A slot of time on a schedule that may be available for booking appointments.
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0. References to FHIR Profiles
STU3 | Developed Profile: Slot |
STU3 | HL7 Base Profile: Slot |
STU3 | User Stories: - |
1. Key FHIR Elements
The following FHIR elements have been identified as key to the implementation:
Element | Cardinality | Description | Example value(s) |
---|---|---|---|
Slot.serviceCategory | 1..1 | A broad categorisation of the service that is to be performed during this appointment | https://www.hl7.org/fhir/valueset-service-category.html |
Slot.appointmentType | 0..1 | Reason this appointment is scheduled | https://www.hl7.org/fhir/v2/0276/index.html |
Slot.schedule | 1..1 | A reference to a notional Schedule that this Slot belongs to | Reference (Schedule) https://www.hl7.org/fhir/schedule.html |
Slot.status | 1..* | busy | free | busy-unavailable | busy-tentative | entered-in-error | https://www.hl7.org/fhir/valueset-slotstatus.html |
Slot.start | 1..1 | Date/Time that the slot is to begin | 2018-01-02T09:15:30Z |
Slot.end | 0..1 | Date/Time that the slot is to conclude | 2018-01-02T09:30:30Z |
The Schedule will have a grouping of slots with different start and end times.