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StructureDefinition Extension-UKCore-EthnicCategory
Context of Use | Patient |
Canonical_URL | Status | Current_Version | Last_Updated | Description | Profile_Purpose |
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https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/Extension-UKCore-EthnicCategory | active | 2.3.0 | 2023-12-12 | Information that describes the patient's ethnic category. | This extension extends the Patient resource to support the exchange of ethnic category information, as a Codeable Concept. |
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Detailed Descriptions
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Definition | The ethnicity of the subject. |
Cardinality | 0...* |
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Extension.id | |
Definition | Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces. |
Cardinality | 0...1 |
Type | string |
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Extension.extension | |
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. |
Cardinality | 0...* |
Type | Extension |
Alias | extensions, user content |
Comments | There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone. |
Slicing | Unordered, Open, by url(Value) |
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Extension.url | |
Definition | Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL. |
Cardinality | 1...1 |
Type | uri |
Comments | The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension. |
Fixed Value | https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/Extension-UKCore-EthnicCategory |
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Extension.value[x] | |
Definition | A code classifying the person's ethnicity. |
Cardinality | 1...1 |
Type | CodeableConcept |
Binding | A set of codes that define the ethnicity of a person, as specified by the person. |
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XML View
<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="Extension-UKCore-EthnicCategory" /> <url value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/Extension-UKCore-EthnicCategory" /> <version value="2.3.0" /> <name value="ExtensionUKCoreEthnicCategory" /> <title value="Extension UK Core Ethnic Category" /> <status value="active" /> <date value="2023-12-12" /> <publisher value="HL7 UK" /> <contact> <name value="HL7 UK" /> <telecom> <system value="email" /> <value value="ukcore@hl7.org.uk" /> <use value="work" /> <rank value="1" /> </telecom> </contact> <description value="Information that describes the patient's ethnic category." /> <purpose value="This extension extends the Patient resource to support the exchange of ethnic category information, as a Codeable Concept." /> <copyright value="Copyright © 2021+ HL7 UK Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. HL7® FHIR® standard Copyright © 2011+ HL7 The HL7® FHIR® standard is used under the FHIR license. You may obtain a copy of the FHIR license at https://www.hl7.org/fhir/license.html." /> <fhirVersion value="4.0.1" /> <mapping> <identity value="rim" /> <uri value="http://hl7.org/v3" /> <name value="RIM Mapping" /> </mapping> <kind value="complex-type" /> <abstract value="false" /> <context> <type value="element" /> <expression value="Patient" /> </context> <type value="Extension" /> <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension" /> <derivation value="constraint" /> <differential> <element id="Extension"> <path value="Extension" /> <short value="Ethnic category" /> <definition value="The ethnicity of the subject." /> </element> <element id="Extension.url"> <path value="Extension.url" /> <fixedUri value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/Extension-UKCore-EthnicCategory" /> </element> <element id="Extension.value[x]"> <path value="Extension.value[x]" /> <short value="A code classifying the person's ethnicity" /> <definition value="A code classifying the person's ethnicity." /> <min value="1" /> <type> <code value="CodeableConcept" /> </type> <binding> <strength value="extensible" /> <description value="A set of codes that define the ethnicity of a person, as specified by the person." /> <valueSet value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/ValueSet/UKCore-EthnicCategory" /> </binding> </element> </differential> </StructureDefinition>
JSON View
{ "resourceType": "StructureDefinition", "id": "Extension-UKCore-EthnicCategory", "url": "https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/Extension-UKCore-EthnicCategory", "version": "2.3.0", "name": "ExtensionUKCoreEthnicCategory", "title": "Extension UK Core Ethnic Category", "status": "active", "date": "2023-12-12", "publisher": "HL7 UK", "contact": [ { "name": "HL7 UK", "telecom": [ { "system": "email", "value": "ukcore@hl7.org.uk", "use": "work", "rank": 1 } ] } ], "description": "Information that describes the patient's ethnic category.", "purpose": "This extension extends the Patient resource to support the exchange of ethnic category information, as a Codeable Concept.", "copyright": "Copyright © 2021+ HL7 UK Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the \"License\"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an \"AS IS\" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. HL7® FHIR® standard Copyright © 2011+ HL7 The HL7® FHIR® standard is used under the FHIR license. You may obtain a copy of the FHIR license at https://www.hl7.org/fhir/license.html.", "fhirVersion": "4.0.1", "mapping": [ { "identity": "rim", "uri": "http://hl7.org/v3", "name": "RIM Mapping" } ], "kind": "complex-type", "abstract": false, "context": [ { "type": "element", "expression": "Patient" } ], "type": "Extension", "baseDefinition": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension", "derivation": "constraint", "differential": { "element": [ { "id": "Extension", "path": "Extension", "short": "Ethnic category", "definition": "The ethnicity of the subject." }, { "id": "Extension.url", "path": "Extension.url", "fixedUri": "https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/Extension-UKCore-EthnicCategory" }, { "id": "Extension.value[x]", "path": "Extension.value[x]", "short": "A code classifying the person's ethnicity", "definition": "A code classifying the person's ethnicity.", "min": 1, "type": [ { "code": "CodeableConcept" } ], "binding": { "strength": "extensible", "description": "A set of codes that define the ethnicity of a person, as specified by the person.", "valueSet": "https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/ValueSet/UKCore-EthnicCategory" } } ] } }
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Examples
Ethnic Category - An example to illustrate patient Ethnic Category information. Example UKCore-Extension-EthnicCategoryExtension Specific Guidance
There is a binding within this extension to a ValueSet UKCore-EthnicCategory.