Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the Schedule resource.
| Schedule | |
| Definition | A container for slot(s) of time that may be available for booking appointments. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Alternate Names | Availability |
| Schedule.identifier | |
| Definition | External Ids for this item. |
| Note | This is a business identifer, not a resource identifier (see discussion) |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | Identifier |
| Summary | true |
| Schedule.active | |
| Definition | Whether this schedule record is in active use, or should not be used (such as was entered in error). |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | boolean |
| Is Modifier | true |
| Default Value | true |
| Summary | true |
| Schedule.serviceCategory | |
| Definition | A broad categorisation of the service that is to be performed during this appointment. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Terminology Binding | ServiceCategory (Example) |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Summary | true |
| Schedule.serviceType | |
| Definition | The specific service that is to be performed during this appointment. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Terminology Binding | ServiceType (Example) |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Summary | true |
| Schedule.specialty | |
| Definition | The specialty of a practitioner that would be required to perform the service requested in this appointment. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Terminology Binding | Practice Setting Code Value Set (Preferred) |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Summary | true |
| Schedule.actor | |
| Definition | The resource this Schedule resource is providing availability information for. These are expected to usually be one of HealthcareService, Location, Practitioner, Device, Patient or RelatedPerson. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Type | Reference(Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Device | HealthcareService | Location) |
| Summary | true |
| Schedule.planningHorizon | |
| Definition | The period of time that the slots that are attached to this Schedule resource cover (even if none exist). These cover the amount of time that an organization's planning horizon; the interval for which they are currently accepting appointments. This does not define a "template" for planning outside these dates. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Period |
| Summary | true |
| Schedule.comment | |
| Definition | Comments on the availability to describe any extended information. Such as custom constraints on the slot(s) that may be associated. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | string |