This is intended to capture a single report, and is not suitable for use in displaying summary information that covers multiple reports. For example, this resource has not been designed for laboratory cumulative reporting formats nor detailed structured reports for sequencing.

• dom-2: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources
  contained.contained.empty()
• dom-1: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain any narrative
  contained.text.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-3: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource
  contained.where(('#'+id in %resource.descendants().reference).not()).empty()

• rim: Entity. Role, or Act
• workflow: Event
• v2: ORU -> OBR
• rim: Observation[classCode=OBS, moodCode=EVN]
• w5: clinical.diagnostics

The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation.

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

• rim: n/a

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

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

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.

This element is labelled as a modifier because the implicit rules may provide additional knowledge about the resource that modifies it's meaning or interpretation.

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

• rim: n/a

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).

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

• rim: n/a

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 in formation is added later.

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

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A
• rim: Act.text?

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.

• rim: Entity. Role, or Act
• rim: N/A

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.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

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.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

Need to know what identifier to use when making queries about this report from the source laboratory, and for linking to the report outside FHIR context.

Usually assigned by the Information System of the diagnostic service provider (filler id).

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: CX / EI (occasionally, more often EI maps to a resource id or a URL)
• rim: II - see see identifier pattern at http://wiki.hl7.org/index.php?title=Common_Design_Patterns#Identifier_Pattern for relevant discussion. The Identifier class is a little looser than the v3 type II because it allows URIs as well as registered OIDs or GUIDs. Also maps to Role[classCode=IDENT]
• servd: Identifier
• workflow: Event.identifier
• v2: OBR-51
• rim: id
• w5: id

This allows tracing of authorization for the report and tracking whether proposals/recommendations were acted upon.

Note: Usually there is one test request for each result, however in some circumstances multiple test requests may be represented using a single test result resource. Note that there are also cases where one request leads to multiple reports.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
  reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %resource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

• rim: n/a
• rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
• workflow: Event.basedOn
• v2: ORC? OBR-2/3?
• rim: outboundRelationship[typeCode=FLFS].target

Diagnostic services routinely issue provisional/incomplete reports, and sometimes withdraw previously released reports.

This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications need to take appropriate action if a report is withdrawn.

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

• rim: n/a
• workflow: Event.status
• v2: OBR-25 (not 1:1 mapping)
• rim: statusCode Note: final and amended are distinguished by whether observation is the subject of a ControlAct event of type "revise"
• w5: status

The level of granularity is defined by the category concepts in the value set. More fine-grained filtering can be performed using the metadata and/or terminology hierarchy in DiagnosticReport.code.

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: CE/CNE/CWE
• rim: CD
• orim: fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD
• v2: OBR-24
• rim: inboundRelationship[typeCode=COMP].source[classCode=LIST, moodCode=EVN, code < LabService].code
• w5: class

Not all terminology uses fit this general pattern. In some cases, models should not use CodeableConcept and use Coding directly and provide their own structure for managing text, codings, translations and the relationship between elements and pre- and post-coordination.

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: CE/CNE/CWE
• rim: CD
• orim: fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD
• workflow: Event.code
• v2: OBR-4 (HL7 v2 doesn't provide an easy way to indicate both the ordered test and the performed panel)
• rim: code
• w5: what

Note that FHIR strings may not exceed 1MB in size

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

• rim: n/a

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.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

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

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

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: CE/CNE/CWE subset one of the sets of component 1-3 or 4-6
• rim: CV
• orim: fhir:Coding rdfs:subClassOf dt:CDCoding
• v2: C*E.1-8, C*E.10-22
• rim: union(., ./translation)
• orim: fhir:CodeableConcept.coding rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CD.coding
• api-minsal: intento_suicidio o cond_cronica

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

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

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: C*E.9. But note many systems use C*E.2 for this
• rim: ./originalText[mediaType/code="text/plain"]/data
• orim: fhir:CodeableConcept.text rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CD.originalText

SHALL know the subject context.

References SHALL be a reference to an actual FHIR resource, and SHALL be resolveable (allowing for access control, temporary unavailability, etc). Resolution can be either by retrieval from the URL, or, where applicable by resource type, by treating an absolute reference as a canonical URL and looking it up in a local registry/repository.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
  reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %resource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

• rim: n/a
• rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
• workflow: Event.subject
• v2: PID-3 (no HL7 v2 mapping for Group or Device)
• rim: participation[typeCode=SBJ]
• w5: who.focus

Links the request to the Encounter context.

This will typically be the encounter the event occurred within, but some events may be initiated prior to or after the official completion of an encounter or episode but still be tied to the context of the encounter or episode (e.g. pre-admission lab tests).

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
  reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %resource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

• rim: n/a
• rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
• workflow: Event.context
• v2: PV1-19
• rim: inboundRelationship[typeCode=COMP].source[classCode=ENC, moodCode=EVN]
• w5: context

Need to know where in the patient history to file/present this report.

If the diagnostic procedure was performed on the patient, this is the time it was performed. If there are specimens, the diagnostically relevant time can be derived from the specimen collection times, but the specimen information is not always available, and the exact relationship between the specimens and the diagnostically relevant time is not always automatic.

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

• rim: n/a
• workflow: Event.occurrence[x]
• v2: OBR-7
• rim: effectiveTime
• w5: when.done

Clinicians need to be able to check the date that the report was released.

May be different from the update time of the resource itself, because that is the status of the record (potentially a secondary copy), not the actual release time of the report.

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: OBR-22
• rim: participation[typeCode=VRF or AUT].time
• w5: when.recorded

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

• rim: n/a
• workflow: Event.performer
• v2: PRT-8 (where this PRT-4-Participation = "PO")
• rim: .participation[typeCode=PRF]
• w5: who.witness

Note that FHIR strings may not exceed 1MB in size

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

• rim: n/a

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.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

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.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

Not all terminology uses fit this general pattern. In some cases, models should not use CodeableConcept and use Coding directly and provide their own structure for managing text, codings, translations and the relationship between elements and pre- and post-coordination.

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: CE/CNE/CWE
• rim: CD
• orim: fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD
• workflow: Event.performer.role
• v2: PRT-8 (where this PRT-4-Participation = "PO")
• rim: .functionCode

Need to know whom to contact if there are queries about the results. Also may need to track the source of reports for secondary data analysis.

This is not necessarily the source of the atomic data items. It is the entity that takes responsibility for the clinical report.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
  reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %resource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

• rim: n/a
• rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
• workflow: Event.performer.actor
• v2: PRT-8 (where this PRT-4-Participation = "PO")
• rim: .role

Need to be able to report information about the collected specimens on which the report is based.

If the specimen is sufficiently specified with a code in the test result name, then this additional data may be redundant. If there are multiple specimens, these may be represented per observation or group.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
  reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %resource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

• rim: n/a
• rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
• v2: SPM
• rim: participation[typeCode=SBJ]

Need to support individual results, or report groups of results, where the result grouping is arbitrary, but meaningful. This structure is recursive - observations can contain observations.

References SHALL be a reference to an actual FHIR resource, and SHALL be resolveable (allowing for access control, temporary unavailability, etc). Resolution can be either by retrieval from the URL, or, where applicable by resource type, by treating an absolute reference as a canonical URL and looking it up in a local registry/repository.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
  reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %resource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

• rim: n/a
• rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
• v2: OBXs
• rim: outboundRelationship[typeCode=COMP].target

ImagingStudy and ImageManifest and the image element are somewhat overlapping - typically, the list of image references in the image element will also be found in one of the imaging study resources. However each caters to different types of displays for different types of purposes. Neither, either, or both may be provided.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
  reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %resource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

• rim: n/a
• rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
• rim: outboundRelationship[typeCode=COMP].target[classsCode=DGIMG, moodCode=EVN]

Many diagnostic services include images in the report as part of their service.

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: OBX?
• rim: outboundRelationship[typeCode=COMP].target

Note that FHIR strings may not exceed 1MB in size

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

• rim: n/a

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.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

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.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

The provider of the report should make a comment about each image included in the report.

The comment should be displayed with the image. It would be common for the report to include additional discussion of the image contents in other sections such as the conclusion.

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

• rim: n/a
• rim: .inboundRelationship[typeCode=COMP].source[classCode=OBS, moodCode=EVN, code="annotation"].value

References SHALL be a reference to an actual FHIR resource, and SHALL be resolveable (allowing for access control, temporary unavailability, etc). Resolution can be either by retrieval from the URL, or, where applicable by resource type, by treating an absolute reference as a canonical URL and looking it up in a local registry/repository.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
  reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %resource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

• rim: n/a
• rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
• rim: .value.reference

Need to be able to provide a conclusion that is not lost among the basic result data.

Note that FHIR strings may not exceed 1MB in size

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: OBX
• rim: inboundRelationship[typeCode="SPRT"].source[classCode=OBS, moodCode=EVN, code=LOINC:48767-8].value (type=ST)

Not all terminology uses fit this general pattern. In some cases, models should not use CodeableConcept and use Coding directly and provide their own structure for managing text, codings, translations and the relationship between elements and pre- and post-coordination.

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: CE/CNE/CWE
• rim: CD
• orim: fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD
• v2: OBX
• rim: inboundRelationship[typeCode=SPRT].source[classCode=OBS, moodCode=EVN, code=LOINC:54531-9].value (type=CD)

Note that FHIR strings may not exceed 1MB in size

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

• rim: n/a

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.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

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

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

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: CE/CNE/CWE subset one of the sets of component 1-3 or 4-6
• rim: CV
• orim: fhir:Coding rdfs:subClassOf dt:CDCoding
• v2: C*E.1-8, C*E.10-22
• rim: union(., ./translation)
• orim: fhir:CodeableConcept.coding rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CD.coding

Note that FHIR strings may not exceed 1MB in size

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

• rim: n/a

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.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

Need to be unambiguous about the source of the definition of the symbol.

The URI may be an OID (urn:oid:...) or a UUID (urn:uuid:...). OIDs and UUIDs SHALL be references to the HL7 OID registry. Otherwise, the URI should come from HL7's list of FHIR defined special URIs or it should de-reference to some definition that establish the system clearly and unambiguously.

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: C*E.3
• rim: ./codeSystem
• orim: fhir:Coding.system rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CDCoding.codeSystem

Where the terminology does not clearly define what string should be used to identify code system versions, the recommendation is to use the date (expressed in FHIR date format) on which that version was officially published as the version date.

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: C*E.7
• rim: ./codeSystemVersion
• orim: fhir:Coding.version rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CDCoding.codeSystemVersion

Need to refer to a particular code in the system.

Note that FHIR strings may not exceed 1MB in size

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: C*E.1
• rim: ./code
• orim: fhir:Coding.code rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CDCoding.code
• api-minsal: diag1 o diag2

Need to be able to carry a human-readable meaning of the code for readers that do not know the system.

Note that FHIR strings may not exceed 1MB in size

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: C*E.2 - but note this is not well followed
• rim: CV.displayName
• orim: fhir:Coding.display rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CDCoding.displayName

This has been identified as a clinical safety criterium - that this exact system/code pair was chosen explicitly, rather than inferred by the system based on some rules or language processing.

Amongst a set of alternatives, a directly chosen code is the most appropriate starting point for new translations. There is some ambiguity about what exactly 'directly chosen' implies, and trading partner agreement may be needed to clarify the use of this element and its consequences more completely.

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: Sometimes implied by being first
• rim: CD.codingRationale
• orim: fhir:Coding.userSelected fhir:mapsTo dt:CDCoding.codingRationale. fhir:Coding.userSelected fhir:hasMap fhir:Coding.userSelected.map. fhir:Coding.userSelected.map a fhir:Map; fhir:target dt:CDCoding.codingRationale. fhir:Coding.userSelected\#true a [ fhir:source "true"; fhir:target dt:CDCoding.codingRationale\#O ]

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

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

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: C*E.9. But note many systems use C*E.2 for this
• rim: ./originalText[mediaType/code="text/plain"]/data
• orim: fhir:CodeableConcept.text rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CD.originalText
• api-minsal: Tdiag1 o Tdiag2

Gives laboratory the ability to provide its own fully formatted report for clinical fidelity.

"application/pdf" is recommended as the most reliable and interoperable in this context.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• att-1: It the Attachment has data, it SHALL have a contentType
  data.empty() or contentType.exists()

• rim: n/a
• v2: ED/RP
• rim: ED
• v2: OBX
• rim: text (type=ED)

• dom-2: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources
  contained.contained.empty()
• dom-1: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain any narrative
  contained.text.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-3: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource
  contained.where(('#'+id in %resource.descendants().reference).not()).empty()

• rim: Entity. Role, or Act
• rim: Patient[classCode=PAT]
• cda: ClinicalDocument.recordTarget.patientRole
• w5: administrative.individual

The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation.

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

• rim: n/a

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

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

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.

This element is labelled as a modifier because the implicit rules may provide additional knowledge about the resource that modifies it's meaning or interpretation.

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

• rim: n/a

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).

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

• rim: n/a

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 in formation is added later.

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

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A
• rim: Act.text?

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.

• rim: Entity. Role, or Act
• rim: N/A

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.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

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.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

Patients are almost always assigned specific numerical identifiers.

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: CX / EI (occasionally, more often EI maps to a resource id or a URL)
• rim: II - see see identifier pattern at http://wiki.hl7.org/index.php?title=Common_Design_Patterns#Identifier_Pattern for relevant discussion. The Identifier class is a little looser than the v3 type II because it allows URIs as well as registered OIDs or GUIDs. Also maps to Role[classCode=IDENT]
• servd: Identifier
• v2: PID-3
• rim: id
• cda: .id
• w5: id
• api-minsal: definición RUT

Note that FHIR strings may not exceed 1MB in size

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

• rim: n/a

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.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

Allows the appropriate identifier for a particular context of use to be selected from among a set of identifiers.

This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not mistake a temporary id for a permanent one. Applications can assume that an identifier is permanent unless it explicitly says that it is temporary.

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: N/A
• rim: Role.code or implied by context

Allows users to make use of identifiers when the identifier system is not known.

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.

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: CE/CNE/CWE
• rim: CD
• orim: fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD
• v2: CX.5
• rim: Role.code or implied by context

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.

see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_resource_identifier

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: CX.4 / EI-2-4
• rim: II.root or Role.id.root
• servd: ./IdentifierType

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.

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

• rim: n/a
• 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
• api-minsal: RUN o RUNM

This is not a duration - that's a measure of time (a separate type), but a duration that occurs at a fixed value of time. A Period specifies a range of time; the context of use will specify whether the entire range applies (e.g. "the patient was an inpatient of the hospital for this time range") or one value from the range applies (e.g. "give to the patient between these two times"). If duration is required, specify the type as Interval|Duration.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• per-1: If present, start SHALL have a lower value than end
  start.empty() or end.empty() or (start <= end)

• rim: n/a
• v2: DR
• rim: IVL<TS>[lowClosed="true" and highClosed="true"] or URG<TS>[lowClosed="true" and highClosed="true"]
• v2: CX.7 + CX.8
• rim: Role.effectiveTime or implied by context
• servd: ./StartDate and ./EndDate

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.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
  reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %resource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

• rim: n/a
• rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
• 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

Need to be able to mark a patient record as not to be used because it was created in error.

Default is true. If a record is inactive, and linked to an active record, then future patient/record updates should occur on the other patient

This element is labeled as a modifier because when the patient record is marked as not active it is not expected to be used/referenced without being changed back to active.

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

• rim: n/a
• rim: statusCode
• cda: n/a
• w5: status

Need to be able to track the patient by multiple names. Examples are your official name and a partner name.

A patient may have multiple names with different uses or applicable periods. For animals, the name is a "HumanName" in the sense that is assigned and used by humans and has the same patterns.

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: XPN
• rim: EN (actually, PN)
• servd: ProviderName
• v2: PID-5, PID-9
• rim: name
• cda: .patient.name

People have (primary) ways to contact them in some way such as phone, email.

A Patient may have multiple ways to be contacted with different uses or applicable periods. May need to have options for contacting the person urgently and also to help with identification. The address may not go directly to the individual, but may reach another party that is able to proxy for the patient (i.e. home phone, or pet owner's phone).

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• cpt-2: A system is required if a value is provided.
  value.empty() or system.exists()

• rim: n/a
• v2: XTN
• rim: TEL
• servd: ContactPoint
• v2: PID-13, PID-14, PID-40
• rim: telecom
• cda: .telecom

Needed for identification of the individual, in combination with (at least) name and birth date. Gender of individual drives many clinical processes.

The gender may not match the biological sex as determined by genetics, or the individual's preferred identification. Note that for both humans and particularly animals, there are other legitimate possibilities than M and F, though the vast majority of systems and contexts only support M and F. Systems providing decision support or enforcing business rules should ideally do this on the basis of Observations dealing with the specific gender aspect of interest (anatomical, chromosonal, social, etc.) However, because these observations are infrequently recorded, defaulting to the administrative gender is common practice. Where such defaulting occurs, rule enforcement should allow for the variation between administrative and biological, chromosonal and other gender aspects. For example, an alert about a hysterectomy on a male should be handled as a warning or overrideable error, not a "hard" error.

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: PID-8
• rim: player[classCode=PSN|ANM and determinerCode=INSTANCE]/administrativeGender
• cda: .patient.administrativeGenderCode

Age of the individual drives many clinical processes.

At least an estimated year should be provided as a guess if the real DOB is unknown There is a standard extension "patient-birthTime" available that should be used where Time is required (such as in maternaty/infant care systems).

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: PID-7
• rim: player[classCode=PSN|ANM and determinerCode=INSTANCE]/birthTime
• cda: .patient.birthTime
• loinc: 21112-8
• api-minsal: FECHA_NAC o CANAGNO_MADRE

The fact that a patient is deceased influences the clinical process. Also, in human communication and relation management it is necessary to know whether the person is alive.

If there's no value in the instance it means there is no statement on whether or not the individual is deceased. Most systems will interpret the absence of a value as a sign of the person being alive.

This element is labeled as a modifier because once a patient is marked as deceased, the actions that are appropriate to perform on the patient may be significantly different.

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: PID-30 (bool) and PID-29 (datetime)
• rim: player[classCode=PSN|ANM and determinerCode=INSTANCE]/deceasedInd, player[classCode=PSN|ANM and determinerCode=INSTANCE]/deceasedTime
• cda: n/a

May need to keep track of patient addresses for contacting, billing or reporting requirements and also to help with identification.

Patient may have multiple addresses with different uses or applicable periods.

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: XAD
• rim: AD
• servd: Address
• v2: PID-11
• rim: addr
• cda: .addr

Most, if not all systems capture it.

Not all terminology uses fit this general pattern. In some cases, models should not use CodeableConcept and use Coding directly and provide their own structure for managing text, codings, translations and the relationship between elements and pre- and post-coordination.

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: CE/CNE/CWE
• rim: CD
• orim: fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD
• v2: PID-16
• rim: player[classCode=PSN]/maritalStatusCode
• cda: .patient.maritalStatusCode

For disambiguation of multiple-birth children, especially relevant where the care provider doesn't meet the patient, such as labs.

Where the valueInteger is provided, the number is the birth number in the sequence. E.g. The middle birth in tripplets would be valueInteger=2 and the third born would have valueInteger=3 If a bool value was provided for this tripplets examle, then all 3 patient records would have valueBool=true (the ordering is not indicated).

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: PID-24 (bool), PID-25 (integer)
• rim: player[classCode=PSN|ANM and determinerCode=INSTANCE]/multipleBirthInd, player[classCode=PSN|ANM and determinerCode=INSTANCE]/multipleBirthOrderNumber
• cda: n/a

Many EHR systems have the capability to capture an image of the patient. Fits with newer social media usage too.

When providing a summary view (for example with Observation.value[x]) Attachment should be represented with a brief display text such as "Attachment".

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• att-1: It the Attachment has data, it SHALL have a contentType
  data.empty() or contentType.exists()

• rim: n/a
• v2: ED/RP
• rim: ED
• v2: OBX-5 - needs a profile
• rim: player[classCode=PSN|ANM and determinerCode=INSTANCE]/desc
• cda: n/a

Need to track people you can contact about the patient.

Contact covers all kinds of contact parties: family members, business contacts, guardians, caregivers. Not applicable to register pedigree and family ties beyond use of having contact.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• pat-1: SHALL at least contain a contact's details or a reference to an organization
  name.exists() or telecom.exists() or address.exists() or organization.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: player[classCode=PSN|ANM and determinerCode=INSTANCE]/scopedRole[classCode=CON]
• cda: n/a

Note that FHIR strings may not exceed 1MB in size

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

• rim: n/a

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.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

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.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

Used to determine which contact person is the most relevant to approach, depending on circumstances.

Not all terminology uses fit this general pattern. In some cases, models should not use CodeableConcept and use Coding directly and provide their own structure for managing text, codings, translations and the relationship between elements and pre- and post-coordination.

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: CE/CNE/CWE
• rim: CD
• orim: fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD
• v2: NK1-7, NK1-3
• rim: code
• cda: n/a

Contact persons need to be identified by name, but it is uncommon to need details about multiple other names for that contact person.

Names may be changed, or repudiated, or people may have different names in different contexts. Names may be divided into parts of different type that have variable significance depending on context, though the division into parts does not always matter. With personal names, the different parts may or may not be imbued with some implicit meaning; various cultures associate different importance with the name parts and the degree to which systems must care about name parts around the world varies widely.

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: XPN
• rim: EN (actually, PN)
• servd: ProviderName
• v2: NK1-2
• rim: name
• cda: n/a

People have (primary) ways to contact them in some way such as phone, email.

Contact may have multiple ways to be contacted with different uses or applicable periods. May need to have options for contacting the person urgently, and also to help with identification.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• cpt-2: A system is required if a value is provided.
  value.empty() or system.exists()

• rim: n/a
• v2: XTN
• rim: TEL
• servd: ContactPoint
• v2: NK1-5, NK1-6, NK1-40
• rim: telecom
• cda: n/a

Need to keep track where the contact person can be contacted per postal mail or visited.

Note: address is for postal addresses, not physical locations.

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: XAD
• rim: AD
• servd: Address
• v2: NK1-4
• rim: addr
• cda: n/a

Needed to address the person correctly.

Note that FHIR strings may not exceed 1MB in size

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: NK1-15
• rim: player[classCode=PSN|ANM and determinerCode=INSTANCE]/administrativeGender
• cda: n/a

For guardians or business related contacts, the organization is relevant.

References SHALL be a reference to an actual FHIR resource, and SHALL be resolveable (allowing for access control, temporary unavailability, etc). Resolution can be either by retrieval from the URL, or, where applicable by resource type, by treating an absolute reference as a canonical URL and looking it up in a local registry/repository.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
  reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %resource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

• rim: n/a
• rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
• v2: NK1-13, NK1-30, NK1-31, NK1-32, NK1-41
• rim: scoper
• cda: n/a

This is not a duration - that's a measure of time (a separate type), but a duration that occurs at a fixed value of time. A Period specifies a range of time; the context of use will specify whether the entire range applies (e.g. "the patient was an inpatient of the hospital for this time range") or one value from the range applies (e.g. "give to the patient between these two times"). If duration is required, specify the type as Interval|Duration.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• per-1: If present, start SHALL have a lower value than end
  start.empty() or end.empty() or (start <= end)

• rim: n/a
• v2: DR
• rim: IVL<TS>[lowClosed="true" and highClosed="true"] or URG<TS>[lowClosed="true" and highClosed="true"]
• rim: effectiveTime
• cda: n/a

Many clinical systems are extended to care for animal patients as well as human.

The animal element is labeled "Is Modifier" since patients may be non-human. Systems SHALL either handle patient details appropriately (e.g. inform users patient is not human) or reject declared animal records. The absense of the animal element does not imply that the patient is a human. If a system requires such a positive assertion that the patient is human, an extension will be required. (Do not use a species of homo-sapiens in animal species, as this would incorrectly infer that the patient is an animal).

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

• rim: n/a
• rim: player[classCode=ANM]
• cda: n/a

Note that FHIR strings may not exceed 1MB in size

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

• rim: n/a

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.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

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.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

Need to know what kind of animal.

If the patient is non-human, at least a species SHALL be specified. Species SHALL be a widely recognised taxonomic classification. It may or may not be Linnaean taxonomy and may or may not be at the level of species. If the level is finer than species--such as a breed code--the code system used SHALL allow inference of the species. (The common example is that the word "Hereford" does not allow inference of the species Bos taurus, because there is a Hereford pig breed, but the SNOMED CT code for "Hereford Cattle Breed" does.).

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: CE/CNE/CWE
• rim: CD
• orim: fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD
• v2: PID-35
• rim: code
• cda: n/a

May need to know the specific kind within the species.

Breed MAY be used to provide further taxonomic or non-taxonomic classification. It may involve local or proprietary designation--such as commercial strain--and/or additional information such as production type.

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: CE/CNE/CWE
• rim: CD
• orim: fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD
• v2: PID-37
• rim: playedRole[classCode=GEN]/scoper[classCode=ANM, determinerCode=KIND]/code
• cda: n/a

Gender status can affect housing and animal behavior.

Not all terminology uses fit this general pattern. In some cases, models should not use CodeableConcept and use Coding directly and provide their own structure for managing text, codings, translations and the relationship between elements and pre- and post-coordination.

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: CE/CNE/CWE
• rim: CD
• orim: fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD
• v2: N/A
• rim: genderStatusCode
• cda: n/a

If a patient does not speak the local language, interpreters may be required, so languages spoken and proficiency is an important things to keep track of both for patient and other persons of interest.

If no language is specified, this implies that the default local language is spoken. If you need to convey proficiency for multiple modes then you need multiple Patient.Communication associations. For animals, language is not a relevant field, and should be absent from the instance. If the Patient does not speak the default local language, then the Interpreter Required Standard can be used to explicitly declare that an interpreter is required.

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

• rim: n/a
• rim: LanguageCommunication
• cda: patient.languageCommunication

Note that FHIR strings may not exceed 1MB in size

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

• rim: n/a

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.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

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.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

Most systems in multilingual countries will want to convey language. Not all systems actually need the regional dialect.

The structure aa-BB with this exact casing is one the most widely used notations for locale. However not all systems actually code this but instead have it as free text. Hence CodeableConcept instead of code as the data type.

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: CE/CNE/CWE
• rim: CD
• orim: fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD
• v2: PID-15, LAN-2
• rim: player[classCode=PSN|ANM and determinerCode=INSTANCE]/languageCommunication/code
• cda: .languageCode

People that master multiple languages up to certain level may prefer one or more, i.e. feel more confident in communicating in a particular language making other languages sort of a fall back method.

This language is specifically identified for communicating healthcare information.

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

• rim: n/a
• v2: PID-15
• rim: preferenceInd
• cda: .preferenceInd

This may be the primary care provider (in a GP context), or it may be a patient nominated care manager in a community/disablity setting, or even organization that will provide people to perform the care provider roles.

It is not to be used to record Care Teams, these should be in a CareTeam resource that may be linked to the CarePlan or EpisodeOfCare resources.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
  reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %resource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

• rim: n/a
• rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
• v2: PD1-4
• rim: subjectOf.CareEvent.performer.AssignedEntity
• cda: n/a

Need to know who recognizes this patient record, manages and updates it.

There is only one managing organization for a specific patient record. Other organizations will have their own Patient record, and may use the Link property to join the records together (or a Person resource which can include confidence ratings for the association).

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
  reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %resource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

• rim: n/a
• rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
• rim: scoper
• cda: .providerOrganization

There are multiple usecases:

• Duplicate patient records due to the clerical errors associated with the difficulties of identifying humans consistently, and * Distribution of patient information across multiple servers.

There is no assumption that linked patient records have mutual links.

This element is labelled as a modifier because it may not be the main Patient resource, and the referenced patient should be used instead of this Patient record. This is when the link.type value is 'replaced-by'.

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

• rim: n/a
• rim: outboundLink
• cda: n/a

Note that FHIR strings may not exceed 1MB in size

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

• rim: n/a

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.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

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.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

Referencing a RelatedPerson here removes the need to use a Person record to associate a Patient and RelatedPerson as the same individual.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() | (children().count() > id.count())
• ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
  reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %resource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

• rim: n/a
• rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
• v2: PID-3, MRG-1
• rim: id
• cda: n/a

Note that FHIR strings may not exceed 1MB in size

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

• rim: n/a
• rim: typeCode
• cda: n/a