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# practitioner_telecom

A contact detail for the practitioner, e.g. a telephone number or an email address (`Practitioner.telecom[]`).

**Primary Keys:**

* practitioner\_telecom\_id

**Foreign Keys:**

* practitioner\_id - links to the [practitioner](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/practitioner/base) table

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| Column                    | Data Type | Description                                                    |
| ------------------------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| practitioner\_telecom\_id | varchar   | Unique identifier for the telecom row                          |
| practitioner\_id          | varchar   | Parent practitioner                                            |
| system                    | varchar   | Contact system: e.g. phone, fax, email, pager, url, sms, other |
| use                       | varchar   | Purpose of contact: `home`, `work`, `temp`, `old`, `mobile`    |
| value                     | varchar   | The actual phone number, email address, URL, etc.              |
| telecom\_rank†            | int       | Stable order of this telecom within the location               |

**Related Tables:**

**Parent:**

* [practitioner](/medical-api/handling-data/schema-v100/practitioner/base)