still in active use, type: boolean, mustSupport: false, meaningWhenMissing: This resource is generally assumed to be active if no value is provided for the active element, isModifierReason: This element is labelled as a modifier because it is a status element that can indicate that a record should not be treated as valid, isSummary: true, index: 1}
  identifier: {isModifier: false, short: Identifies this organization  across multiple systems, type: Identifier, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 0}
  telecom:
    constraint:
      org-3: {human: The telecom of an organization can never be of use 'home', source: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Organization', severity: error, expression: where(use = 'home').empty()}
    isModifier: false
    short: A contact detail for the organization
    type: ContactPoint
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    isSummary: false
    index: 5
  partOf:
    isModifier: false
    short: The organization of which this organization forms a part
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Organization']
    type: Reference
    mustSupport: false
    isSummary: true
    index: 7
  endpoint:
    isModifier: false
    short: Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Endpoint']
    type: Reference
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    isSummary: false
    index: 13
  contact:
    isModifier: false
    short: Contact for the organization for a certain purpose
    type: BackboneElement
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    isSummary: false
    index: 8
    elements:
      purpose:
        isModifier: false
        short: The type of contact
        type: CodeableConcept
        mustSupport: false
        binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/contactentity-type'}
        isSummary: false
        index: 9
      name: {isModifier: false, short: A name associated with the contact, type: HumanName, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 10}
      telecom: {isModifier: false, short: 'Contact details (telephone, email, etc.)  for a contact', type: ContactPoint, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 11}
      address: {isModifier: false, short: Visiting or postal addresses for the contact, type: Address, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 12}
package_version: 4.6.0
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Organization
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: 4.6.0