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CommunicationBarrier
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Extension
Description
The extension is required to identify if the patient speaks/understands an offical language (english/french), or if an interpretor is required.
References to this Extension
Resource Content
CommunicationBarrier (Extension) | I | Extension | |
id | 0..1 | string | |
extension | I | 0..0 | Extension |
url | 1..1 | uriFixed Value | |
value[x] | 0..1 | Binding | |
valueBase64Binary | base64Binary | ||
valueBoolean | boolean | ||
valueCanonical | canonical() | ||
valueCode | code | ||
valueDate | date | ||
valueDateTime | dateTime | ||
valueDecimal | decimal | ||
valueId | id | ||
valueInstant | instant | ||
valueInteger | integer | ||
valueMarkdown | markdown | ||
valueOid | oid | ||
valuePositiveInt | positiveInt | ||
valueString | string | ||
valueTime | time | ||
valueUnsignedInt | unsignedInt | ||
valueUri | uri | ||
valueUrl | url | ||
valueUuid | uuid | ||
valueAddress | Address | ||
valueAge | Age | ||
valueAnnotation | Annotation | ||
valueAttachment | Attachment | ||
valueCodeableConcept | CodeableConcept | ||
valueCoding | Coding | ||
valueContactPoint | ContactPoint | ||
valueCount | Count | ||
valueDistance | Distance | ||
valueDuration | Duration | ||
valueHumanName | HumanName | ||
valueIdentifier | Identifier | ||
valueMoney | Money | ||
valuePeriod | Period | ||
valueQuantity | Quantity | ||
valueRange | Range | ||
valueRatio | Ratio | ||
valueSampledData | SampledData | ||
valueSignature | Signature | ||
valueTiming | Timing | ||
valueContactDetail | ContactDetail | ||
valueContributor | Contributor | ||
valueDataRequirement | DataRequirement | ||
valueExpression | Expression | ||
valueParameterDefinition | ParameterDefinition | ||
valueRelatedArtifact | RelatedArtifact | ||
valueTriggerDefinition | TriggerDefinition | ||
valueUsageContext | UsageContext | ||
valueDosage | Dosage | ||
valueMeta | Meta | ||
valueReference | Reference() |
CommunicationBarrier (Extension) | I | Extension | |
id | 0..1 | string | |
extension | I | 0..0 | Extension |
url | 1..1 | uriFixed Value | |
value[x] | 0..1 | Binding | |
valueBase64Binary | base64Binary | ||
valueBoolean | boolean | ||
valueCanonical | canonical() | ||
valueCode | code | ||
valueDate | date | ||
valueDateTime | dateTime | ||
valueDecimal | decimal | ||
valueId | id | ||
valueInstant | instant | ||
valueInteger | integer | ||
valueMarkdown | markdown | ||
valueOid | oid | ||
valuePositiveInt | positiveInt | ||
valueString | string | ||
valueTime | time | ||
valueUnsignedInt | unsignedInt | ||
valueUri | uri | ||
valueUrl | url | ||
valueUuid | uuid | ||
valueAddress | Address | ||
valueAge | Age | ||
valueAnnotation | Annotation | ||
valueAttachment | Attachment | ||
valueCodeableConcept | CodeableConcept | ||
valueCoding | Coding | ||
valueContactPoint | ContactPoint | ||
valueCount | Count | ||
valueDistance | Distance | ||
valueDuration | Duration | ||
valueHumanName | HumanName | ||
valueIdentifier | Identifier | ||
valueMoney | Money | ||
valuePeriod | Period | ||
valueQuantity | Quantity | ||
valueRange | Range | ||
valueRatio | Ratio | ||
valueSampledData | SampledData | ||
valueSignature | Signature | ||
valueTiming | Timing | ||
valueContactDetail | ContactDetail | ||
valueContributor | Contributor | ||
valueDataRequirement | DataRequirement | ||
valueExpression | Expression | ||
valueParameterDefinition | ParameterDefinition | ||
valueRelatedArtifact | RelatedArtifact | ||
valueTriggerDefinition | TriggerDefinition | ||
valueUsageContext | UsageContext | ||
valueDosage | Dosage | ||
valueMeta | Meta | ||
valueReference | Reference() |
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[Terms of Use and License Agreements](https://ic.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/about/tou). [Privacy Policy](https://www.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/legal/privacy-policy)." /> <fhirVersion value="4.0.1" /> <kind value="complex-type" /> <abstract value="false" /> <context> <type value="element" /> <expression value="Patient.communication" /> </context> <type value="Extension" /> <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension" /> <derivation value="constraint" /> <snapshot> <element id="Extension"> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status"> <valueCode value="normative" /> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version"> <valueCode value="4.0.0" /> </extension> <path value="Extension" /> <short value="Optional Extensions Element" /> <definition value="Optional Extension Element - found in all resources." /> <min value="0" /> <max value="*" /> <base> <path value="Extension" /> <min value="0" /> <max value="*" /> </base> <condition value="ele-1" /> <constraint> <key value="ele-1" /> <severity value="error" /> <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children" /> <expression value="hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())" /> <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div" /> <source value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element" /> </constraint> <constraint> <key value="ext-1" /> <severity value="error" /> <human value="Must have either extensions or value[x], not both" /> <expression value="extension.exists() != value.exists()" /> <xpath value="exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')])" /> </constraint> <isModifier value="false" /> <mapping> <identity value="rim" /> <map value="n/a" /> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="rim" /> <map value="N/A" /> </mapping> </element> <element id="Extension.id"> <path value="Extension.id" /> <representation value="xmlAttr" /> <short value="Unique id for inter-element referencing" /> <definition value="Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). 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Terminology bindings
Path | Conformance | ValueSet |
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Extension.value[x] | extensible | http://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/io/cacore/ValueSet/communication-barrier |