Party (Abstract)
An entity or group of entities with defined roles and common properties.
Appears in
- Care Team
- Laboratory Test Observation and Specimen Transportation
- Medical Imaging Reporting
- Person Information
- Patient Consent
- Provenance
- Health Care Provider
- Information Life Cycle Event
- Organization Information
- Family History
- Clinical Documentation and Annotation
- Health Care Provider HHR
- Laboratory Test Result Reporting
- CACDI View
Constraints
n/a
Stereotype(s)
n/a
Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Multiplicity | Attribute note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Party Identifier | Identifier | 0..* | Identifier(s) of a party, regardless of the role it plays. Includes patient health identifiers (e.g., provincial health card number, MRN), non-health personal identifiers (e.g., driver's licence, passport number) and organization identifiers (e.g., business number).
Identifier.System should be specified when known (e.g., a URI).
Identifier.Type Code
Value Set: https://ui.terminologystandardsservice.ca/ui/deeplink?iss=https://terminologystandardsservice.ca/fhir&type=ValueSet&canonicalUrl=https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ValueSet/identifiertype
Note: Additional identifier type codes may be specified in future releases. |
Relationships
| From class | From multiplicity | Relationship | To class | To multiplicity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal | is a | Party | ||
| Organization | is a | Party | ||
| Party | 1 | has | Party Role | 0..* |
| Party Group | is a | Party | ||
| Person | is a | Party | ||
| Device | is a | Party |
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How to cite:
Canadian Institute for Health Information. Party (Abstract). Accessed November 02, 2026.
