CareTeam resources play an important role in the eHealth Infrastructure:

• at Practitioner login to the infrastructure

• as entities encapsulating which Practitioners are involved in working with which EpisodeOfCare, CarePlan and associated Communication and Task resources

• in access control for EpisodeOfCare, CarePlan, Communication and Task resources as well as related, other resources such as Observation, QuestionnaireResponse, Media and ClinicalImpression.

The following diagram describes the status transition flow for a CareTeam resource which is supported by the care team component within the Common Workplace. Be aware that this is more strict than the FUT infrastructure, which is not enforcing any restrictions on status transitions:

Preparing a CareTeam for use

A CareTeam is prepared by performing CareTeam Create.

Activating a CareTeam

The CareTeam is not eligible for use at Practitioner login until it is activated. If not set as active at time of creation, activate by CareTeam Update:

• status set to active

• period must contain a start time or period which starts before the point of time intended for use at Practitioner login. Of course, the period must not have ended at point of time of last intended use either.

Updates to a CareTeam

If there is change in the focus areas of the CareTeam, these can be changed with CareTeam Update:

• reasonCode can be set to a number of CodeableConcept for conditions that the CareTeam takes care of, for instance Coding for COPD: { "system": "urn:oid:1.2.208.176.2.4", "code": "DJ44", "display": "Kronisk obstruktiv lungesygdom" }

Deactivating a CareTeam

Deactivation of a CareTeam prevents subsequent use at Practitioner login. Deactivate by CareTeam Update:

• status set to any value other than active, for instance inactive

• period.end set to datetime for point of time at which login using this CareTeam shall no longer be possible