<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="v3-EntityDeterminer" />
  <meta>
    <lastUpdated value="2016-11-11T00:00:00+11:00" />
  </meta>
  <text>
    <status value="generated" />
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p>Release Date: 2016-11-11</p>
      <table class="grid">
        <tr>
          <td>
            <b>Level</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Code</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Display</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Definition</b>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>1</td>
          <td>INSTANCE
                  <a name="INSTANCE"></a></td>
          <td>specific</td>
          <td>
                        
                           Description:A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a particular physical thing (as opposed to a universal, kind, or class of physical thing).
                  <br />

                        
                           Discussion: It does not matter whether an INSTANCE still exists as a whole at the point in time (or process) when we mention it, for example, a drug product lot is an INSTANCE even though it has been portioned out for retail purpose.
                  <br /></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>  GROUP
                  <a name="GROUP"></a></td>
          <td>specific group</td>
          <td>
                        A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a particular collection of physical things (as opposed to a universal, kind, or class of physical thing).  While the collection may resolve to having only a single individual (or even no individuals), the potential should exist for it to cover multiple individuals.
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        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>1</td>
          <td>KIND
                  <a name="KIND"></a></td>
          <td>described</td>
          <td>
                        
                           Description:A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a universal, kind or class of physical thing (as opposed to a particular thing).
                  <br /></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>  GROUPKIND
                  <a name="GROUPKIND"></a></td>
          <td>described group</td>
          <td>
                        A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a universal, kind or class of collections physical things.  While the collection may resolve to having only a single individual (or even no individuals), the potential should exist for it to cover multiple individuals.
                  <br /></td>
        </tr>
        <tr style="background: #EFEFEF">
          <td>2</td>
          <td>  QUANTIFIED_KIND
                  <a name="QUANTIFIED_KIND"></a><b><i>Deprecated</i></b></td>
          <td>described quantified</td>
          <td>
                        The described quantified determiner indicates that the given Entity is taken as a general description of a specific amount of a thing. For example, QUANTIFIED_KIND of syringe (quantity = 3,) stands for exactly three syringes.
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        </tr>
      </table>
    </div>
  </text>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-ballot-status">
    <valueString value="External" />
  </extension>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="0" />
  </extension>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/EntityDeterminer" />
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986" />
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.5.30" />
  </identifier>
  <version value="2016-11-11" />
  <name value="v3 Code System EntityDeterminer" />
  <status value="active" />
  <experimental value="false" />
  <date value="2016-11-11T00:00:00+11:00" />
  <publisher value="HL7, Inc" />
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url" />
      <value value="http://hl7.org" />
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description value="EntityDeterminer in natural language grammar is the class of words that comprises articles, demonstrative pronouns, and quantifiers. In the RIM, determiner is a structural code in the Entity class to distinguish whether any given Entity object stands for some, any one, or a specific thing." />
  <caseSensitive value="true" />
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-EntityDeterminer" />
  <hierarchyMeaning value="is-a" />
  <content value="complete" />
  <property>
    <code value="inactive" />
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#inactive" />
    <description value="True if the concept is not considered active - e.g. not a valid concept any more" />
    <type value="boolean" />
  </property>
  <property>
    <code value="deprecated" />
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#deprecated" />
    <description value="The date at which a concept was deprecated. Concepts that are deprecated but not inactive can still be used, but their use is discouraged" />
    <type value="dateTime" />
  </property>
  <concept>
    <code value="INSTANCE" />
    <display value="specific" />
    <definition value="Description:A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a particular physical thing (as opposed to a universal, kind, or class of physical thing).&#xD;&#xA;&#xA;                        &#xA;                           Discussion: It does not matter whether an INSTANCE still exists as a whole at the point in time (or process) when we mention it, for example, a drug product lot is an INSTANCE even though it has been portioned out for retail purpose." />
    <concept>
      <code value="GROUP" />
      <display value="specific group" />
      <definition value="A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a particular collection of physical things (as opposed to a universal, kind, or class of physical thing).  While the collection may resolve to having only a single individual (or even no individuals), the potential should exist for it to cover multiple individuals." />
    </concept>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="KIND" />
    <display value="described" />
    <definition value="Description:A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a universal, kind or class of physical thing (as opposed to a particular thing)." />
    <concept>
      <code value="GROUPKIND" />
      <display value="described group" />
      <definition value="A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a universal, kind or class of collections physical things.  While the collection may resolve to having only a single individual (or even no individuals), the potential should exist for it to cover multiple individuals." />
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="QUANTIFIED_KIND" />
      <display value="described quantified" />
      <definition value="The described quantified determiner indicates that the given Entity is taken as a general description of a specific amount of a thing. For example, QUANTIFIED_KIND of syringe (quantity = 3,) stands for exactly three syringes." />
      <property>
        <code value="inactive" />
        <valueBoolean value="true" />
      </property>
      <property>
        <code value="deprecated" />
        <valueDateTime value="2008-11-14" />
      </property>
    </concept>
  </concept>
</CodeSystem>