Health Care Provider Practicing Affiliation
The specific location of an organization where a health care provider practices and the details pertaining to that association (e.g., contact mechanism, occupational role(s) fulfilled). Except for traveling unaffiliated providers, the organization is the one that they are affiliated with.
Constraints
Unique key(s)
- Party Role Location, XOR (Health Care Provider, Health Care Provider Organization Affiliation), Provider Type Code, Provider Practicing Affiliation Period.Start Date
Stereotype(s)
n/a
Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Multiplicity | Attribute note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provider Type Code | Codeable Concept | 1..* | Uniquely specifies the occupational role(s) that a health care provider fulfills at a specific location of an organization with which they are affiliated (or any organization location for traveling unaffiliated providers).
Value Set: https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ValueSet/HealthcareProviderRole |
| Provider Practicing Affiliation Setting Code | Codeable Concept | 0..1 | The setting where the health care provider is directly engaged in work (e.g., emergency department, clinic).
Value Set: To be developed. |
| Provider Practicing Affiliation Period | Period | 1 | The period when a health care provider fulfills or fulfilled specific occupational role(s) at an organization's location. Except for traveling unaffiliated provider, the organization is the one that they are affiliated with.
Data type is Date.
Start of period is mandatory. |
Relationships
| From class | From multiplicity | Relationship | To class | To multiplicity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care Provider Practicing Affiliation | 0..1 | has | Contact Mechanism | 0..* |
| Health Care Organization | 0..1 | manages | Health Care Provider Practicing Affiliation | 0..* |
| Health Care Provider Practicing Affiliation | 0..* | for {Party Role Type is Health Care Organization} |
Party Role Location | 1 |
| Health Care Organization | 1 | manages | Health Care Provider Practicing Affiliation | 0..* |
| Health Care Provider Practicing Affiliation | 0..* | practices | Health Care Provider Specialty | 0..* |
| Health Care Provider Practicing Affiliation | 0..* | has | Health Care Organization Location | 0..1 |
| Health Care Provider Practicing Affiliation | 0..* | for | Health Care Provider Organization Affiliation | 0..1 |
| Health Care Provider Practicing Affiliation | 0..* | for | Health Care Provider | 0..1 |
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How to cite:
Canadian Institute for Health Information. Health Care Provider Practicing Affiliation. Accessed November 02, 2026.
