Person

An individual human. Demographic, administrative and/or health information about a person is collected and maintained.
A person can fulfill 1 or several role types, such as patient, provider or related person.

Constraints

n/a

Stereotype(s)

n/a

Attributes

AttributeTypeMultiplicityAttribute note
Person Birth Date Time Date Time 0..1
The date and, if known, the time when a person was born. Note: the date part can have any of following granularities (in any format): (i) year, month, day; or year, day of year (ii) year, month; (iii) year only.
Person Birth Order Integer 0..1
The person's position in the sequence of a multiple birth (e.g., first-born twin, second-born triplet), indicating their order among siblings born in the same delivery.
Sex At Birth Code Codeable Concept 0..1
Uniquely specifies the sex of a person at birth which is a clinical finding, usually determined by a clinician based on phenotypic (e.g., genitals, gonads), physiologic (e.g., hormone levels) and/or genetic characteristics. Value Set: https://www.cihi.ca/en/pan-canadian-gender-sex-and-sexual-orientation-data-standard
Person No Fixed Location Indicator Indicator 0..1
An indicator that, when true, specifies that the person has no fixed address (e.g., unhoused, unsheltered, living in a shelter).
Person Religious Or Spiritual Affiliation Or Belief Code Codeable Concept 0..*
Uniquely specifies a person's religious or spiritual denomination(s) or religious community(ies) with which a person identifies, regardless of whether they are currently practicing or observing those communities' beliefs or practices. Due to the inherent complexity of religion and spirituality, a person’s association with a religious or spiritual affiliation(s) is through self-identification. Value Set: To be developed.

Relationships

From class From multiplicity Relationship To class To multiplicity
Person 0..* has (composition) Person Pronoun 0..*
Person 0..* has (composition) Person SDOH 0..1
Person 0..* has (composition) Person Death 0..1
Person is a Party
Person 0..* has (composition) Person Name 0..*

Contact us

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How to cite:

Canadian Institute for Health Information. Person. Accessed November 02, 2026.