This resource contains entries with a patient, provider, or location schedule. Each appointment entry contains the status, participants, date/time, and other details.
You can review, retrieve, create, update, or cancel appointment information.
_search
Query for a patient, provider, or location appointment schedule. Review tips for appointment searches.
cURL request example
Request Body Schema
- identifierArray of string
One or more external identifiers for the appointment
- dateArray of string
The date/time when the appointment starts
- practitionerArray of string
Any practitioner(s) that are participants in the appointment
- practitioner.identifierArray of string
One or more external identifiers for the practitioner
- patientArray of string
Any patient(s) that are participants in the appointment
- patient.identifierArray of string
One or more external identifiers for the patient
- locationArray of string
Any location(s) that are participants in the appointment
- location.identifierArray of string
One or more external identifiers for the location
- location.nameArray of string
The location's name.
- location.physical-typeArray of string
The location's physical form
- location.name-physical-typeArray of string
Specify both name and physical-type at once. This is a Redox-specific parameter.
- statusArray of string
The appointment's status
- resourceTyperequired, string
Identifies the type of the resource
Value:Bundle
- typerequired, string
Identifies this bundle as a response to a search
Value:searchset
- totalrequired, number
The total number of matches
- entryArray of Appointment or Other
A resource matching the search criteria or related to a matching resource
- resourcerequired, object
Information about an upcoming healthcare event
- resourceTyperequired, string
Identifies the type of the resource
Value:Appointment
- statusrequired, string
The overall status of the Appointment. Each of the participants has their own participation status which indicates their involvement in the process, however this status indicates the shared status.
Possible Values:proposed
,pending
,booked
,arrived
,fulfilled
,cancelled
,noshow
,entered-in-error
,checked-in
,waitlist
- _statusrequired, object
This element contains extensions for
status
. Depending on the extensions present it could be used in place ofstatus
or contain additional information aboutstatus
. See theextension
element for more details on the possible extensions being sent.- extensionArray of OriginalText or Other
May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
- urlrequired, string
Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.
Value:http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/originalText
- valueStringrequired, string
The original text
A human language representation of the concept (resource/element) as seen/selected/uttered by the user who entered the data and/or which represents the full intended meaning of the user.
See http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/originalText for more information
- participantrequired, Array of Patient, Practitioner, Location or Other
List of participants involved in the appointment.
- statusrequired, string
Participation status of the actor.
Value:accepted
- typeArray of object
Role of participant in the appointment.
- extensionArray of OriginalText or Other
May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
- urlrequired, string
Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.
Value:http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/originalText
- valueStringrequired, string
The original text
A human language representation of the concept (resource/element) as seen/selected/uttered by the user who entered the data and/or which represents the full intended meaning of the user.
See http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/originalText for more information
- actorobject
A Person, Location/HealthcareService or Device that is participating in the appointment.
Must be a resource of type
Patient
.- referencestring
A reference to another resource. This is typically either a relative reference which includes the resource type and ID, or an internal reference which starts with
#
and refers to a contained resource.
- idstring
The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes.
- extensionArray of oldDateTime, oldVisitNumber or Other
May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
- urlrequired, string
Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.
Value:https://fhir.redoxengine.com/StructureDefinition/AppointmentOldDateTime
- valueDateTimestring
Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility for a list).
The original, or old, date time of the appointment. This can be used to recognize if the appointment has been rescheduled.
- identifierArray of object
This records identifiers associated with this appointment concern that are defined by business processes and/or used to refer to it when a direct URL reference to the resource itself is not appropriate (e.g. in CDA documents, or in written / printed documentation).
- extensionArray of Boolean, String, CodeableConcept, Coding
May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
- urlrequired, string
Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.
- valueBooleanboolean
A single value for the extension.
- usestring
The purpose of this identifier.
Possible Values:usual
,official
,temp
,secondary
,old (If known)
- systemstring
Establishes the namespace for the value - that is, a URL that describes a set values that are unique.
- valuestring
The portion of the identifier typically relevant to the user and which is unique within the context of the system.
- cancelationReasonobject
The coded reason for the appointment being cancelled. This is often used in reporting/billing/futher processing to determine if further actions are required, or specific fees apply.
- codingArray of object
A reference to a code defined by a terminology system.
- systemstring
The identification of the code system that defines the meaning of the symbol in the code.
- codestring
A symbol in syntax defined by the system. The symbol may be a predefined code or an expression in a syntax defined by the coding system (e.g. post-coordination).
- textstring
A human language representation of the concept as seen/selected/uttered by the user who entered the data and/or which represents the intended meaning of the user.
- appointmentTypeobject
The style of appointment or patient that has been booked in the slot (not service type).
- codingArray of object
A reference to a code defined by a terminology system.
- systemstring
The identification of the code system that defines the meaning of the symbol in the code.
- codestring
A symbol in syntax defined by the system. The symbol may be a predefined code or an expression in a syntax defined by the coding system (e.g. post-coordination).
- textstring
A human language representation of the concept as seen/selected/uttered by the user who entered the data and/or which represents the intended meaning of the user.
- reasonCodeArray of object
The coded reason that this appointment is being scheduled. This is more clinical than administrative.
- codingArray of object
A reference to a code defined by a terminology system.
- systemstring
The identification of the code system that defines the meaning of the symbol in the code.
- codestring
A symbol in syntax defined by the system. The symbol may be a predefined code or an expression in a syntax defined by the coding system (e.g. post-coordination).
- textstring
A human language representation of the concept as seen/selected/uttered by the user who entered the data and/or which represents the intended meaning of the user.
- reasonReferenceArray of object
Reason the appointment has been scheduled to take place, as specified using information from another resource. When the patient arrives and the encounter begins it may be used as the admission diagnosis. The indication will typically be a Condition (with other resources referenced in the evidence.detail), or a Procedure.
Must reference one of the following types of resources:
Condition
Procedure
Observation
Procedure
- referencestring
A reference to another resource. This is typically either a relative reference which includes the resource type and ID, or an internal reference which starts with
#
and refers to a contained resource.
- startstring
Date/Time that the appointment is to take place.
- endstring
Date/Time that the appointment is to conclude.
- minutesDurationnumber
Number of minutes that the appointment is to take. This can be less than the duration between the start and end times. For example, where the actual time of appointment is only an estimate or if a 30 minute appointment is being requested, but any time would work. Also, if there is, for example, a planned 15 minute break in the middle of a long appointment, the duration may be 15 minutes less than the difference between the start and end.
- searchrequired, object
Information about the search process that lead to the creation of this entry.
- moderequired, string
Identifies the Appointment as matching the search parameters
Value:match
Response to an Appointment search operation