Organization

Normative Base

A formally or informally recognized grouping of people or organizations formed for the purpose of achieving some form of collective action. Includes companies, institutions, corporations, departments, community groups, healthcare practice groups, payer/insurer, etc.

Endpoints

devhttps://api.sandbox.ovok.com/fhir/R5/Organization

Interaction	Method	Path
Read	GET	/fhir/R5/Organization/[id]
Vread	GET	/fhir/R5/Organization/[id]/_history/[vid]
Update	PUT	/fhir/R5/Organization/[id]
Patch	PATCH	/fhir/R5/Organization/[id]
Delete	DELETE	/fhir/R5/Organization/[id]
Create	POST	/fhir/R5/Organization
Search	GET	/fhir/R5/Organization?...
History	GET	/fhir/R5/Organization/[id]/_history
Type-history	GET	/fhir/R5/Organization/_history

Top-level elements

Element	Type(s)	Cardinality	Description
identifier	Identifier	0..*	Identifies this organization across multiple systems
active	boolean	0..1	Whether the organization's record is still in active use modifier
type	CodeableConcept	0..*	Kind of organization
name	string	0..1	Name used for the organization
alias	string	0..*	A list of alternate names that the organization is known as, or was known as in the past
description	markdown	0..1	Additional details about the Organization that could be displayed as further information to identify the Organization beyond its name
contact	ExtendedContactDetail	0..*	Official contact details for the Organization
partOf	Reference	0..1	The organization of which this organization forms a part
endpoint	Reference	0..*	Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization
qualification	BackboneElement	0..*	Qualifications, certifications, accreditations, licenses, training, etc. pertaining to the provision of care

Resource-specific search parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
active	token	Is the Organization record active
address	string	A server defined search that may match any of the string fields in the Address, including line, city, district, state, country, postalCode, and/or text
address-city	string	A city specified in an address
address-country	string	A country specified in an address
address-postalcode	string	A postal code specified in an address
address-state	string	A state specified in an address
address-use	token	A use code specified in an address
endpoint	reference	Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the organization
identifier	token	Any identifier for the organization (not the accreditation issuer's identifier)
name	string	A portion of the organization's name or alias
partof	reference	An organization of which this organization forms a part
phonetic	string	A portion of the organization's name using some kind of phonetic matching algorithm
type	token	A code for the type of organization

Reference

• Official FHIR R5 spec: Organization
• Maturity: Normative (FMM 5).