## Profile Comparison between https://hl7.fr/ig/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/fr-core-practitioner vs https://hl7.fr/ig/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/fr-core-practitioner

Left: | FR Core Practitioner Profile (https://hl7.fr/ig/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/fr-core-practitioner)
Right: | FR Core Practitioner Profile (https://hl7.fr/ig/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/fr-core-practitioner)

### Messages

Error | StructureDefinition.version | Values for version differ: '2.1.0' vs '2.2.0-ballot'
Information | StructureDefinition.date | Values for date differ: '2024-09-04T09:58:56+02:00' vs '2025-11-17T13:34:13+01:00'
Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'A uri that identifies the source system of the resource. This provides a minimal amount of [Provenance](provenance.html#) information that can be used to track or differentiate the source of information in the resource. The source may identify another FHIR server, document, message, database, etc.' vs 'A uri that identifies the source system of the resource. This provides a minimal amount of [Provenance](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/provenance.html#) information that can be used to track or differentiate the source of information in the resource. The source may identify another FHIR server, document, message, database, etc.'
Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'A list of profiles (references to [StructureDefinition](structuredefinition.html#) resources) that this resource claims to conform to. The URL is a reference to [StructureDefinition.url](structuredefinition-definitions.html#StructureDefinition.url).' vs 'A list of profiles (references to [StructureDefinition](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/structuredefinition.html#) resources) that this resource claims to conform to. The URL is a reference to [StructureDefinition.url](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/structuredefinition-definitions.html#StructureDefinition.url).'
Information | Practitioner.language | Example/preferred bindings differ at Practitioner.language using binding from FRCorePractitionerProfile
Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'Establishes the namespace for the value - that is, a OID that describes a set values that are unique. the namespace for the practitioner identifier value is fixed in France. Pour un PS identifié à partir de sa carte CPS, OID = 1.2.250.1.71.4.2.1 Pour un employé identifié au sein de sa structure, OID de l'établissement, branche de gestion des employés ou http://hopitalTest.fr/fhir/namingsystem/employes' vs 'Establishes the namespace for the value - that is, a URL that describes a set values that are unique.'
Information | Practitioner.identifier.system | Element minimum cardinalities differ: '1' vs '0'
Information | Practitioner.identifier.value | Element minimum cardinalities differ: '1' vs '0'
Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: 'Name of a human - parts and usage' vs 'The name(s) associated with the practitioner'
Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'A human's name with the ability to identify parts and usage.' vs 'The name(s) associated with the practitioner.'
Information | StructureDefinition.comment | Values for comment differ: 'Names may be changed, or repudiated, or people may have different names in different contexts. Names may be divided into parts of different type that have variable significance depending on context, though the division into parts does not always matter. With personal names, the different parts might or might not be imbued with some implicit meaning; various cultures associate different importance with the name parts and the degree to which systems must care about name parts around the world varies widely.' vs 'The selection of the use property should ensure that there is a single usual name specified, and others use the nickname (alias), old, or other values as appropriate. In general, select the value to be used in the ResourceReference.display based on this: 1. There is more than 1 name 2. Use = usual 3. Period is current to the date of the usage 4. Use = official 5. Other order as decided by internal business rules.'
Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: 'Details of a Technology mediated contact point (phone, fax, email, etc.)' vs 'A contact detail for the practitioner (that apply to all roles)'
Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'Details for all kinds of technology mediated contact points for a person or organization, including telephone, email, etc.' vs 'A contact detail for the practitioner, e.g. a telephone number or an email address.'
Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: 'An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats)' vs 'Address(es) of the practitioner that are not role specific (typically home address)'
Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats). This data type may be used to convey addresses for use in delivering mail as well as for visiting locations which might not be valid for mail delivery. There are a variety of postal address formats defined around the world.' vs 'Address(es) of the practitioner that are not role specific (typically home address). Work addresses are not typically entered in this property as they are usually role dependent.'
Information | StructureDefinition.comment | Values for comment differ: 'Note: address is intended to describe postal addresses for administrative purposes, not to describe absolute geographical coordinates. Postal addresses are often used as proxies for physical locations (also see the [Location](location.html#) resource).' vs 'The PractitionerRole does not have an address value on it, as it is expected that the location property be used for this purpose (which has an address).'
Information | Practitioner.communication | Example/preferred bindings differ at Practitioner.communication using binding from FRCorePractitionerProfile

### Metadata

Name | Value | Comments
--- | --- | ---
​abstract | false |
​baseDefinition | http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner |
​copyright |  |
​date | 2024-09-04T09:58:56+02:00 | 2025-11-17T13:34:13+01:00 | Values Differ
​description | Profil de la ressource Practitionner pour la France. |
​experimental |  |
​fhirVersion | 4.0.1 |
​jurisdiction |  |
​jurisdiction[0] | urn:iso:std:iso:3166#FR |
​kind | resource |
​name | FRCorePractitionerProfile |
​publisher | Interop'Santé |
​purpose |  |
​status | active |
​title | FR Core Practitioner Profile |
​type | Practitioner |
​url | https://hl7.fr/ig/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/fr-core-practitioner |
​version | 2.1.0 | 2.2.0-ballot | Values Differ

### Structure

Nom | L Flags | L Card. | L Type | L Description & Constraints | R Flags | R Card. | R Type | R Description & Constraints | Commentaires
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
​ Practitioner |  | 0..* | Practitioner | A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services |  | 0..* | Practitioner | A person with a formal responsibility in the provisioning of healthcare or related services |
​ id | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact |
​ meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource |
​ id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
​ Slices pour extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url |
​ versionId | Σ | 0..1 | id | Version specific identifier | Σ | 0..1 | id | Version specific identifier |
​ lastUpdated | Σ | 0..1 | instant | When the resource version last changed | Σ | 0..1 | instant | When the resource version last changed |
​ source | Σ | 0..1 | uri | Identifies where the resource comes from | Σ | 0..1 | uri | Identifies where the resource comes from |
​ Slices pour profile | Σ | 0..* | canonical(StructureDefinition) | Profiles this resource claims to conform to Slice: Unordered, Open by value:$this | Σ | 0..* | canonical(StructureDefinition) | Profiles this resource claims to conform to Slice: Unordered, Open by value:$this |
​ security | Σ | 0..* | Coding | ​Security Labels applied to this resource Binding: ?? (extensible): Security Labels from the Healthcare Privacy and Security Classification System. | Σ | 0..* | Coding | ​Security Labels applied to this resource Binding: ?? (extensible): Security Labels from the Healthcare Privacy and Security Classification System. |
​ tag | Σ | 0..* | Coding | ​Tags applied to this resource Binding: ?? (example): Codes that represent various types of tags, commonly workflow-related; e.g. "Needs review by Dr. Jones". | Σ | 0..* | Coding | ​Tags applied to this resource Binding: ?? (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 | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created |
​ language |  | 0..1 | code | ​Language of the resource content Binding: ?? (preferred): A human language.
Bindings Additionnels | But
​?? | Binding Max
|  | 0..1 | code | ​Language of the resource content Binding: ?? (preferred): A human language.
Bindings Additionnels | But
​?? | Binding Max
| Example/preferred bindings differ at Practitioner.language using binding from FRCorePractitionerProfile
​ 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 |  | 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 |  | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources |
​ Slices pour extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url |  | 0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url |
​ modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
​ Slices pour identifier | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | An identifier for the person as this agent Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:system | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | An identifier for the person as this agent Slice: Unordered, Open by value:system |
​ id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
​ Slices pour extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url |
​ use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | ​usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Binding: ?? (required): Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known . | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | ​usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Binding: ?? (required): Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known . |
​ type | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | ​Description of identifier Binding: ?? (extensible) | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | ​Description of identifier Binding: ?? (extensible) |
​ id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |  |  |  |  | Removed this element
​ Slices pour extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url |  |  |  |  | Removed this element
​ coding | Σ | 0..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system |  |  |  |  | Removed this element
​ text | Σ | 0..1 | string | Plain text representation of the concept |  |  |  |  | Removed this element
​ system | Σ | 1..1 | uri | The namespace for the identifier value Exemple General: http://www.acme.com/identifiers/patient | Σ | 0..1 | uri | The namespace for the identifier value Exemple General: http://www.acme.com/identifiers/patient | Element minimum cardinalities differ: '1' vs '0'
​ value | Σ | 1..1 | string | The value that is unique Exemple General: 123456 | Σ | 0..1 | string | The value that is unique Exemple General: 123456 | Element minimum cardinalities differ: '1' vs '0'
​ period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when id is/was valid for use | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when id is/was valid for use |
​ assigner | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization that issued id (may be just text) | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization that issued id (may be just text) |
​ active | Σ | 0..1 | boolean | Whether this practitioner's record is in active use | Σ | 0..1 | boolean | Whether this practitioner's record is in active use |
​ name |  | 0..* | ​?? | Name of a human - parts and usage | Σ | 0..* | ​?? | The name(s) associated with the practitioner |
​ id |  |  |  |  |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | Added this element
​ Slices pour extension |  |  |  |  |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | Added this element
​ use |  |  |  |  | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | ​usual | official | temp | nickname | anonymous | old | maiden Binding: ?? (required): The use of a human name. | Added this element
​ text |  |  |  |  | Σ | 0..1 | string | Text representation of the full name | Added this element
​ family |  |  |  |  | Σ | 0..1 | string | Family name (often called 'Surname') | Added this element
​ given |  |  |  |  | Σ | 0..* | string | Given names (not always 'first'). Includes middle names This repeating element order: Given Names appear in the correct order for presenting the name | Added this element
​ prefix |  |  |  |  | Σ | 0..1 | string | ​Parts that come before the name Binding: ?? (extensible): Civilités des personnes physiques This repeating element order: Prefixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name | Added this element
​ suffix |  |  |  |  | Σ | 0..* | string | ​jeu de valeurs pour spécifier le titre de la personne Binding: ?? (extensible): Civilités d'exercice d'un professionnel du RASS This repeating element order: Suffixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name | Added this element
​ period |  |  |  |  | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when name was/is in use | Added this element
​ telecom | C | 0..* | ​?? | Details of a Technology mediated contact point (phone, fax, email, etc.) | Σ | 0..* | ​?? | A contact detail for the practitioner (that apply to all roles) |
​ address |  | 0..* | ​?? | An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats) | Σ | 0..* | ​?? | Address(es) of the practitioner that are not role specific (typically home address) |
​ gender | Σ | 0..1 | code | ​male | female | other | unknown Binding: ?? (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes. | Σ | 0..1 | code | ​male | female | other | unknown Binding: ?? (required): The gender of a person used for administrative purposes. |
​ birthDate | Σ | 0..1 | date | The date on which the practitioner was born | Σ | 0..1 | date | The date on which the practitioner was born |
​ photo |  | 0..* | Attachment | Image of the person |  | 0..* | Attachment | Image of the person |
​ Slices pour qualification |  | 0..* | BackboneElement | Qualifications obtained by training and certification | Diplômes. Les différents diplômes sont : les diplômes d'état français, les commissions de qualification, les diplômes d'études spécialisées, les DESC groupe 1 et 2, les capacités, les diplômes d'un pays de l'EEE, les diplômes d'université (DU) ou Inter-Universitaire, les certificats d'étude spéciale, les attestations, les diplômes européens d'études spécialisées, les diplômes de 2ème cycle non qualifiant et les autres types de diplômes. Pour plus d'informations, consulter le jeu de valeurs associé. Slice: Unordered, Open by value:code.coding |  | 0..* | BackboneElement | Qualifications obtained by training and certification | Diplômes. Les différents diplômes sont : les diplômes d'état français, les commissions de qualification, les diplômes d'études spécialisées, les DESC groupe 1 et 2, les capacités, les diplômes d'un pays de l'EEE, les diplômes d'université (DU) ou Inter-Universitaire, les certificats d'étude spéciale, les attestations, les diplômes européens d'études spécialisées, les diplômes de 2ème cycle non qualifiant et les autres types de diplômes. Pour plus d'informations, consulter le jeu de valeurs associé. Slice: Unordered, Open by value:code.coding |
​ id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
​ extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations |
​ modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
​ identifier |  | 0..* | Identifier | An identifier for this qualification for the practitioner |  | 0..* | Identifier | An identifier for this qualification for the practitioner |
​ code |  | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | ​Coded representation of the qualification Binding: ?? (example): Specific qualification the practitioner has to provide a service. |  | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | ​Coded representation of the qualification Binding: ?? (example): Specific qualification the practitioner has to provide a service. |
​ period |  | 0..1 | Period | Period during which the qualification is valid |  | 0..1 | Period | Period during which the qualification is valid |
​ issuer |  | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization that regulates and issues the qualification |  | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | Organization that regulates and issues the qualification |
​ communication |  | 0..* | CodeableConcept | ​A language the practitioner can use in patient communication Binding: ?? (preferred): A human language.
Bindings Additionnels | But
​?? | Binding Max
|  | 0..* | CodeableConcept | ​A language the practitioner can use in patient communication Binding: ?? (preferred): A human language.
Bindings Additionnels | But
​?? | Binding Max
| Example/preferred bindings differ at Practitioner.communication using binding from FRCorePractitionerProfile
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