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description: Represents business-level details about the healthcare organization or the practitioner.
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# HealthcareProvider

Represents business-level details about the healthcare organization or the practitioner.

## Supported Calls

create(), delete(), describeLayout(), describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve(), search(), undelete(), update(), upsert()

## Fields

### AccountId

- **Type**: reference
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Account that this healthcare provider is associated with. This field is a relationship field.
- **Relationship Name**: Account
- **Refers To**: Account

### Classification

- **Type**: picklist
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Specifies the classification of the healthcare provider. This field is available in API version 63.0 and later when Site Management is enabled.
- **Possible values**:
    - Key Opinion Leader
    - Novice Member
    - Previous Partner

### DoesParticipateInRsrchStudy

- **Type**: boolean
- **Properties**: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Indicates whether the healthcare provider participates in research studies (true) or not (false). This field is available in API version 63.0 and later when Site Management is enabled.
- **Default value**: false

### DoesUseElecDataCapture

- **Type**: boolean
- **Properties**: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Indicates whether the healthcare provider uses Electronic Data Capture (EDC) system (true) or not (false). This field is available in API version 62.0 and later when Site Management is enabled.
- **Default value**: false

### EffectiveFrom

- **Type**: date
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Specifies the date from which the provider becomes effective.

### EffectiveTo

- **Type**: date
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Specifies the date from which the provider is no longer effective.

### EhrSystem

- **Type**: textarea
- **Properties**: Create, Nillable, Update
- **Description**: Name of the EHR system used at this facility or organization.

### InitialStartDate

- **Type**: date
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Specifies the date when the facility first became operational or the practitioner first began practicing.

### LastReferencedDate

- **Type**: dateTime
- **Properties**: Filter, Nillable, Sort
- **Description**: The timestamp for when the current user last referenced a record related to this record.

### LastViewedDate

- **Type**: dateTime
- **Properties**: Filter, Nillable, Sort
- **Description**: The timestamp for when the current user last viewed this record. If this value is null, it’s possible that this record was referenced (LastReferencedDate) and not viewed.

### Name

- **Type**: string
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Name of the provider.

### OwnerId

- **Type**: reference
- **Properties**: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
- **Description**: The ID of the user who owns this record. This field is a polymorphic relationship field.
- **Relationship Name**: Owner
- **Refers To**: Group, User

### PractitionerId

- **Type**: reference
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: The practitioner that this healthcare provider record is associated with. This field is a relationship field.
- **Relationship Name**: Practitioner
- **Refers To**: Contact

### ProviderClass

- **Type**: picklist
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: The class of facility, such as an IPA, medical group, or solo practitioner.
- **Possible values**:
    - IPA
    - Medical Group
    - Solo Practitioner

### ProviderPhotoId

- **Type**: reference
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: The Content Document file that is a photo of the Healthcare Provider. This field is a relationship field.
- **Relationship Name**: ProviderPhoto
- **Relationship Type**: Lookup
- **Refers To**: ContentDocument

### ProviderType

- **Type**: picklist
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Type of provider or facility. For example, pharmacist or ambulatory care facility.
- **Possible values**:
    - Ambulatory Care
    - Dentist
    - Hospital
    - Laboratory
    - Medical Director
    - Medical Doctor
    - Pharmacist
    - Pharmacy
    - Research Study Coordinator
    - Research Study Director
    - Research Study Feasibility Manager
    - Research Study Investigator
    - Research Study Nurse
    - Research Study Operations Manager
    - Research Study Sub-Investigator
    - Site Management Organization Coordinator

### RelatedUserId

- **Type**: reference
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: The User record that relates to the Healthcare Provider record. This field is a relationship field.
- **Relationship Name**: RelatedUser
- **Relationship Type**: Lookup
- **Refers To**: User

### SourceSystem

- **Type**: string
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: The system from which the record was sourced.

### SourceSystemIdentifier

- **Type**: string
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: The ID of the system from which the record was sourced. This field is unique within your organization

### TerminationDate

- **Type**: date
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Termination date for this provider.

### TerminationReason

- **Type**: string
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Reason for termination.

### TotalLicensedBeds

- **Type**: int
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Total number of licensed beds at this facility, if applicable.

## Associated Objects

This object has the following associated objects. If the API version isn’t specified, they’re available in the same API versions as this object. Otherwise, they’re available in the specified API version and later.

[HealthcareProviderChangeEvent](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.264.0.health_cloud_object_reference.meta/health_cloud_object_reference/sforce_api_associated_objects_change_event.htm "HTML (New Window)") (API version 59.0)

Change events are available for the object.

[HealthcareProviderFeed](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.264.0.health_cloud_object_reference.meta/health_cloud_object_reference/sforce_api_associated_objects_feed.htm "HTML (New Window)")

Feed tracking is available for the object.

[HealthcareProviderHistory](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.264.0.health_cloud_object_reference.meta/health_cloud_object_reference/sforce_api_associated_objects_history.htm "HTML (New Window)")

History is available for tracked fields of the object.

[HealthcareProviderOwnerSharingRule](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.264.0.health_cloud_object_reference.meta/health_cloud_object_reference/sforce_api_associated_objects_ownersharingrule.htm "HTML (New Window)")

Sharing rules are available for the object.

[HealthcareProviderShare](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.264.0.health_cloud_object_reference.meta/health_cloud_object_reference/sforce_api_associated_objects_share.htm "HTML (New Window)")

Sharing is available for the object.