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Resource Profile: athenahealth Provenance

Official URL: https://fhir.athena.io/StructureDefinition/ah-provenance Version: 5.10.2
Active as of 2026-05-26 Computable Name: AthenahealthProvenance
Keywords: Wire Format

Provenance of a resource is a record that describes entities and processes involved in producing and delivering or otherwise influencing that resource. For example, a Provenance record could include the name of the organization, provider, or staff that created a FHIR Resource record and the timestamp of which it was created.

The Provenance resource tracks information about the activity that created, revised, deleted, or signed a version of a resource, describing the entities and agents involved. This information can be used to form assessments about its quality, reliability, trustworthiness, or to provide pointers for where to go to further investigate the origins of the resource and the information in it. While Provenance resources can be retrieved directly from athena’s systems by ID, it is generally unlikely for FHIR consumers to know the ID of a provenance resource ahead of time. Typically, Provenance resources are included in bundle reesponses using ‘_revinclude’ to search interactions for ‘other’ FHIR resources. As an example, to retrieve a patient’s Condition resources along with the Provenance resources for those conditions, the user would execute a search like ‘GET /Condition?patient={fhir patient id}&_revinclude=Provenance:target’

Usages:

  • This Profile is not used by any profiles in this Implementation Guide

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Formal Views of Profile Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

This structure is derived from Provenance

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Provenance 0..* Provenance Who, What, When for a set of resources
... meta
.... lastUpdated 0..1 instant When the resource version last changed
... occurred[x] 0..0 When the activity occurred
... policy 0..0 Policy or plan the activity was defined by
... reason 0..0 Reason the activity is occurring
... activity 0..0 Activity that occurred
... agent
.... role 0..0 What the agents role was
.... who 1..1 Reference(Practitioner | Organization) Who participated
.... onBehalfOf 0..1 Reference(Organization) Who the agent is representing
... entity 0..0 An entity used in this activity
... signature 0..0 Signature on target

doco Documentation for this format
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Provenance 0..* Provenance Who, What, When for a set of resources
... implicitRules ?!Σ 0..1 uri A set of rules under which this content was created
... modifierExtension ?! 0..* Extension Extensions that cannot be ignored
... target Σ 1..* Reference(Resource) Target Reference(s) (usually version specific)
... agent 1..* BackboneElement Actor involved
.... modifierExtension ?!Σ 0..* Extension Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.... who Σ 1..1 Reference(Practitioner | Organization) Who participated
.... onBehalfOf 0..1 Reference(Organization) Who the agent is representing

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
Provenance.entity.role Base required ProvenanceEntityRole 📍4.0.1 FHIR Std.

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
dom-2 error Provenance If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources contained.contained.empty()
dom-3 error Provenance 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 Provenance 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 Provenance If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6 best practice Provenance 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()
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Provenance 0..* Provenance Who, What, When for a set of resources
... id Σ 0..1 id Logical id of this artifact
... meta Σ 0..1 Meta Metadata about the resource
.... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
.... extension 0..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
.... versionId Σ 0..1 id Version specific identifier
.... lastUpdated Σ 0..1 instant When the resource version last changed
.... source Σ 0..1 uri Identifies where the resource comes from
.... profile Σ 0..* canonical(StructureDefinition) Profiles this resource claims to conform to
.... security Σ 0..* Coding Security Labels applied to this resource
Binding: All Security Labels (extensible): Security Labels from the Healthcare Privacy and Security Classification System.
.... tag Σ 0..* Coding Tags applied to this resource
Binding: CommonTags (example): Codes that represent various types of tags, commonly workflow-related; e.g. "Needs review by Dr. Jones".
... implicitRules ?!Σ 0..1 uri A set of rules under which this content was created
... 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
... extension 0..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations
... modifierExtension ?! 0..* Extension Extensions that cannot be ignored
... target Σ 1..* Reference(Resource) Target Reference(s) (usually version specific)
... recorded Σ 1..1 instant When the activity was recorded / updated
... agent 1..* BackboneElement Actor involved
.... 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
.... type Σ 0..1 CodeableConcept How the agent participated
Binding: ProvenanceParticipantType (extensible): The type of participation that a provenance agent played with respect to the activity.
.... who Σ 1..1 Reference(Practitioner | Organization) Who participated
.... onBehalfOf 0..1 Reference(Organization) Who the agent is representing

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
Provenance.meta.security Base extensible SecurityLabels 📍4.0.1 FHIR Std.
Provenance.meta.tag Base example Common Tags 📍4.0.1 FHIR Std.
Provenance.language Base preferred Common Languages 📍4.0.1 FHIR Std.
Provenance.agent.type Base extensible Provenance participant type 📍4.0.1 FHIR Std.
Provenance.entity.role Base required ProvenanceEntityRole 📍4.0.1 FHIR Std.

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
dom-2 error Provenance If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources contained.contained.empty()
dom-3 error Provenance 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 Provenance 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 Provenance If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6 best practice Provenance 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 Provenance

Summary

Prohibited: 8 elements

Differential View

This structure is derived from Provenance

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Provenance 0..* Provenance Who, What, When for a set of resources
... meta
.... lastUpdated 0..1 instant When the resource version last changed
... occurred[x] 0..0 When the activity occurred
... policy 0..0 Policy or plan the activity was defined by
... reason 0..0 Reason the activity is occurring
... activity 0..0 Activity that occurred
... agent
.... role 0..0 What the agents role was
.... who 1..1 Reference(Practitioner | Organization) Who participated
.... onBehalfOf 0..1 Reference(Organization) Who the agent is representing
... entity 0..0 An entity used in this activity
... signature 0..0 Signature on target

doco Documentation for this format

Key Elements View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Provenance 0..* Provenance Who, What, When for a set of resources
... implicitRules ?!Σ 0..1 uri A set of rules under which this content was created
... modifierExtension ?! 0..* Extension Extensions that cannot be ignored
... target Σ 1..* Reference(Resource) Target Reference(s) (usually version specific)
... agent 1..* BackboneElement Actor involved
.... modifierExtension ?!Σ 0..* Extension Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.... who Σ 1..1 Reference(Practitioner | Organization) Who participated
.... onBehalfOf 0..1 Reference(Organization) Who the agent is representing

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
Provenance.entity.role Base required ProvenanceEntityRole 📍4.0.1 FHIR Std.

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
dom-2 error Provenance If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources contained.contained.empty()
dom-3 error Provenance 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 Provenance 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 Provenance If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6 best practice Provenance 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

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Provenance 0..* Provenance Who, What, When for a set of resources
... id Σ 0..1 id Logical id of this artifact
... meta Σ 0..1 Meta Metadata about the resource
.... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
.... extension 0..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
.... versionId Σ 0..1 id Version specific identifier
.... lastUpdated Σ 0..1 instant When the resource version last changed
.... source Σ 0..1 uri Identifies where the resource comes from
.... profile Σ 0..* canonical(StructureDefinition) Profiles this resource claims to conform to
.... security Σ 0..* Coding Security Labels applied to this resource
Binding: All Security Labels (extensible): Security Labels from the Healthcare Privacy and Security Classification System.
.... tag Σ 0..* Coding Tags applied to this resource
Binding: CommonTags (example): Codes that represent various types of tags, commonly workflow-related; e.g. "Needs review by Dr. Jones".
... implicitRules ?!Σ 0..1 uri A set of rules under which this content was created
... 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
... extension 0..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations
... modifierExtension ?! 0..* Extension Extensions that cannot be ignored
... target Σ 1..* Reference(Resource) Target Reference(s) (usually version specific)
... recorded Σ 1..1 instant When the activity was recorded / updated
... agent 1..* BackboneElement Actor involved
.... 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
.... type Σ 0..1 CodeableConcept How the agent participated
Binding: ProvenanceParticipantType (extensible): The type of participation that a provenance agent played with respect to the activity.
.... who Σ 1..1 Reference(Practitioner | Organization) Who participated
.... onBehalfOf 0..1 Reference(Organization) Who the agent is representing

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
Provenance.meta.security Base extensible SecurityLabels 📍4.0.1 FHIR Std.
Provenance.meta.tag Base example Common Tags 📍4.0.1 FHIR Std.
Provenance.language Base preferred Common Languages 📍4.0.1 FHIR Std.
Provenance.agent.type Base extensible Provenance participant type 📍4.0.1 FHIR Std.
Provenance.entity.role Base required ProvenanceEntityRole 📍4.0.1 FHIR Std.

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
dom-2 error Provenance If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources contained.contained.empty()
dom-3 error Provenance 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 Provenance 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 Provenance If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label contained.meta.security.empty()
dom-6 best practice Provenance 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 Provenance

Summary

Prohibited: 8 elements

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron