NextGen Healthcare · Schema

Patient

HealthcareUnited StatesElectronic Health RecordsFHIRHL7InteroperabilitySMART on FHIRUSCDIBulk FHIRPatient Access21st Century Cures

Properties

Name	Type	Description
resourceType	string
id	string	id of the resource
active	boolean	Whether this patient's record is in active use.
identifier	array	An identifier for the patient
telcom	array	contact detail for the individual
name	array	name associated with the patient
address	array	address of the patient
birthdate	string
extension	array
communication	array	language used to communicate with the patient
deceasedBoolean	boolean	Indicates if the patient is deceased but date of death is not known. Mutually exclusive with 'deceasedDateTime'.
deceasedDateTime	string	Date and time when the patient died. Only present if patient is deceased and a date of death is known. Mutually exclusive with 'deceasedBoolean'.

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JSON Schema

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  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nextgen-healthcare/main/json-schema/nextgen-healthcare-patient-schema.json",
  "title": "Patient",
  "x-generated": "2026-10-12",
  "x-method": "derived",
  "x-generator": "derive-json-schema.py",
  "x-source": "openapi/nextgen-healthcare-patient-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/Patient",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "resourceType": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1
    },
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "id of the resource"
    },
    "active": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether this patient's record is in active use."
    },
    "identifier": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "An identifier for the patient",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "use": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "type": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "coding": {
                "type": "array",
                "items": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "system": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "code": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "display": {
                      "type": "string"
                    }
                  },
                  "required": [
                    "system",
                    "code",
                    "display"
                  ]
                }
              },
              "text": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            }
          },
          "System": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "Value": {
            "type": "string",
            "required": [
              "use",
              "type",
              "System",
              "Value"
            ]
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "telcom": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "contact detail for the individual",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "system": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "use": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "value": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "name associated with the patient",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "use": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "text": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "family": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "given": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "givenElement": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "address": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "address of the patient",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "line": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "city": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "state": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "postalCode": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "period": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "start": {
                "format": "date-time",
                "type": "string"
              },
              "end": {
                "format": "date-time",
                "type": "string"
              }
            }
          },
          "use": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "birthdate": {
      "format": "date-time",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "extension": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "url": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "value": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "system": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "code": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "display": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "communication": {
      "description": "language used to communicate with the patient",
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "language": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "coding": {
                "type": "array",
                "items": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "system": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "code": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "display": {
                      "type": "string"
                    }
                  }
                }
              },
              "text": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "deceasedBoolean": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Indicates if the patient is deceased but date of death is not known. Mutually exclusive with 'deceasedDateTime'."
    },
    "deceasedDateTime": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Date and time when the patient died. Only present if patient is deceased and a date of death is known. Mutually exclusive with 'deceasedBoolean'."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "resourceType",
    "id",
    "active",
    "identifier",
    "telcom",
    "name",
    "address",
    "birthDate",
    "extension",
    "communication"
  ]
}

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