"A word or term by which a person or thing is commonly and distinctively known." - Collins English Dictionary. This data type represents a person's name.
"A human's name with the ability to identify parts and usage." - HL7 FHIR, HumanName.

Attributes
«IVL_TS» Period	effectiveDateRange	"Indicates the period of time when this name was valid for the named person." - HL7 FHIR, HumanName.period.
String	family	"The portion of a person's name that reflects the genealogy of the person. In western cultures, this is the 'last' name. In eastern cultures, the family name appears before the person's given name(s). In some cultures (e.g. Eritrea) the family name of a son is the first name of his father." - HL7 V3 "The part of a name that links to the genealogy. In some cultures (e.g. Eritrea) the family name of a son is the first name of his father." - HL7 FHIR, HumanName.family. "Patient’s last name." - ASAP Standard for PDMP, PAT07: Last Name
String	given	"A set of names given to a person at birth, but not including the family name. In western cultures, this property would contain the 'first' and 'middle' names. Note that in some cultures, the given name is placed after the family name. Note also that this property contains multiple elements, so it can handle those situations where a person has more than one 'middle' name." - HL7 V3 "Given name." - HL7 FHIR, HumanName.given. "Patient’s first name." - ASAP Standard for PDMP, PAT08: First Name "Patient’s middle name or initial if available. Used if available in pharmacy system and required by the PDMP." - ASAP Standard for PDMP, PAT09: Middle Name
String	initials	The first letter of each part of a proper name. This property stores the initials of a person's name, which is used in research studies to identify the patient without divulging the person's entire name.
String	prefix	"Contains a set of honorific terms that typically appear before a person's name, for example Mr., Mrs., Dr., etc. Prefixes have a strong association to the immediately following name part." - HL7 V3 "Part of the name that is acquired as a title due to academic, legal, employment or nobility status, etc. and that appears at the start of the name." - HL7 FHIR, HumanName.prefix. "Patient’s name prefix such as Mr. or Dr." - ASAP Standard for PDMP, PAT10: Name Prefix
String	suffix	"Contains a list of honorific terms that typically appear after a person's name, for example Jr., Sr., MD, RN, etc. Prefixes have a strong association to the immediately following name part." - HL7 V3 "Part of the name that is acquired as a title due to academic, legal, employment or nobility status, etc. and that appears at the end of the name." - HL7 FHIR, HumanName.suffix. "Patient’s name suffix such as Jr. or the III." - ASAP Standard for PDMP, PAT11: Name Suffix
«CS» Code	use	"Identifies the purpose for this name." - HL7 FHIR, HumanName.use.

 effectiveDateRange

Public «IVL_TS» Period effectiveDateRange

"Indicates the period of time when this name was valid for the named person." - HL7 FHIR, HumanName.period.

Constraints:

Properties:

Aggregation	None
Alias
Association
Association End
Class	«PN» PersonName
Datatype
Default
Default Value
Is Composite	false
Is Derived	false
Is Derived Union	false
Is Leaf	false
Is Ordered	false
Is Read Only	false
Is Static	false
Is Unique	true
Keywords
Lower	0
Lower Value	(0)
Multiplicity	0..1
Name	effectiveDateRange
Name Expression
Namespace	«PN» PersonName
Opposite
Owner	«PN» PersonName
Owning Association
Owning Template Parameter
Qualified Name	FHIM::Datatypes::PersonName::effectiveDateRange
Stereotype
Template Parameter
Type	«IVL_TS» Period
Upper	1
Upper Value	(1)
Visibility	Public

 family

Public String family

"The portion of a person's name that reflects the genealogy of the person. In western cultures, this is the 'last' name. In eastern cultures, the family name appears before the person's given name(s). In some cultures (e.g. Eritrea) the family name of a son is the first name of his father." - HL7 V3
"The part of a name that links to the genealogy. In some cultures (e.g. Eritrea) the family name of a son is the first name of his father." - HL7 FHIR, HumanName.family.
"Patient’s last name." - ASAP Standard for PDMP, PAT07: Last Name

Constraints:

Properties:

Aggregation	None
Alias
Association
Association End
Class	«PN» PersonName
Datatype
Default
Default Value
Is Composite	false
Is Derived	false
Is Derived Union	false
Is Leaf	false
Is Ordered	false
Is Read Only	false
Is Static	false
Is Unique	true
Keywords
Lower	0
Lower Value	(0)
Multiplicity	*
Name	family
Name Expression
Namespace	«PN» PersonName
Opposite
Owner	«PN» PersonName
Owning Association
Owning Template Parameter
Qualified Name	FHIM::Datatypes::PersonName::family
Stereotype
Template Parameter
Type	String
Upper	*
Upper Value	(*)
Visibility	Public

 given

Public String given

"A set of names given to a person at birth, but not including the family name. In western cultures, this property would contain the 'first' and 'middle' names. Note that in some cultures, the given name is placed after the family name. Note also that this property contains multiple elements, so it can handle those situations where a person has more than one 'middle' name." - HL7 V3
"Given name." - HL7 FHIR, HumanName.given.
"Patient’s first name." - ASAP Standard for PDMP, PAT08: First Name
"Patient’s middle name or initial if available.
Used if available in pharmacy system and required by the PDMP." - ASAP Standard for PDMP, PAT09: Middle Name

Constraints:

Properties:

Aggregation	None
Alias
Association
Association End
Class	«PN» PersonName
Datatype
Default
Default Value
Is Composite	false
Is Derived	false
Is Derived Union	false
Is Leaf	false
Is Ordered	true
Is Read Only	false
Is Static	false
Is Unique	false
Keywords
Lower	0
Lower Value	(0)
Multiplicity	*
Name	given
Name Expression
Namespace	«PN» PersonName
Opposite
Owner	«PN» PersonName
Owning Association
Owning Template Parameter
Qualified Name	FHIM::Datatypes::PersonName::given
Stereotype
Template Parameter
Type	String
Upper	*
Upper Value	(*)
Visibility	Public

 initials

Public String initials

The first letter of each part of a proper name. This property stores the initials of a person's name, which is used in research studies to identify the patient without divulging the person's entire name.

Constraints:

Properties:

Aggregation	None
Alias
Association
Association End
Class	«PN» PersonName
Datatype
Default
Default Value
Is Composite	false
Is Derived	false
Is Derived Union	false
Is Leaf	false
Is Ordered	false
Is Read Only	false
Is Static	false
Is Unique	true
Keywords
Lower	0
Lower Value	(0)
Multiplicity	0..1
Name	initials
Name Expression
Namespace	«PN» PersonName
Opposite
Owner	«PN» PersonName
Owning Association
Owning Template Parameter
Qualified Name	FHIM::Datatypes::PersonName::initials
Stereotype
Template Parameter
Type	String
Upper	1
Upper Value	(1)
Visibility	Public

 prefix

Public String prefix

"Contains a set of honorific terms that typically appear before a person's name, for example Mr., Mrs., Dr., etc. Prefixes have a strong association to the immediately following name part." - HL7 V3
"Part of the name that is acquired as a title due to academic, legal, employment or nobility status, etc. and that appears at the start of the name." - HL7 FHIR, HumanName.prefix.
"Patient’s name prefix such as Mr. or Dr." - ASAP Standard for PDMP, PAT10: Name Prefix

Constraints:

Properties:

Aggregation	None
Alias
Association
Association End
Class	«PN» PersonName
Datatype
Default
Default Value
Is Composite	false
Is Derived	false
Is Derived Union	false
Is Leaf	false
Is Ordered	true
Is Read Only	false
Is Static	false
Is Unique	false
Keywords
Lower	0
Lower Value	(0)
Multiplicity	*
Name	prefix
Name Expression
Namespace	«PN» PersonName
Opposite
Owner	«PN» PersonName
Owning Association
Owning Template Parameter
Qualified Name	FHIM::Datatypes::PersonName::prefix
Stereotype
Template Parameter
Type	String
Upper	*
Upper Value	(*)
Visibility	Public

 suffix

Public String suffix

"Contains a list of honorific terms that typically appear after a person's name, for example Jr., Sr., MD, RN, etc. Prefixes have a strong association to the immediately following name part." - HL7 V3
"Part of the name that is acquired as a title due to academic, legal, employment or nobility status, etc. and that appears at the end of the name." - HL7 FHIR, HumanName.suffix.
"Patient’s name suffix such as Jr. or the III." - ASAP Standard for PDMP, PAT11: Name Suffix

Constraints:

Properties:

Aggregation	None
Alias
Association
Association End
Class	«PN» PersonName
Datatype
Default
Default Value
Is Composite	false
Is Derived	false
Is Derived Union	false
Is Leaf	false
Is Ordered	true
Is Read Only	false
Is Static	false
Is Unique	false
Keywords
Lower	0
Lower Value	(0)
Multiplicity	*
Name	suffix
Name Expression
Namespace	«PN» PersonName
Opposite
Owner	«PN» PersonName
Owning Association
Owning Template Parameter
Qualified Name	FHIM::Datatypes::PersonName::suffix
Stereotype
Template Parameter
Type	String
Upper	*
Upper Value	(*)
Visibility	Public

 use

Public «CS» Code use

"Identifies the purpose for this name." - HL7 FHIR, HumanName.use.

Constraints:

Properties:

Aggregation	None
Alias
Association
Association End
Class	«PN» PersonName
Datatype
Default
Default Value
Is Composite	false
Is Derived	false
Is Derived Union	false
Is Leaf	false
Is Ordered	false
Is Read Only	false
Is Static	false
Is Unique	true
Keywords
Lower	0
Lower Value	(0)
Multiplicity	0..1
Name	use
Name Expression
Namespace	«PN» PersonName
Opposite
Owner	«PN» PersonName
Owning Association
Owning Template Parameter
Qualified Name	FHIM::Datatypes::PersonName::use
Stereotype
Template Parameter
Type	«CS» Code
Upper	1
Upper Value	(1)
Visibility	Public

• The name of the person. Uses the VHIM-constrained Person Name data type.