Practitioner Resource

Practitioner resource represents a person who is directly or indirectly involved in the provisioning of healthcare. Practitioner covers all individuals who are engaged in the healthcare process and healthcare-related services as part of their formal responsibilities.

Supported Elements

The following properties are supported by OpenMrs FHIR Module:

Practitioner.id
Practitioner.identifier
Practitioner.active
Practitioner.name
Practitioner.telecom
Practitioner.address
Practitioner.gender
Practitioner.birthDate

OpenMRS ↔ FHIR Mapping

OpenMrs Provider Data Model	FHIR Resource Element

OpenMrs Provider Data Model	FHIR Resource Element
`Provider.uuid`	`Practitioner.id`
`Provider.identifier`	`Practitioner.identifier`
`Provider.retired`	`Practitioner.active`
`Provider.providerAttribute (attribute type == user defined value)`	`Practitioner.telecom (system == phone)`
`Provider.person.address`	`Practitioner.address`
`Provider.person.name`	`Practitioner.name`
`Provider.person.gender`	`Practitioner.gender`
`Provider.person.birthDate`	`Practitioner.birthDate`

OpenMrs User Data Model	FHIR Resource Element

OpenMrs User Data Model	FHIR Resource Element
`User.uuid`	`Practitioner.id`
`User.userId`	`Practitioner.identifier`
`User.person.personAttribute (attribute type == user defined value)`	`Practitioner.telecom (system == phone)`
`User.person.gender`	`Practitioner.gender`
`User.person.name`	`Practitioner.name`
`User.person.address`	`Practitioner.address`
`User.person.birthDate`	`Practitioner.birthDate`

Available RESTful Endpoints

Note: placeholder "{release}" below must be replaced by the FHIR Release - currently "R3" and "R4" are implemented. See more on the FHIR Release support page.

GET

URL	Description

URL	Description
`/ws/fhir2/{release}/Practitioner/{uuid}`	Gets a specific practitioner
`/ws/fhir2/{release}/Practitioner?name={String}`	searches for the practitioner by name
`/ws/fhir2/{release}/Practitioner?identifier={String}`	searches for the practitioner by identifier