Athena Core Implementation Guide
5.10.2 - release
Athena Core Implementation Guide
5.10.2 - release
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| Official URL: https://fhir.athena.io/StructureDefinition/ah-department-location | Version: 5.10.2 | |||
| Active as of 2026-05-26 | Computable Name: AthenahealthDepartmentLocation | |||
Details and position information for a physical place where services are provided and resources and participants may be stored, found, contained, or accommodated.
A department is any place of service where a provider in a practice sees patients. This feature allows the user to retrieve and view the information of a specific department.
Usages:
You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics
Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.
This structure is derived from Location
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter:   |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Location |
0..* | Location | Details and position information for a physical place | |
  Slices for extension |
1..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
   extension:ahChartSharingGroup |
0..1 | Reference(Organization) | athenahealth Chart Sharing Group URL: https://fhir.athena.io/StructureDefinition/ah-chart-sharing-group | |
| extension:ahPractice |
0..1 | Reference(Organization) | athenahealth Practice URL: https://fhir.athena.io/StructureDefinition/ah-practice | |
| extension:ahProviderGroup |
0..1 | Reference(Organization) | athenahealth Provider Group URL: https://fhir.athena.io/StructureDefinition/ah-provider-group | |
 extension:ahLocationDepartmentDetails |
1..1 | (Complex) | athenahealth Location Department Details URL: https://fhir.athena.io/StructureDefinition/ah-location-department-details | |
  operationalStatus |
0..0 | The operational status of the location (typically only for a bed/room) | ||
| alias |
0..0 | A list of alternate names that the location is known as, or was known as, in the past | ||
| description |
0..0 | Additional details about the location that could be displayed as further information to identify the location beyond its name | ||
| mode |
0..0 | instance | kind | ||
| type |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of function performed | |
| physicalType |
0..0 | Physical form of the location | ||
| partOf |
0..0 | Another Location this one is physically a part of | ||
| hoursOfOperation |
0..0 | What days/times during a week is this location usually open | ||
 availabilityExceptions |
0..0 | Description of availability exceptions | ||
| Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| Location.status | Base | required | LocationStatus | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Location.type | Base | extensible | ServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType | 📦3.0.0 | THO v7.1 |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| dom-2 | error | Location | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources |
contained.contained.empty()
|
| dom-3 | error | Location | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource |
contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
|
| dom-4 | error | Location | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated |
contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
|
| dom-5 | error | Location | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label |
contained.meta.security.empty()
|
| dom-6 | best practice | Location | A resource should have narrative for robust management |
text.`div`.exists()
|
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
|
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
|
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location |
0..* | Location | Details and position information for a physical place | |||||
 id |
Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | ||||
 meta |
Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | ||||
| implicitRules |
?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | ||||
| language |
0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language.
| |||||
| text |
0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements | |||||
| contained |
0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |||||
| Slices for extension |
1..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |||||
| extension:ahChartSharingGroup |
0..1 | Reference(Organization) | athenahealth Chart Sharing Group URL: https://fhir.athena.io/StructureDefinition/ah-chart-sharing-group | |||||
| extension:ahPractice |
0..1 | Reference(Organization) | athenahealth Practice URL: https://fhir.athena.io/StructureDefinition/ah-practice | |||||
| extension:ahProviderGroup |
0..1 | Reference(Organization) | athenahealth Provider Group URL: https://fhir.athena.io/StructureDefinition/ah-provider-group | |||||
| extension:ahLocationDepartmentDetails |
1..1 | (Complex) | athenahealth Location Department Details URL: https://fhir.athena.io/StructureDefinition/ah-location-department-details | |||||
 modifierExtension |
?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | ||||
| identifier |
Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Unique code or number identifying the location to its users | ||||
| status |
?!Σ | 0..1 | code | active | suspended | inactive Binding: LocationStatus (required): Indicates whether the location is still in use. | ||||
| name |
Σ | 0..1 | string | Name of the location as used by humans | ||||
| type |
Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of function performed Binding: ServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType (extensible): Indicates the type of function performed at the location. | ||||
| telecom |
0..* | ContactPoint | Contact details of the location | |||||
| address |
0..1 | Address | Physical location | |||||
| position |
0..1 | BackboneElement | The absolute geographic location | |||||
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||
| longitude |
1..1 | decimal | Longitude with WGS84 datum | |||||
| latitude |
1..1 | decimal | Latitude with WGS84 datum | |||||
| altitude |
0..1 | decimal | Altitude with WGS84 datum | |||||
 managingOrganization |
Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization responsible for provisioning and upkeep | ||||
| endpoint |
0..* | Reference(Endpoint) | Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the location | |||||
| Documentation for this format | ||||||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| Location.language | Base | preferred | Common Languages | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Location.status | Base | required | LocationStatus | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Location.type | Base | extensible | ServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType | 📦3.0.0 | THO v7.1 |
| Location.hoursOfOperation.daysOfWeek | Base | required | DaysOfWeek | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| dom-2 | error | Location | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources |
contained.contained.empty()
|
| dom-3 | error | Location | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource |
contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
|
| dom-4 | error | Location | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated |
contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
|
| dom-5 | error | Location | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label |
contained.meta.security.empty()
|
| dom-6 | best practice | Location | A resource should have narrative for robust management |
text.`div`.exists()
|
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
|
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
|
This structure is derived from Location
Differential View
This structure is derived from Location
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location |
0..* | Location | Details and position information for a physical place | |
| Slices for extension |
1..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |
| extension:ahChartSharingGroup |
0..1 | Reference(Organization) | athenahealth Chart Sharing Group URL: https://fhir.athena.io/StructureDefinition/ah-chart-sharing-group | |
| extension:ahPractice |
0..1 | Reference(Organization) | athenahealth Practice URL: https://fhir.athena.io/StructureDefinition/ah-practice | |
| extension:ahProviderGroup |
0..1 | Reference(Organization) | athenahealth Provider Group URL: https://fhir.athena.io/StructureDefinition/ah-provider-group | |
| extension:ahLocationDepartmentDetails |
1..1 | (Complex) | athenahealth Location Department Details URL: https://fhir.athena.io/StructureDefinition/ah-location-department-details | |
| operationalStatus |
0..0 | The operational status of the location (typically only for a bed/room) | ||
| alias |
0..0 | A list of alternate names that the location is known as, or was known as, in the past | ||
| description |
0..0 | Additional details about the location that could be displayed as further information to identify the location beyond its name | ||
| mode |
0..0 | instance | kind | ||
| type |
0..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of function performed | |
| physicalType |
0..0 | Physical form of the location | ||
| partOf |
0..0 | Another Location this one is physically a part of | ||
| hoursOfOperation |
0..0 | What days/times during a week is this location usually open | ||
| availabilityExceptions |
0..0 | Description of availability exceptions | ||
| Documentation for this format | ||||
Key Elements View
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| Location.status | Base | required | LocationStatus | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Location.type | Base | extensible | ServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType | 📦3.0.0 | THO v7.1 |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| dom-2 | error | Location | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources |
contained.contained.empty()
|
| dom-3 | error | Location | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource |
contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
|
| dom-4 | error | Location | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated |
contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
|
| dom-5 | error | Location | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label |
contained.meta.security.empty()
|
| dom-6 | best practice | Location | A resource should have narrative for robust management |
text.`div`.exists()
|
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
|
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
|
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location |
0..* | Location | Details and position information for a physical place | |||||
| id |
Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | ||||
| meta |
Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | ||||
| implicitRules |
?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | ||||
| language |
0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language.
| |||||
| text |
0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements | |||||
| contained |
0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |||||
| Slices for extension |
1..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |||||
| extension:ahChartSharingGroup |
0..1 | Reference(Organization) | athenahealth Chart Sharing Group URL: https://fhir.athena.io/StructureDefinition/ah-chart-sharing-group | |||||
| extension:ahPractice |
0..1 | Reference(Organization) | athenahealth Practice URL: https://fhir.athena.io/StructureDefinition/ah-practice | |||||
| extension:ahProviderGroup |
0..1 | Reference(Organization) | athenahealth Provider Group URL: https://fhir.athena.io/StructureDefinition/ah-provider-group | |||||
| extension:ahLocationDepartmentDetails |
1..1 | (Complex) | athenahealth Location Department Details URL: https://fhir.athena.io/StructureDefinition/ah-location-department-details | |||||
| modifierExtension |
?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | ||||
| identifier |
Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Unique code or number identifying the location to its users | ||||
| status |
?!Σ | 0..1 | code | active | suspended | inactive Binding: LocationStatus (required): Indicates whether the location is still in use. | ||||
| name |
Σ | 0..1 | string | Name of the location as used by humans | ||||
| type |
Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of function performed Binding: ServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType (extensible): Indicates the type of function performed at the location. | ||||
| telecom |
0..* | ContactPoint | Contact details of the location | |||||
| address |
0..1 | Address | Physical location | |||||
| position |
0..1 | BackboneElement | The absolute geographic location | |||||
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
| extension |
0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
| modifierExtension |
?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||
| longitude |
1..1 | decimal | Longitude with WGS84 datum | |||||
| latitude |
1..1 | decimal | Latitude with WGS84 datum | |||||
| altitude |
0..1 | decimal | Altitude with WGS84 datum | |||||
| managingOrganization |
Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization responsible for provisioning and upkeep | ||||
| endpoint |
0..* | Reference(Endpoint) | Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the location | |||||
| Documentation for this format | ||||||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source |
| Location.language | Base | preferred | Common Languages | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Location.status | Base | required | LocationStatus | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Location.type | Base | extensible | ServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType | 📦3.0.0 | THO v7.1 |
| Location.hoursOfOperation.daysOfWeek | Base | required | DaysOfWeek | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std. |
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression |
| dom-2 | error | Location | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources |
contained.contained.empty()
|
| dom-3 | error | Location | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource |
contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
|
| dom-4 | error | Location | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated |
contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
|
| dom-5 | error | Location | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label |
contained.meta.security.empty()
|
| dom-6 | best practice | Location | A resource should have narrative for robust management |
text.`div`.exists()
|
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children |
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
|
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both |
extension.exists() != value.exists()
|
This structure is derived from Location
Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron