Person.name

FHIR attribute (r4)

In the Person resource for FHIR r4 , the name attribute identifies the A name associated with the person

name (Person) description

Resource Type: Person

Attribute Name: name

Description: A name associated with the person

FHIR Version: r4

Attribute Type : HumanName

Required: N/A

Countability: Array

Flags: N/A

Terminology bindings: N/A

Requirements: N/A

Comments: N/A

Person.name Example

"name": [
  {
    "use": "official",
    "family": "Chalmers",
    "given": [
      "Peter",
      "James"
    ]
  },
  {
    "use": "usual",
    "given": [
      "Jim"
    ]
  }
]

Person attributes

AttributeField is listTypeDescription

Description: A human identifier for this person

FHIR Version: r4

Attribute Type : Identifier

Required: N/A

Countability: Array

Flags: N/A

Terminology bindings: N/A

Requirements: N/A

Comments: N/A

Example:

"identifier": [
  {
    "use": "usual",
    "type": {
      "coding": [
        {
          "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203",
          "code": "MR"
        }
      ]
    },
    "system": "urn:oid:1.2.36.146.595.217.0.1",
    "value": "12345",
    "period": {
      "start": "2001-05-06"
    },
    "assigner": {
      "display": "Acme Healthcare"
    }
  }
]

Learn more about the (Person) identifier FHIR attribute

Description: A name associated with the person

FHIR Version: r4

Attribute Type : HumanName

Required: N/A

Countability: Array

Flags: N/A

Terminology bindings: N/A

Requirements: N/A

Comments: N/A

Example:

"name": [
  {
    "use": "official",
    "family": "Chalmers",
    "given": [
      "Peter",
      "James"
    ]
  },
  {
    "use": "usual",
    "given": [
      "Jim"
    ]
  }
]

Learn more about the (Person) name FHIR attribute

Description: A contact detail for the person

FHIR Version: r4

Attribute Type : ContactPoint

Required: N/A

Countability: Array

Flags: N/A

Terminology bindings: N/A

Requirements: N/A

Comments: N/A

Example:

"telecom": [
  {
    "use": "home"
  },
  {
    "system": "phone",
    "value": "(03) 5555 6473",
    "use": "work"
  },
  {
    "system": "email",
    "value": "Jim@example.org",
    "use": "home"
  }
]

Learn more about the (Person) telecom FHIR attribute

Description: male | female | other | unknown

FHIR Version: r4

Attribute Type : code

Required: N/A

Countability: Singleton

Flags: N/A

Terminology bindings: N/A

Requirements: N/A

Comments: N/A

Example:

"gender": "male"

Learn more about the (Person) gender FHIR attribute

Description: The date on which the person was born

FHIR Version: r4

Attribute Type : date

Required: N/A

Countability: Singleton

Flags: N/A

Terminology bindings: N/A

Requirements: N/A

Comments: N/A

Example:

"birthDate": "1974-12-25"

Learn more about the (Person) birthDate FHIR attribute

Description: One or more addresses for the person

FHIR Version: r4

Attribute Type : Address

Required: N/A

Countability: Array

Flags: N/A

Terminology bindings: N/A

Requirements: N/A

Comments: N/A

Example:

"address": [
  {
    "use": "home",
    "line": [
      "534 Erewhon St"
    ],
    "city": "PleasantVille",
    "state": "Vic",
    "postalCode": "3999"
  }
]

Learn more about the (Person) address FHIR attribute

Description: Image of the person

FHIR Version: r4

Attribute Type : Attachment

Required: N/A

Countability: Singleton

Flags: N/A

Terminology bindings: N/A

Requirements: N/A

Comments: N/A

Example:

"photo":

Learn more about the (Person) photo FHIR attribute

Description: The organization that is the custodian of the person record

FHIR Version: r4

Attribute Type : Reference

Required: N/A

Countability: Singleton

Flags: N/A

Terminology bindings: N/A

Requirements: N/A

Comments: N/A

Example:

"managingOrganization":

Learn more about the (Person) managingOrganization FHIR attribute

Description: This person's record is in active use

FHIR Version: r4

Attribute Type : boolean

Required: N/A

Countability: Singleton

Flags: N/A

Terminology bindings: N/A

Requirements: N/A

Comments: N/A

Example:

"active": true

Learn more about the (Person) active FHIR attribute

Description: Link to a resource that concerns the same actual person

FHIR Version: r4

Attribute Type : Data Type

Required: N/A

Countability: Array

Flags: N/A

Terminology bindings: N/A

Requirements: N/A

Comments: N/A

Example:

"link": [
  {
    "target": {
      "reference": "RelatedPerson/peter",
      "display": "Peter Chalmers"
    }
  },
  {
    "target": {
      "reference": "Patient/example",
      "display": "Peter Chalmers"
    }
  }
]

Learn more about the (Person) link FHIR attribute