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Definitions

• Provider: someone who provides care for patients.  Provider do not have to use or have access to the system (e.g., a provider could be a doctor at a hospital on the other side of the country used for referrals).  Must have at least name & identifier to be useful, though provider identifiers may vary by implementation/context.  Provider can link to a person, but will not extend person (i.e., provider_id ? person_id).
• Encounter role: a role specific to the encounter.  While these could match up to existing organizational roles (e.g., "Nurse"), they don't have to (e.g., "Lead Surgeon").

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