DocumentReference | I | | DocumentReference | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idShort description A reference to a document Definition A reference to a document of any kind for any purpose. Provides metadata about the document so that the document can be discovered and managed. The scope of a document is any seralized object with a mime-type, so includes formal patient centric documents (CDA), cliical notes, scanned paper, and non-patient specific documents like policy text.
Comments Usually, this is used for documents other than those defined by FHIR.
Data type DocumentReference Constraints- dom-2: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources
contained.contained.empty() - dom-3: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource
contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty() - dom-4: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated
contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty() - dom-5: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label
contained.meta.security.empty() - dom-6: A resource should have narrative for robust management
text.`div`.exists()
Mappings- rim: Entity. Role, or Act
- workflow: Event
- fhircomposition: when describing a Composition
- rim: Document[classCode="DOC" and moodCode="EVN"]
- cda: when describing a CDA
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id | Σ | 0..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idShort description Logical id of this artifact Definition The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes.
Comments The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation.
Data type string |
meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idShort description Metadata about the resource Definition The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure. Changes to the content might not always be associated with version changes to the resource.
Data type Meta Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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implicitRules | Σ ?! | 0..1 | uri | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.implicitRules Short description A set of rules under which this content was created Definition A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content. Often, this is a reference to an implementation guide that defines the special rules along with other profiles etc.
Comments Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term. However, the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define, collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers and/or specification writers should avoid using this element. Often, when used, the URL is a reference to an implementation guide that defines these special rules as part of it's narrative along with other profiles, value sets, etc.
Data type uri Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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language | | 0..1 | codeBinding | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.language Short description Language of the resource content Definition The base language in which the resource is written.
Comments Language is provided to support indexing and accessibility (typically, services such as text to speech use the language tag). The html language tag in the narrative applies to the narrative. The language tag on the resource may be used to specify the language of other presentations generated from the data in the resource. Not all the content has to be in the base language. The Resource.language should not be assumed to apply to the narrative automatically. If a language is specified, it should it also be specified on the div element in the html (see rules in HTML5 for information about the relationship between xml:lang and the html lang attribute).
Data type code Binding CommonLanguages (preferred)Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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text | | 0..1 | Narrative | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idShort description Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation Alternate names narrative, html, xhtml, display Definition A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource and can be used to represent the content of the resource to a human. The narrative need not encode all the structured data, but is required to contain sufficient detail to make it "clinically safe" for a human to just read the narrative. Resource definitions may define what content should be represented in the narrative to ensure clinical safety.
Comments Contained resources do not have narrative. Resources that are not contained SHOULD have a narrative. In some cases, a resource may only have text with little or no additional discrete data (as long as all minOccurs=1 elements are satisfied). This may be necessary for data from legacy systems where information is captured as a "text blob" or where text is additionally entered raw or narrated and encoded information is added later.
Data type Narrative Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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contained | | 0..* | Resource | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.contained Short description Contained, inline Resources Alternate names inline resources, anonymous resources, contained resources Definition These resources do not have an independent existence apart from the resource that contains them - they cannot be identified independently, and nor can they have their own independent transaction scope.
Comments This should never be done when the content can be identified properly, as once identification is lost, it is extremely difficult (and context dependent) to restore it again. Contained resources may have profiles and tags In their meta elements, but SHALL NOT have security labels.
Data type Resource Mappings |
extension | I | 0..* | Extension | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.extension Short description Additional content defined by implementations Alternate names extensions, user content Definition May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource. 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 can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
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.
Data type Extension Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) - ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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modifierExtension | ?! I | 0..* | Extension | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.modifierExtension Short description Extensions that cannot be ignored Alternate names extensions, user content Definition May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. 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. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions.
Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).
Requirements Modifier extensions allow for extensions that cannot be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the definition of modifier extensions.
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.
Data type Extension Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) - ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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masterIdentifier | Σ | 0..1 | Identifier | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.masterIdentifier Short description Master Version Specific Identifier Definition Document identifier as assigned by the source of the document. This identifier is specific to this version of the document. This unique identifier may be used elsewhere to identify this version of the document.
Requirements The structure and format of this Id shall be consistent with the specification corresponding to the formatCode attribute. (e.g. for a DICOM standard document a 64-character numeric UID, for an HL7 CDA format a serialization of the CDA Document Id extension and root in the form "oid^extension", where OID is a 64 digits max, and the Id is a 16 UTF-8 char max. If the OID is coded without the extension then the '^' character shall not be included.).
Comments CDA Document Id extension and root.
Data type Identifier Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- workflow: Event.identifier
- w5: FiveWs.identifier
- fhircomposition: Composition.identifier
- v2: TXA-12
- rim: .id
- xds: DocumentEntry.uniqueId
- cda: ClinicalDocument/id
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identifier | S Σ | 0..* | Identifier | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.identifier Short description Other identifiers for the document Definition Other identifiers associated with the document, including version independent identifiers.
Data type Identifier Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- workflow: Event.identifier
- w5: FiveWs.identifier
- v2: TXA-16?
- rim: .id / .setId
- xds: DocumentEntry.entryUUID
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id | | 0..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.identifier.id Short description Unique id for inter-element referencing Definition Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
Data type string Mappings |
extension | I | 0..* | Extension | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.identifier.extension Short description Additional content defined by implementations Alternate names extensions, user content Definition May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. 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 can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
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.
Data type Extension Sliced: Unordered, Open, by url(Value) Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) - ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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use | Σ ?! | 0..1 | codeBinding | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.identifier.use Short description usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Definition The purpose of this identifier.
Requirements Allows the appropriate identifier for a particular context of use to be selected from among a set of identifiers.
Comments Applications can assume that an identifier is permanent unless it explicitly says that it is temporary.
Data type code Binding Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .
IdentifierUse (required)Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- v2: N/A
- rim: Role.code or implied by context
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type | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConceptBinding | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.identifier.type Short description Description of identifier Definition A coded type for the identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose.
Requirements Allows users to make use of identifiers when the identifier system is not known.
Comments This element deals only with general categories of identifiers. It SHOULD not be used for codes that correspond 1..1 with the Identifier.system. Some identifiers may fall into multiple categories due to common usage. Where the system is known, a type is unnecessary because the type is always part of the system definition. However systems often need to handle identifiers where the system is not known. There is not a 1:1 relationship between type and system, since many different systems have the same type.
Data type CodeableConcept Binding A coded type for an identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose.
Identifier Type Codes (extensible)Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- v2: CX.5
- rim: Role.code or implied by context
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system | S Σ | 1..1 | uri | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.identifier.system Short description The namespace for the identifier value Definition Establishes the namespace for the value - that is, a URL that describes a set values that are unique.
Requirements There are many sets of identifiers. To perform matching of two identifiers, we need to know what set we're dealing with. The system identifies a particular set of unique identifiers.
Comments Identifier.system is always case sensitive.
Data type uri Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Examples Generalhttp://www.acme.com/identifiers/patient Mappings- v2: CX.4 / EI-2-4
- rim: II.root or Role.id.root
- servd: ./IdentifierType
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value | S Σ | 1..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.identifier.value Short description The value that is unique Definition The portion of the identifier typically relevant to the user and which is unique within the context of the system.
Comments If the value is a full URI, then the system SHALL be urn:ietf:rfc:3986. The value's primary purpose is computational mapping. As a result, it may be normalized for comparison purposes (e.g. removing non-significant whitespace, dashes, etc.) A value formatted for human display can be conveyed using the Rendered Value extension. Identifier.value is to be treated as case sensitive unless knowledge of the Identifier.system allows the processer to be confident that non-case-sensitive processing is safe.
Data type string Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Examples Mappings- v2: CX.1 / EI.1
- rim: II.extension or II.root if system indicates OID or GUID (Or Role.id.extension or root)
- servd: ./Value
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period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.identifier.period Short description Time period when id is/was valid for use Definition Time period during which identifier is/was valid for use.
Data type Period Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- v2: CX.7 + CX.8
- rim: Role.effectiveTime or implied by context
- servd: ./StartDate and ./EndDate
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assigner | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.identifier.assigner Short description Organization that issued id (may be just text) Definition Organization that issued/manages the identifier.
Comments The Identifier.assigner may omit the .reference element and only contain a .display element reflecting the name or other textual information about the assigning organization.
Data type Reference(Organization) Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- v2: CX.4 / (CX.4,CX.9,CX.10)
- rim: II.assigningAuthorityName but note that this is an improper use by the definition of the field. Also Role.scoper
- servd: ./IdentifierIssuingAuthority
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status | S Σ ?! | 1..1 | codeBindingPattern | Element idShort description current | superseded | entered-in-error Definition The status of this document reference.
Comments This is the status of the DocumentReference object, which might be independent from the docStatus element.
This element is labeled as a modifier because the status contains the codes that mark the document or reference as not currently valid.
Data type code Binding The status of the document reference.
DocumentReferenceStatus (required)Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Pattern Mappings- workflow: Event.status
- w5: FiveWs.status
- v2: TXA-19
- rim: interim: .completionCode="IN" & ./statusCode[isNormalDatatype()]="active"; final: .completionCode="AU" && ./statusCode[isNormalDatatype()]="complete" and not(./inboundRelationship[typeCode="SUBJ" and isNormalActRelationship()]/source[subsumesCode("ActClass#CACT") and moodCode="EVN" and domainMember("ReviseDocument", code) and isNormalAct()]); amended: .completionCode="AU" && ./statusCode[isNormalDatatype()]="complete" and ./inboundRelationship[typeCode="SUBJ" and isNormalActRelationship()]/source[subsumesCode("ActClass#CACT") and moodCode="EVN" and domainMember("ReviseDocument", code) and isNormalAct() and statusCode="completed"]; withdrawn : .completionCode=NI && ./statusCode[isNormalDatatype()]="obsolete"
- xds: DocumentEntry.availabilityStatus
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docStatus | Σ | 0..1 | codeBinding | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.docStatus Short description preliminary | final | amended | entered-in-error Definition The status of the underlying document.
Comments The document that is pointed to might be in various lifecycle states.
Data type code Binding Status of the underlying document.
CompositionStatus (required)Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- w5: FiveWs.status
- fhircomposition: Composition.status
- v2: TXA-17
- rim: .statusCode
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type | S Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConceptBinding | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idShort description Kind of document (LOINC if possible) Definition Specifies the particular kind of document referenced (e.g. History and Physical, Discharge Summary, Progress Note). This usually equates to the purpose of making the document referenced.
Comments Key metadata element describing the document that describes he exact type of document. Helps humans to assess whether the document is of interest when viewing a list of documents.
Data type CodeableConcept Binding Precise type of clinical document.
DocumentTypeValueSet (preferred)Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- workflow: Event.code
- w5: FiveWs.class
- fhircomposition: Composition.type
- v2: TXA-2
- rim: ./code
- xds: DocumentEntry.type
- cda: ClinicalDocument/code/@code
The typeCode should be mapped from the ClinicalDocument/code element to a set of document type codes configured in the affinity domain. One suggested coding system to use for typeCode is LOINC, in which case the mapping step can be omitted.
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category | Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.category Short description Categorization of document Alternate names claxs Definition A categorization for the type of document referenced - helps for indexing and searching. This may be implied by or derived from the code specified in the DocumentReference.type.
Comments Key metadata element describing the the category or classification of the document. This is a broader perspective that groups similar documents based on how they would be used. This is a primary key used in searching.
Data type CodeableConcept Binding High-level kind of a clinical document at a macro level.
DocumentClassValueSet (example)Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- w5: FiveWs.class
- fhircomposition: Composition.class
- rim: .outboundRelationship[typeCode="COMP].target[classCode="LIST", moodCode="EVN"].code
- xds: DocumentEntry.class
- cda: Derived from a mapping of /ClinicalDocument/code/@code to an Affinity Domain specified coded value to use and coding system. Affinity Domains are encouraged to use the appropriate value for Type of Service, based on the LOINC Type of Service (see Page 53 of the LOINC User's Manual). Must be consistent with /ClinicalDocument/code/@code
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subject | S Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Patient) | Element idDocumentReference.subject Short description Who/what is the subject of the document Definition Who or what the document is about. The document can be about a person, (patient or healthcare practitioner), a device (e.g. a machine) or even a group of subjects (such as a document about a herd of farm animals, or a set of patients that share a common exposure).
Data type Reference(Patient) Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- workflow: Event.subject
- w5: FiveWs.subject[x]
- fhircomposition: Composition.subject
- v2: PID-3 (No standard way to define a Practitioner or Group subject in HL7 v2 MDM message)
- rim: .participation[typeCode="SBJ"].role[typeCode="PAT"]
- xds: DocumentEntry.patientId
- cda: ClinicalDocument/recordTarget/
- w5: FiveWs.subject
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id | | 0..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.subject.id Short description Unique id for inter-element referencing Definition Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
Data type string Mappings |
extension | I | 0..* | Extension | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.subject.extension Short description Additional content defined by implementations Alternate names extensions, user content Definition May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. 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 can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
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.
Data type Extension Sliced: Unordered, Open, by url(Value) Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) - ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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reference | S Σ I | 0..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.subject.reference Short description Literal reference, Relative, internal or absolute URL Definition A reference to a location at which the other resource is found. The reference may be a relative reference, in which case it is relative to the service base URL, or an absolute URL that resolves to the location where the resource is found. The reference may be version specific or not. If the reference is not to a FHIR RESTful server, then it should be assumed to be version specific. Internal fragment references (start with '#') refer to contained resources.
Comments Using absolute URLs provides a stable scalable approach suitable for a cloud/web context, while using relative/logical references provides a flexible approach suitable for use when trading across closed eco-system boundaries. Absolute URLs do not need to point to a FHIR RESTful server, though this is the preferred approach. If the URL conforms to the structure "/[type]/[id]" then it should be assumed that the reference is to a FHIR RESTful server.
Data type string Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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type | Σ | 0..1 | uriBinding | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.subject.type Short description Type the reference refers to (e.g. "Patient") Definition The expected type of the target of the reference. If both Reference.type and Reference.reference are populated and Reference.reference is a FHIR URL, both SHALL be consistent.
The type is the Canonical URL of Resource Definition that is the type this reference refers to. References are URLs that are relative to http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ e.g. "Patient" is a reference to http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient. Absolute URLs are only allowed for logical models (and can only be used in references in logical models, not resources).
Comments This element is used to indicate the type of the target of the reference. This may be used which ever of the other elements are populated (or not). In some cases, the type of the target may be determined by inspection of the reference (e.g. a RESTful URL) or by resolving the target of the reference; if both the type and a reference is provided, the reference SHALL resolve to a resource of the same type as that specified.
Data type uri Binding Aa resource (or, for logical models, the URI of the logical model).
ResourceType (extensible)Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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identifier | S Σ | 0..1 | Identifier | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.subject.identifier Short description Logical reference, when literal reference is not known Definition An identifier for the target resource. This is used when there is no way to reference the other resource directly, either because the entity it represents is not available through a FHIR server, or because there is no way for the author of the resource to convert a known identifier to an actual location. There is no requirement that a Reference.identifier point to something that is actually exposed as a FHIR instance, but it SHALL point to a business concept that would be expected to be exposed as a FHIR instance, and that instance would need to be of a FHIR resource type allowed by the reference.
Comments When an identifier is provided in place of a reference, any system processing the reference will only be able to resolve the identifier to a reference if it understands the business context in which the identifier is used. Sometimes this is global (e.g. a national identifier) but often it is not. For this reason, none of the useful mechanisms described for working with references (e.g. chaining, includes) are possible, nor should servers be expected to be able resolve the reference. Servers may accept an identifier based reference untouched, resolve it, and/or reject it - see CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.referencePolicy.
When both an identifier and a literal reference are provided, the literal reference is preferred. Applications processing the resource are allowed - but not required - to check that the identifier matches the literal reference
Applications converting a logical reference to a literal reference may choose to leave the logical reference present, or remove it.
Reference is intended to point to a structure that can potentially be expressed as a FHIR resource, though there is no need for it to exist as an actual FHIR resource instance - except in as much as an application wishes to actual find the target of the reference. The content referred to be the identifier must meet the logical constraints implied by any limitations on what resource types are permitted for the reference. For example, it would not be legitimate to send the identifier for a drug prescription if the type were Reference(Observation|DiagnosticReport). One of the use-cases for Reference.identifier is the situation where no FHIR representation exists (where the type is Reference (Any).
Data type Identifier Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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id | | 0..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.subject.identifier.id Short description Unique id for inter-element referencing Definition Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
Data type string Mappings |
extension | I | 0..* | Extension | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.subject.identifier.extension Short description Additional content defined by implementations Alternate names extensions, user content Definition May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. 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 can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
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.
Data type Extension Sliced: Unordered, Open, by url(Value) Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) - ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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use | Σ ?! | 0..1 | codeBinding | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.subject.identifier.use Short description usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Definition The purpose of this identifier.
Requirements Allows the appropriate identifier for a particular context of use to be selected from among a set of identifiers.
Comments Applications can assume that an identifier is permanent unless it explicitly says that it is temporary.
Data type code Binding Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .
IdentifierUse (required)Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- v2: N/A
- rim: Role.code or implied by context
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type | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConceptBinding | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.subject.identifier.type Short description Description of identifier Definition A coded type for the identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose.
Requirements Allows users to make use of identifiers when the identifier system is not known.
Comments This element deals only with general categories of identifiers. It SHOULD not be used for codes that correspond 1..1 with the Identifier.system. Some identifiers may fall into multiple categories due to common usage. Where the system is known, a type is unnecessary because the type is always part of the system definition. However systems often need to handle identifiers where the system is not known. There is not a 1:1 relationship between type and system, since many different systems have the same type.
Data type CodeableConcept Binding A coded type for an identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose.
Identifier Type Codes (extensible)Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- v2: CX.5
- rim: Role.code or implied by context
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system | S Σ | 1..1 | uri | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.subject.identifier.system Short description The namespace for the identifier value Definition Establishes the namespace for the value - that is, a URL that describes a set values that are unique.
Requirements There are many sets of identifiers. To perform matching of two identifiers, we need to know what set we're dealing with. The system identifies a particular set of unique identifiers.
Comments Identifier.system is always case sensitive.
Data type uri Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Examples Generalhttp://www.acme.com/identifiers/patient Mappings- v2: CX.4 / EI-2-4
- rim: II.root or Role.id.root
- servd: ./IdentifierType
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value | S Σ | 1..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.subject.identifier.value Short description The value that is unique Definition The portion of the identifier typically relevant to the user and which is unique within the context of the system.
Comments If the value is a full URI, then the system SHALL be urn:ietf:rfc:3986. The value's primary purpose is computational mapping. As a result, it may be normalized for comparison purposes (e.g. removing non-significant whitespace, dashes, etc.) A value formatted for human display can be conveyed using the Rendered Value extension. Identifier.value is to be treated as case sensitive unless knowledge of the Identifier.system allows the processer to be confident that non-case-sensitive processing is safe.
Data type string Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Examples Mappings- v2: CX.1 / EI.1
- rim: II.extension or II.root if system indicates OID or GUID (Or Role.id.extension or root)
- servd: ./Value
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period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.subject.identifier.period Short description Time period when id is/was valid for use Definition Time period during which identifier is/was valid for use.
Data type Period Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- v2: CX.7 + CX.8
- rim: Role.effectiveTime or implied by context
- servd: ./StartDate and ./EndDate
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assigner | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.subject.identifier.assigner Short description Organization that issued id (may be just text) Definition Organization that issued/manages the identifier.
Comments The Identifier.assigner may omit the .reference element and only contain a .display element reflecting the name or other textual information about the assigning organization.
Data type Reference(Organization) Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- v2: CX.4 / (CX.4,CX.9,CX.10)
- rim: II.assigningAuthorityName but note that this is an improper use by the definition of the field. Also Role.scoper
- servd: ./IdentifierIssuingAuthority
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display | Σ | 0..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.subject.display Short description Text alternative for the resource Definition Plain text narrative that identifies the resource in addition to the resource reference.
Comments This is generally not the same as the Resource.text of the referenced resource. The purpose is to identify what's being referenced, not to fully describe it.
Data type string Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings |
date | S Σ | 0..1 | instant | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idShort description When this document reference was created Alternate names indexed Definition When the document reference was created.
Comments Referencing/indexing time is used for tracking, organizing versions and searching.
Data type instant Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- workflow: Event.occurrence[x]
- w5: FiveWs.recorded
- fhircomposition: Composition.date
- rim: .availabilityTime[type="TS"]
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author | S Σ | 0..* | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole) | Element idShort description Who and/or what authored the document Definition Identifies who is responsible for adding the information to the document.
Comments Not necessarily who did the actual data entry (i.e. typist) or who was the source (informant).
Data type Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole) Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- workflow: Event.performer.actor
- fhircomposition: Composition.author
- v2: TXA-9 (No standard way to indicate a Device in HL7 v2 MDM message)
- rim: .participation[typeCode="AUT"].role[classCode="ASSIGNED"]
- xds: DocumentEntry.author
- cda: ClinicalDocument/author
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id | | 0..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.author.id Short description Unique id for inter-element referencing Definition Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
Data type string Mappings |
extension | I | 0..* | Extension | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.author.extension Short description Additional content defined by implementations Alternate names extensions, user content Definition May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. 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 can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
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.
Data type Extension Sliced: Unordered, Open, by url(Value) Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) - ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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reference | S Σ I | 0..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.author.reference Short description Literal reference, Relative, internal or absolute URL Definition A reference to a location at which the other resource is found. The reference may be a relative reference, in which case it is relative to the service base URL, or an absolute URL that resolves to the location where the resource is found. The reference may be version specific or not. If the reference is not to a FHIR RESTful server, then it should be assumed to be version specific. Internal fragment references (start with '#') refer to contained resources.
Comments Using absolute URLs provides a stable scalable approach suitable for a cloud/web context, while using relative/logical references provides a flexible approach suitable for use when trading across closed eco-system boundaries. Absolute URLs do not need to point to a FHIR RESTful server, though this is the preferred approach. If the URL conforms to the structure "/[type]/[id]" then it should be assumed that the reference is to a FHIR RESTful server.
Data type string Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings |
type | Σ | 0..1 | uriBinding | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.author.type Short description Type the reference refers to (e.g. "Patient") Definition The expected type of the target of the reference. If both Reference.type and Reference.reference are populated and Reference.reference is a FHIR URL, both SHALL be consistent.
The type is the Canonical URL of Resource Definition that is the type this reference refers to. References are URLs that are relative to http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ e.g. "Patient" is a reference to http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient. Absolute URLs are only allowed for logical models (and can only be used in references in logical models, not resources).
Comments This element is used to indicate the type of the target of the reference. This may be used which ever of the other elements are populated (or not). In some cases, the type of the target may be determined by inspection of the reference (e.g. a RESTful URL) or by resolving the target of the reference; if both the type and a reference is provided, the reference SHALL resolve to a resource of the same type as that specified.
Data type uri Binding Aa resource (or, for logical models, the URI of the logical model).
ResourceType (extensible)Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings |
identifier | S Σ | 0..1 | Identifier | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.author.identifier Short description Logical reference, when literal reference is not known Definition An identifier for the target resource. This is used when there is no way to reference the other resource directly, either because the entity it represents is not available through a FHIR server, or because there is no way for the author of the resource to convert a known identifier to an actual location. There is no requirement that a Reference.identifier point to something that is actually exposed as a FHIR instance, but it SHALL point to a business concept that would be expected to be exposed as a FHIR instance, and that instance would need to be of a FHIR resource type allowed by the reference.
Comments When an identifier is provided in place of a reference, any system processing the reference will only be able to resolve the identifier to a reference if it understands the business context in which the identifier is used. Sometimes this is global (e.g. a national identifier) but often it is not. For this reason, none of the useful mechanisms described for working with references (e.g. chaining, includes) are possible, nor should servers be expected to be able resolve the reference. Servers may accept an identifier based reference untouched, resolve it, and/or reject it - see CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.referencePolicy.
When both an identifier and a literal reference are provided, the literal reference is preferred. Applications processing the resource are allowed - but not required - to check that the identifier matches the literal reference
Applications converting a logical reference to a literal reference may choose to leave the logical reference present, or remove it.
Reference is intended to point to a structure that can potentially be expressed as a FHIR resource, though there is no need for it to exist as an actual FHIR resource instance - except in as much as an application wishes to actual find the target of the reference. The content referred to be the identifier must meet the logical constraints implied by any limitations on what resource types are permitted for the reference. For example, it would not be legitimate to send the identifier for a drug prescription if the type were Reference(Observation|DiagnosticReport). One of the use-cases for Reference.identifier is the situation where no FHIR representation exists (where the type is Reference (Any).
Data type Identifier Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings |
id | | 0..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.author.identifier.id Short description Unique id for inter-element referencing Definition Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
Data type string Mappings |
extension | I | 0..* | Extension | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.author.identifier.extension Short description Additional content defined by implementations Alternate names extensions, user content Definition May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. 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 can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
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.
Data type Extension Sliced: Unordered, Open, by url(Value) Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) - ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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use | Σ ?! | 0..1 | codeBinding | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.author.identifier.use Short description usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Definition The purpose of this identifier.
Requirements Allows the appropriate identifier for a particular context of use to be selected from among a set of identifiers.
Comments Applications can assume that an identifier is permanent unless it explicitly says that it is temporary.
Data type code Binding Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .
IdentifierUse (required)Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- v2: N/A
- rim: Role.code or implied by context
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type | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConceptBinding | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.author.identifier.type Short description Description of identifier Definition A coded type for the identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose.
Requirements Allows users to make use of identifiers when the identifier system is not known.
Comments This element deals only with general categories of identifiers. It SHOULD not be used for codes that correspond 1..1 with the Identifier.system. Some identifiers may fall into multiple categories due to common usage. Where the system is known, a type is unnecessary because the type is always part of the system definition. However systems often need to handle identifiers where the system is not known. There is not a 1:1 relationship between type and system, since many different systems have the same type.
Data type CodeableConcept Binding A coded type for an identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose.
Identifier Type Codes (extensible)Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- v2: CX.5
- rim: Role.code or implied by context
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system | S Σ | 1..1 | uri | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.author.identifier.system Short description The namespace for the identifier value Definition Establishes the namespace for the value - that is, a URL that describes a set values that are unique.
Requirements There are many sets of identifiers. To perform matching of two identifiers, we need to know what set we're dealing with. The system identifies a particular set of unique identifiers.
Comments Identifier.system is always case sensitive.
Data type uri Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Examples Generalhttp://www.acme.com/identifiers/patient Mappings- v2: CX.4 / EI-2-4
- rim: II.root or Role.id.root
- servd: ./IdentifierType
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value | S Σ | 1..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.author.identifier.value Short description The value that is unique Definition The portion of the identifier typically relevant to the user and which is unique within the context of the system.
Comments If the value is a full URI, then the system SHALL be urn:ietf:rfc:3986. The value's primary purpose is computational mapping. As a result, it may be normalized for comparison purposes (e.g. removing non-significant whitespace, dashes, etc.) A value formatted for human display can be conveyed using the Rendered Value extension. Identifier.value is to be treated as case sensitive unless knowledge of the Identifier.system allows the processer to be confident that non-case-sensitive processing is safe.
Data type string Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Examples Mappings- v2: CX.1 / EI.1
- rim: II.extension or II.root if system indicates OID or GUID (Or Role.id.extension or root)
- servd: ./Value
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period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.author.identifier.period Short description Time period when id is/was valid for use Definition Time period during which identifier is/was valid for use.
Data type Period Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- v2: CX.7 + CX.8
- rim: Role.effectiveTime or implied by context
- servd: ./StartDate and ./EndDate
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assigner | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.author.identifier.assigner Short description Organization that issued id (may be just text) Definition Organization that issued/manages the identifier.
Comments The Identifier.assigner may omit the .reference element and only contain a .display element reflecting the name or other textual information about the assigning organization.
Data type Reference(Organization) Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- v2: CX.4 / (CX.4,CX.9,CX.10)
- rim: II.assigningAuthorityName but note that this is an improper use by the definition of the field. Also Role.scoper
- servd: ./IdentifierIssuingAuthority
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display | Σ | 0..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.author.display Short description Text alternative for the resource Definition Plain text narrative that identifies the resource in addition to the resource reference.
Comments This is generally not the same as the Resource.text of the referenced resource. The purpose is to identify what's being referenced, not to fully describe it.
Data type string Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings |
authenticator | | 0..1 | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Organization) | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.authenticator Short description Who/what authenticated the document Definition Which person or organization authenticates that this document is valid.
Comments Represents a participant within the author institution who has legally authenticated or attested the document. Legal authentication implies that a document has been signed manually or electronically by the legal Authenticator.
Data type Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Organization) Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- workflow: Event.performer.actor
- w5: FiveWs.witness
- fhircomposition: Composition.attester
- v2: TXA-10
- rim: .participation[typeCode="AUTHEN"].role[classCode="ASSIGNED"]
- xds: DocumentEntry.legalAuthenticator
- cda: ClinicalDocument/legalAuthenticator
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custodian | | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.custodian Short description Organization which maintains the document Definition Identifies the organization or group who is responsible for ongoing maintenance of and access to the document.
Comments Identifies the logical organization (software system, vendor, or department) to go to find the current version, where to report issues, etc. This is different from the physical location (URL, disk drive, or server) of the document, which is the technical location of the document, which host may be delegated to the management of some other organization.
Data type Reference(Organization) Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- workflow: Event.performer.actor
- fhircomposition: Composition.custodian
- rim: .participation[typeCode="RCV"].role[classCode="CUST"].scoper[classCode="ORG" and determinerCode="INST"]
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relatesTo | Σ | 0..* | BackboneElement | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.relatesTo Short description Relationships to other documents Definition Relationships that this document has with other document references that already exist.
Comments This element is labeled as a modifier because documents that append to other documents are incomplete on their own.
Data type BackboneElement Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- fhircomposition: Composition.relatesTo
- rim: .outboundRelationship
- xds: DocumentEntry Associations
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id | | 0..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.relatesTo.id Short description Unique id for inter-element referencing Definition Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
Data type string Mappings |
extension | I | 0..* | Extension | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.relatesTo.extension Short description Additional content defined by implementations Alternate names extensions, user content Definition May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. 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 can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
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.
Data type Extension Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) - ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()
Mappings |
modifierExtension | Σ ?! I | 0..* | Extension | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.relatesTo.modifierExtension Short description Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized Alternate names extensions, user content, modifiers Definition May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element and that modifies the understanding of the element in which it is contained and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. 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 can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions.
Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).
Requirements Modifier extensions allow for extensions that cannot be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the definition of modifier extensions.
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.
Data type Extension Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) - ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()
Mappings |
code | Σ | 1..1 | codeBinding | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.relatesTo.code Short description replaces | transforms | signs | appends Definition The type of relationship that this document has with anther document.
Comments If this document appends another document, then the document cannot be fully understood without also accessing the referenced document.
Data type code Binding The type of relationship between documents.
DocumentRelationshipType (required)Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- fhircomposition: Composition.relatesTo.code
- rim: .outboundRelationship.typeCode
- xds: DocumentEntry Associations type
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target | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(DocumentReference) | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.relatesTo.target Short description Target of the relationship Definition The target document of this relationship.
Data type Reference(DocumentReference) Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- fhircomposition: Composition.relatesTo.target
- rim: .target[classCode="DOC", moodCode="EVN"].id
- xds: DocumentEntry Associations reference
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description | Σ | 0..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.description Short description Human-readable description Definition Human-readable description of the source document.
Requirements Helps humans to assess whether the document is of interest.
Comments What the document is about, a terse summary of the document.
Data type string Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- v2: TXA-25
- rim: .outboundRelationship[typeCode="SUBJ"].target.text
- xds: DocumentEntry.comments
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securityLabel | Σ | 0..* | CodeableConceptBinding | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.securityLabel Short description Document security-tags Definition A set of Security-Tag codes specifying the level of privacy/security of the Document. Note that DocumentReference.meta.security contains the security labels of the "reference" to the document, while DocumentReference.securityLabel contains a snapshot of the security labels on the document the reference refers to.
Requirements Use of the Health Care Privacy/Security Classification (HCS) system of security-tag use is recommended.
Comments The confidentiality codes can carry multiple vocabulary items. HL7 has developed an understanding of security and privacy tags that might be desirable in a Document Sharing environment, called HL7 Healthcare Privacy and Security Classification System (HCS). The following specification is recommended but not mandated, as the vocabulary bindings are an administrative domain responsibility. The use of this method is up to the policy domain such as the XDS Affinity Domain or other Trust Domain where all parties including sender and recipients are trusted to appropriately tag and enforce.
In the HL7 Healthcare Privacy and Security Classification (HCS) there are code systems specific to Confidentiality, Sensitivity, Integrity, and Handling Caveats. Some values would come from a local vocabulary as they are related to workflow roles and special projects.
Data type CodeableConcept Binding Security Labels from the Healthcare Privacy and Security Classification System.
All Security Labels (extensible)Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- fhircomposition: Composition.confidentiality, Composition.meta.security
- v2: TXA-18
- rim: .confidentialityCode
- xds: DocumentEntry.confidentialityCode
- cda: ClinicalDocument/confidentialityCode/@code
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content | S Σ | 1..* | BackboneElement | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.content Short description Document referenced Definition The document and format referenced. There may be multiple content element repetitions, each with a different format.
Data type BackboneElement Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- fhircomposition: Bundle(Composition+*)
- rim: document.text
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id | | 0..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.content.id Short description Unique id for inter-element referencing Definition Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
Data type string Mappings |
extension | I | 0..* | Extension | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.content.extension Short description Additional content defined by implementations Alternate names extensions, user content Definition May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. 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 can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
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.
Data type Extension Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) - ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()
Mappings |
modifierExtension | Σ ?! I | 0..* | Extension | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.content.modifierExtension Short description Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized Alternate names extensions, user content, modifiers Definition May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element and that modifies the understanding of the element in which it is contained and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. 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 can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions.
Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).
Requirements Modifier extensions allow for extensions that cannot be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the definition of modifier extensions.
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.
Data type Extension Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) - ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()
Mappings |
attachment | S Σ | 1..1 | Attachment | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.content.attachment Short description Where to access the document Definition The document or URL of the document along with critical metadata to prove content has integrity.
Data type Attachment Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- fhircomposition: Composition.language,
Composition.title,
Composition.date
- v2: TXA-3 for mime type
- rim: document.text
- xds: DocumentEntry.mimeType, DocumentEntry.languageCode, DocumentEntry.URI, DocumentEntry.size, DocumentEntry.hash, DocumentEntry.title, DocumentEntry.creationTime
- cda: ClinicalDocument/languageCode, ClinicalDocument/title, ClinicalDocument/date
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format | Σ | 0..1 | CodingBinding | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.content.format Short description Format/content rules for the document Definition An identifier of the document encoding, structure, and template that the document conforms to beyond the base format indicated in the mimeType.
Comments Note that while IHE mostly issues URNs for format types, not all documents can be identified by a URI.
Data type Coding Binding DocumentReferenceFormatCodeSet (preferred)Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- fhircomposition: Composition.meta.profile
- rim: document.text
- xds: DocumentEntry.formatCode
- cda: derived from the IHE Profile or Implementation Guide templateID
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context | S Σ | 1..1 | BackboneElement | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.context Short description Clinical context of document Definition The clinical context in which the document was prepared.
Comments These values are primarily added to help with searching for interesting/relevant documents.
Data type BackboneElement Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- rim: outboundRelationship[typeCode="SUBJ"].target[classCode<'ACT']
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id | | 0..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.context.id Short description Unique id for inter-element referencing Definition Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
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extension | I | 0..* | Extension | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.context.extension Short description Additional content defined by implementations Alternate names extensions, user content Definition May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. 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 can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
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.
Data type Extension Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) - ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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modifierExtension | Σ ?! I | 0..* | Extension | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.context.modifierExtension Short description Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized Alternate names extensions, user content, modifiers Definition May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element and that modifies the understanding of the element in which it is contained and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. 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 can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions.
Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).
Requirements Modifier extensions allow for extensions that cannot be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the definition of modifier extensions.
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.
Data type Extension Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) - ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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encounter | | 0..* | Reference(Encounter | EpisodeOfCare) | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.context.encounter Short description Context of the document content Definition Describes the clinical encounter or type of care that the document content is associated with.
Data type Reference(Encounter | EpisodeOfCare) Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- workflow: Event.context
- w5: FiveWs.context
- fhircomposition: Composition.encounter
- rim: unique(highest(./outboundRelationship[typeCode="SUBJ" and isNormalActRelationship()], priorityNumber)/target[moodCode="EVN" and classCode=("ENC", "PCPR") and isNormalAct])
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event | | 0..* | CodeableConcept | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.context.event Short description Main clinical acts documented Definition This list of codes represents the main clinical acts, such as a colonoscopy or an appendectomy, being documented. In some cases, the event is inherent in the type Code, such as a "History and Physical Report" in which the procedure being documented is necessarily a "History and Physical" act.
Comments An event can further specialize the act inherent in the type, such as where it is simply "Procedure Report" and the procedure was a "colonoscopy". If one or more event codes are included, they shall not conflict with the values inherent in the class or type elements as such a conflict would create an ambiguous situation.
Data type CodeableConcept Binding This list of codes represents the main clinical acts being documented.
v3.ActCode (example)Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- fhircomposition: Composition.event.code
- rim: .code
- xds: DocumentEntry.eventCodeList
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period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.context.period Short description Time of service that is being documented Definition The time period over which the service that is described by the document was provided.
Data type Period Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- fhircomposition: Composition.event.period
- rim: .effectiveTime
- xds: DocumentEntry.serviceStartTime, DocumentEntry.serviceStopTime
- cda: ClinicalDocument/documentationOf/
serviceEvent/effectiveTime/low/
@value --> ClinicalDocument/documentationOf/
serviceEvent/effectiveTime/high/
@value
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facilityType | | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.context.facilityType Short description Kind of facility where patient was seen Definition The kind of facility where the patient was seen.
Data type CodeableConcept Binding FacilityTypeCodeValueSet (example)Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- fhircomposition: usually from a mapping to a local ValueSet
- rim: .participation[typeCode="LOC"].role[classCode="DSDLOC"].code
- xds: DocumentEntry.healthcareFacilityTypeCode
- cda: usually a mapping to a local ValueSet. Must be consistent with /clinicalDocument/code
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practiceSetting | | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.context.practiceSetting Short description Additional details about where the content was created (e.g. clinical specialty) Definition This property may convey specifics about the practice setting where the content was created, often reflecting the clinical specialty.
Requirements This is an important piece of metadata that providers often rely upon to quickly sort and/or filter out to find specific content.
Comments This element should be based on a coarse classification system for the class of specialty practice. Recommend the use of the classification system for Practice Setting, such as that described by the Subject Matter Domain in LOINC.
Data type CodeableConcept Binding Additional details about where the content was created (e.g. clinical specialty).
PracticeSettingCodeValueSet (example)Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- fhircomposition: usually from a mapping to a local ValueSet
- rim: .participation[typeCode="LOC"].role[classCode="DSDLOC"].code
- xds: DocumentEntry.practiceSettingCode
- cda: usually from a mapping to a local ValueSet
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sourcePatientInfo | | 0..1 | Reference(Patient) | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.context.sourcePatientInfo Short description Patient demographics from source Definition The Patient Information as known when the document was published. May be a reference to a version specific, or contained.
Data type Reference(Patient) Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- fhircomposition: Composition.subject
- rim: .participation[typeCode="SBJ"].role[typeCode="PAT"]
- xds: DocumentEntry.sourcePatientInfo, DocumentEntry.sourcePatientId
- cda: ClinicalDocument/recordTarget/
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related | S | 1..1 | Reference(ServiceRequest) | Element idDocumentReference.context.related Short description Related identifiers or resources Definition Related identifiers or resources associated with the DocumentReference.
Comments May be identifiers or resources that caused the DocumentReference or referenced Document to be created.
Data type Reference(ServiceRequest) Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- fhircomposition: Composition.event.detail
- rim: ./outboundRelationship[typeCode="PERT" and isNormalActRelationship()] / target[isNormalAct]
- xds: DocumentEntry.referenceIdList
- cda: ClinicalDocument/relatedDocument
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id | | 0..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.context.related.id Short description Unique id for inter-element referencing Definition Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
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extension | I | 0..* | Extension | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.context.related.extension Short description Additional content defined by implementations Alternate names extensions, user content Definition May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. 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 can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
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.
Data type Extension Sliced: Unordered, Open, by url(Value) Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) - ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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reference | S Σ I | 0..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.context.related.reference Short description Literal reference, Relative, internal or absolute URL Definition A reference to a location at which the other resource is found. The reference may be a relative reference, in which case it is relative to the service base URL, or an absolute URL that resolves to the location where the resource is found. The reference may be version specific or not. If the reference is not to a FHIR RESTful server, then it should be assumed to be version specific. Internal fragment references (start with '#') refer to contained resources.
Comments Using absolute URLs provides a stable scalable approach suitable for a cloud/web context, while using relative/logical references provides a flexible approach suitable for use when trading across closed eco-system boundaries. Absolute URLs do not need to point to a FHIR RESTful server, though this is the preferred approach. If the URL conforms to the structure "/[type]/[id]" then it should be assumed that the reference is to a FHIR RESTful server.
Data type string Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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type | Σ | 0..1 | uriBinding | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.context.related.type Short description Type the reference refers to (e.g. "Patient") Definition The expected type of the target of the reference. If both Reference.type and Reference.reference are populated and Reference.reference is a FHIR URL, both SHALL be consistent.
The type is the Canonical URL of Resource Definition that is the type this reference refers to. References are URLs that are relative to http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ e.g. "Patient" is a reference to http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient. Absolute URLs are only allowed for logical models (and can only be used in references in logical models, not resources).
Comments This element is used to indicate the type of the target of the reference. This may be used which ever of the other elements are populated (or not). In some cases, the type of the target may be determined by inspection of the reference (e.g. a RESTful URL) or by resolving the target of the reference; if both the type and a reference is provided, the reference SHALL resolve to a resource of the same type as that specified.
Data type uri Binding Aa resource (or, for logical models, the URI of the logical model).
ResourceType (extensible)Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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identifier | S Σ | 0..1 | Identifier | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.context.related.identifier Short description Logical reference, when literal reference is not known Definition An identifier for the target resource. This is used when there is no way to reference the other resource directly, either because the entity it represents is not available through a FHIR server, or because there is no way for the author of the resource to convert a known identifier to an actual location. There is no requirement that a Reference.identifier point to something that is actually exposed as a FHIR instance, but it SHALL point to a business concept that would be expected to be exposed as a FHIR instance, and that instance would need to be of a FHIR resource type allowed by the reference.
Comments When an identifier is provided in place of a reference, any system processing the reference will only be able to resolve the identifier to a reference if it understands the business context in which the identifier is used. Sometimes this is global (e.g. a national identifier) but often it is not. For this reason, none of the useful mechanisms described for working with references (e.g. chaining, includes) are possible, nor should servers be expected to be able resolve the reference. Servers may accept an identifier based reference untouched, resolve it, and/or reject it - see CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.referencePolicy.
When both an identifier and a literal reference are provided, the literal reference is preferred. Applications processing the resource are allowed - but not required - to check that the identifier matches the literal reference
Applications converting a logical reference to a literal reference may choose to leave the logical reference present, or remove it.
Reference is intended to point to a structure that can potentially be expressed as a FHIR resource, though there is no need for it to exist as an actual FHIR resource instance - except in as much as an application wishes to actual find the target of the reference. The content referred to be the identifier must meet the logical constraints implied by any limitations on what resource types are permitted for the reference. For example, it would not be legitimate to send the identifier for a drug prescription if the type were Reference(Observation|DiagnosticReport). One of the use-cases for Reference.identifier is the situation where no FHIR representation exists (where the type is Reference (Any).
Data type Identifier Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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id | | 0..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.context.related.identifier.id Short description Unique id for inter-element referencing Definition Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
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extension | I | 0..* | Extension | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.context.related.identifier.extension Short description Additional content defined by implementations Alternate names extensions, user content Definition May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. 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 can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
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.
Data type Extension Sliced: Unordered, Open, by url(Value) Extensions are always sliced by (at least) url Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) - ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension.exists() != value.exists()
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use | Σ ?! | 0..1 | codeBinding | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.context.related.identifier.use Short description usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) Definition The purpose of this identifier.
Requirements Allows the appropriate identifier for a particular context of use to be selected from among a set of identifiers.
Comments Applications can assume that an identifier is permanent unless it explicitly says that it is temporary.
Data type code Binding Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .
IdentifierUse (required)Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- v2: N/A
- rim: Role.code or implied by context
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type | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConceptBinding | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.context.related.identifier.type Short description Description of identifier Definition A coded type for the identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose.
Requirements Allows users to make use of identifiers when the identifier system is not known.
Comments This element deals only with general categories of identifiers. It SHOULD not be used for codes that correspond 1..1 with the Identifier.system. Some identifiers may fall into multiple categories due to common usage. Where the system is known, a type is unnecessary because the type is always part of the system definition. However systems often need to handle identifiers where the system is not known. There is not a 1:1 relationship between type and system, since many different systems have the same type.
Data type CodeableConcept Binding A coded type for an identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose.
Identifier Type Codes (extensible)Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- v2: CX.5
- rim: Role.code or implied by context
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system | S Σ | 1..1 | uri | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.context.related.identifier.system Short description The namespace for the identifier value Definition Establishes the namespace for the value - that is, a URL that describes a set values that are unique.
Requirements There are many sets of identifiers. To perform matching of two identifiers, we need to know what set we're dealing with. The system identifies a particular set of unique identifiers.
Comments Identifier.system is always case sensitive.
Data type uri Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Examples Generalhttp://www.acme.com/identifiers/patient Mappings- v2: CX.4 / EI-2-4
- rim: II.root or Role.id.root
- servd: ./IdentifierType
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value | S Σ | 1..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.context.related.identifier.value Short description The value that is unique Definition The portion of the identifier typically relevant to the user and which is unique within the context of the system.
Comments If the value is a full URI, then the system SHALL be urn:ietf:rfc:3986. The value's primary purpose is computational mapping. As a result, it may be normalized for comparison purposes (e.g. removing non-significant whitespace, dashes, etc.) A value formatted for human display can be conveyed using the Rendered Value extension. Identifier.value is to be treated as case sensitive unless knowledge of the Identifier.system allows the processer to be confident that non-case-sensitive processing is safe.
Data type string Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Examples Mappings- v2: CX.1 / EI.1
- rim: II.extension or II.root if system indicates OID or GUID (Or Role.id.extension or root)
- servd: ./Value
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period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.context.related.identifier.period Short description Time period when id is/was valid for use Definition Time period during which identifier is/was valid for use.
Data type Period Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- v2: CX.7 + CX.8
- rim: Role.effectiveTime or implied by context
- servd: ./StartDate and ./EndDate
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assigner | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization) | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.context.related.identifier.assigner Short description Organization that issued id (may be just text) Definition Organization that issued/manages the identifier.
Comments The Identifier.assigner may omit the .reference element and only contain a .display element reflecting the name or other textual information about the assigning organization.
Data type Reference(Organization) Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings- v2: CX.4 / (CX.4,CX.9,CX.10)
- rim: II.assigningAuthorityName but note that this is an improper use by the definition of the field. Also Role.scoper
- servd: ./IdentifierIssuingAuthority
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display | Σ | 0..1 | string | There are no (further) constraints on this element Element idDocumentReference.context.related.display Short description Text alternative for the resource Definition Plain text narrative that identifies the resource in addition to the resource reference.
Comments This is generally not the same as the Resource.text of the referenced resource. The purpose is to identify what's being referenced, not to fully describe it.
Data type string Constraints- ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
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