Details

Extension
DefinitionOptional Extension Element - found in all resources.
Cardinality0...*
Invariants
  • ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
  • ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
    extension.exists() != value.exists()
Mappings
  • rim: n/a
  • rim: N/A
Extension.id
Definitionunique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
Cardinality0...1
Typestring
Comments

Note that FHIR strings may not exceed 1MB in size

Invariants
  • ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings
  • rim: n/a
Extension.extension
DefinitionMay be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
Cardinality0...*
TypeExtension
Aliasextensions, user content
Comments

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

SlicingUnordered, Open, by url(Value)
Invariants
  • ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
  • ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
    extension.exists() != value.exists()
Mappings
  • rim: n/a
  • rim: N/A
Extension.url
DefinitionSource of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.
Cardinality1...1
Typeuri
Comments

The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.

Invariants
  • ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
Fixed Value

http://roche.com/fhir/rdc/StructureDefinition/observation-event-timing

Mappings
  • rim: n/a
  • rim: N/A
Extension.value[x]:valueCodeableConcept
DefinitionValue of extension - may be a resource or one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility in the spec for list).
Cardinality1...1
TypeCodeableConcept
Invariants
  • ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings
  • rim: n/a
  • rim: N/A
Extension.value[x]:valueCodeableConcept.id
Definitionunique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
Cardinality0...1
Typestring
Comments

Note that FHIR strings may not exceed 1MB in size

Invariants
  • ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings
  • rim: n/a
Extension.value[x]:valueCodeableConcept.extension
DefinitionMay be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
Cardinality0...*
TypeExtension
Aliasextensions, user content
Comments

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

SlicingUnordered, Open, by url(Value)
Invariants
  • ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
  • ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
    extension.exists() != value.exists()
Mappings
  • rim: n/a
  • rim: N/A
Extension.value[x]:valueCodeableConcept.coding
DefinitionA reference to a code defined by a terminology system.
Cardinality0...*
TypeCoding
Bindingevent-timing (required)
SummaryTrue
Requirements

Allows for translations and alternate encodings within a code system. Also supports communication of the same instance to systems requiring different encodings.

Comments

Codes may be defined very casually in enumerations, or code lists, up to very formal definitions such as SNOMED CT - see the HL7 v3 Core Principles for more information. Ordering of codings is undefined and SHALL NOT be used to infer meaning. Generally, at most only one of the coding values will be labeled as UserSelected = true.

Invariants
  • ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings
  • rim: n/a
  • v2: CE/CNE/CWE subset one of the sets of component 1-3 or 4-6
  • rim: CV
  • orim: fhir:Coding rdfs:subClassOf dt:CDCoding
  • v2: C*E.1-8, C*E.10-22
  • rim: union(., ./translation)
  • orim: fhir:CodeableConcept.coding rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CD.coding
Extension.value[x]:valueCodeableConcept.text
DefinitionA human language representation of the concept as seen/selected/uttered by the user who entered the data and/or which represents the intended meaning of the user.
Cardinality0...1
Typestring
SummaryTrue
Requirements

The codes from the terminologies do not always capture the correct meaning with all the nuances of the human using them, or sometimes there is no appropriate code at all. In these cases, the text is used to capture the full meaning of the source.

Comments

Very often the text is the same as a displayName of one of the codings.

Invariants
  • ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings
  • rim: n/a
  • v2: C*E.9. But note many systems use C*E.2 for this
  • rim: ./originalText[mediaType/code="text/plain"]/data
  • orim: fhir:CodeableConcept.text rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CD.originalText