Location

The Location FHIR resource maps to the HealthcareFacility and Location objects in Salesforce.

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Important

FHIR V4.0 - Clinical Data Model Mapping

Here’s how the fields defined by FHIR for Location map to the fields in the Salesforce.

Location Resource	Salesforce Field	Type	Salesforce Cardinality	Notes
`identifier`	`Identifier`	Object	0.M	The identifier information for a facility is represented as `Identifier` records that reference the facility record using their `Identifier.ParentRecordId` field.
`status`	`Account.IsActive`	Boolean	0.1	While FHIR defines `location.status` as a code, the salesforce implementation is a boolean field in the referenced account record.
`operationalStatus`	N/A	N/A	N/A	Not supported
`name`	`HealthcareFacility.Name`	String	0.1	N/A
`alias`	N/A	N/A	N/A	Not supported
`description`	`Location.Description`	String	0.1	N/A
`mode`	N/A	N/A	N/A	Not supported
`type`	`HealthcareFacility.FacilityTypeId`	Lookup: `CodeSetBundle`	0.1	While FHIR defines `location.type` as a zero-to-many resource, Salesforce implements `HealthcareFacility.FacilityTypeId` as a zero-to-one field.
`telecom`	`ContactPointPhone`	Object	0.M	The telecom information of the facility is stored as `ContactPointPhone` records that reference the account referenced by the facility record.
`address`	`ContactPointAddress`	Object	0.M	The address information of the facility is stored as `ContactPointAddress` records that reference the account referenced by the facility record.
`physicalType`	`HealthcareFacility.LocationType`	Picklist	0.1	While FHIR defines `location.physicalType` as a code set bundle, Salesforce implements `HealthcareFacility.LocationType` as a picklist.
`position`	`Location.Location`	Geolocation	0.1	The `location.position` FHIR resource is mapped to the `Location.Location` salesforce field. This location (Salesforce object) record is referenced by the healthcare facility record using its `HealthcareFacility.LocationId` lookup field. `position.altitude` is not supported in `Location.Location`.
`managingOrganization`	`AccountAccountRelation__c`	Junction Object	0.1	The junction object that connects the facility account with the parent organization’s business account.
`partOf`	`HealthcareFacility.ParentFacilityId`	Lookup: `HealthcareFacility`	0.1	N/A
`hoursOfOperation.daysOfWeek`	`TimeSlot.DayOfWeek`	Picklist	0.1	While FHIR defines `location.hoursOfOperation.daysOfWeek` as a code set bundle, Salesforce implementation is a picklist. While the `TimeSlot.DayOfWeek` field is a zero-to-one field, multiple time slot records can reference the same operating hours record, thereby supporting a zero-to-many reference for `location.hoursOfOperation.daysOfWeek` in the Salesforce implementation. The time slot record references the operating hours record using its `TimeSlot.OperatingHoursId` master-detail reference field. This operating hours record is referenced by the facility’s account record using its `Account.OperatingHoursId` lookup field. And finally, this account record is referenced by the facility record using its `HealthcareFacility.AccountId` master-detail reference field.
`hoursOfOperation.allDay`	N/A	N/A	N/A	Not supported
`hoursOfOperation.openingTime`	`TimeSlot.StartTime`	Time	0.1	The time slot record references the operating hours record using its `TimeSlot.OperatingHoursId` master-detail reference field. This operating hours record is referenced by the facility’s account record using its `Account.OperatingHoursId` lookup field. And finally, this account record is referenced by the facility record using its `HealthcareFacility.AccountId` master-detail reference field.
`hoursOfOperation.closingTime`	`TimeSlot.EndTime`	Time	0.1	The time slot record references the operating hours record using its `TimeSlot.OperatingHoursId` master-detail reference field. This operating hours record is referenced by the facility’s account record using its `Account.OperatingHoursId` lookup field. And finally, this account record is referenced by the facility record using its `HealthcareFacility.AccountId` master-detail reference field.
`availabilityExceptions`	`HealthcareFacility.AvailabilityExceptions`	String	0.1	N/A
`endPoint`	N/A	N/A	N/A	Not supported

Sample Record Diagram

Here’s a diagram that shows an example of how this resource is represented in Salesforce.

A diagram that shows how the location resource for a location is represented in Salesforce.

See Also

HealthcareFacility

Location

FHIR V4​.0 - Clinical Data Model Mapping

Sample Record Diagram

FHIR V4.0 - Clinical Data Model Mapping