Agent
Agents bear the responsibility identified by the type of participation in the activity, for the existence of an asset, or for another agent's activity. An Agent may be a person, device, system, organization, group, care-team, health care service or identifiable thing.
Value Set
https://build.fhir.org/valueset-participation-role-type.html
Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Multiplicity | Attribute note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent Type Code | Codeable Concept | 1 | Uniquely specifies the type/functional role of the agent with respect to activities.
Value Set: To be developed. |
| Agent Role Code | Codeable Concept | 0..1 |
Relationships
| From class | From multiplicity | Relationship | To class | To multiplicity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agent | 0..* | Asset | 0..* | |
| Agent | 0..* | Activity | 0..* | |
| Agent | 0..1 | acts as | Health Care Service | 0..1 |
| Agent | 0..* | Agent | 0..* | |
| Party Role | 0..1 | acts as | Agent | 0..1 |
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How to cite:
Canadian Institute for Health Information. Agent. Accessed November 02, 2026.
