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title: Healthcare Task table
description: The Healthcare Task \[sn\_hcls\_task\] table is an abstract table and is extendable that stores the details of the task associated with a healthcare case or a patient in your healthcare organization.
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# Healthcare Task table

The Healthcare Task \[sn\_hcls\_task\] table is an abstract table and is extendable that stores the details of the task associated with a healthcare case or a patient in your healthcare organization.

## Key features

-   Extends the Task \[task\] table to store all healthcare tasks associated with a patient or a healthcare case.
-   Includes the **Patient** field as a reference to the Patient \[sn\_hcls\_patient\] table. For more information, see [Patient table](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-and-life-sciences-service-management-core/hcls-patient-table.md).
-   Enables healthcare task types including appointment booking and updating insurance information.

Role required to configure the table: sn\_hcls.admin.

For more information, see [Healthcare and Life Sciences data model]().

**Parent Topic:**[Healthcare and Life Sciences data model tables](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-and-life-sciences-service-management-core/hcls-healthcare-data-tables.md)