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Jurisdiction United Kingdom
Organization NHS England
Project NHS England FHIR Implementation Guide …
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NHSDigitalMedicationRequestCodeableConcept

CodeableConcept

This project is now deprecated and is for historic programme use only. New NHS England programmes must use this content {{pagelink:nhs-england-implementation-guide}}

  • type Profile on CodeableConcept
  • FHIR R4
  • status Draft
  • version
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NHSDigitalMedicationRequestCodeableConcept (CodeableConcept)CodeableConcept
There are no (further) constraints on this element
Element id
CodeableConcept
Short description

Concept - reference to a terminology or just text

Definition

A concept that may be defined by a formal reference to a terminology or ontology or may be provided by text.

Comments

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.

Data type

CodeableConcept

Conditions

The cardinality or value of this element may be affected by these constraints: ele-1

Constraints
  • ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings
  • rim: n/a
  • v2: CE/CNE/CWE
  • rim: CD
  • orim: fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD
id0..1string
There are no (further) constraints on this element
Element id
CodeableConcept.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
  • rim: n/a
extensionC0..*Extension
There are no (further) constraints on this element
Element id
CodeableConcept.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

Slicing

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()
Mappings
  • rim: n/a
codingΣ1..*CodingElement id
CodeableConcept.coding
Short description

Code defined by a terminology system

Definition

A reference to a code defined by a terminology system.

Requirements

Allows for alternative encodings within a code system, and translations to other code systems.

Comments

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

Data type

Coding

Slicing

Unordered, Open, by system(Value)

Constraints
  • ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings
  • v2: C*E.1-8, C*E.10-22
  • rim: union(., ./translation)
  • orim: fhir:CodeableConcept.coding rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CD.coding
SNOMEDΣ1..1CodingBindingElement id
CodeableConcept.coding:SNOMED
Short description

Digital Medicine Medication Code AMP or VMP SNOMED CT Must be present

Definition

A reference to a code defined by a terminology system.

Requirements

Allows for alternative encodings within a code system, and translations to other code systems.

Comments

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

Data type

Coding

Binding

Digital Medicine MedicationRequest Code

Digital Medicine MedicationRequest Code (required)

Constraints
  • ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings
  • v2: C*E.1-8, C*E.10-22
  • rim: union(., ./translation)
  • orim: fhir:CodeableConcept.coding rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CD.coding
id0..1string
There are no (further) constraints on this element
Element id
CodeableConcept.coding:SNOMED.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
  • rim: n/a
extensionC0..*Extension
There are no (further) constraints on this element
Element id
CodeableConcept.coding:SNOMED.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

Slicing

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()
Mappings
  • rim: n/a
systemΣ1..1uriAuto ValueElement id
CodeableConcept.coding:SNOMED.system
Short description

Identity of the terminology system

Definition

The identification of the code system that defines the meaning of the symbol in the code.

Requirements

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

Comments

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 reference to some definition that establishes the system clearly and unambiguously.

Data type

uri

Constraints
  • ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Auto value
http://snomed.info/sct
Mappings
  • v2: C*E.3
  • rim: ./codeSystem
  • orim: fhir:Coding.system rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CDCoding.codeSystem
versionΣ0..1string
There are no (further) constraints on this element
Element id
CodeableConcept.coding:SNOMED.version
Short description

Version of the system - if relevant

Definition

The version of the code system which was used when choosing this code. Note that a well-maintained code system does not need the version reported, because the meaning of codes is consistent across versions. However this cannot consistently be assured, and when the meaning is not guaranteed to be consistent, the version SHOULD be exchanged.

Comments

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.

Data type

string

Constraints
  • ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings
  • v2: C*E.7
  • rim: ./codeSystemVersion
  • orim: fhir:Coding.version rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CDCoding.codeSystemVersion
codeΣ1..1code
There are no (further) constraints on this element
Element id
CodeableConcept.coding:SNOMED.code
Short description

Symbol in syntax defined by the system

Definition

A symbol in syntax defined by the system. The symbol may be a predefined code or an expression in a syntax defined by the coding system (e.g. post-coordination).

Requirements

Need to refer to a particular code in the system.

Data type

code

Constraints
  • ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings
  • v2: C*E.1
  • rim: ./code
  • orim: fhir:Coding.code rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CDCoding.code
displayΣ0..1string
There are no (further) constraints on this element
Element id
CodeableConcept.coding:SNOMED.display
Short description

Representation defined by the system

Definition

A representation of the meaning of the code in the system, following the rules of the system.

Requirements

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

Data type

string

Constraints
  • ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings
  • v2: C*E.2 - but note this is not well followed
  • rim: CV.displayName
  • orim: fhir:Coding.display rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CDCoding.displayName
userSelectedΣ0..1boolean
There are no (further) constraints on this element
Element id
CodeableConcept.coding:SNOMED.userSelected
Short description

If this coding was chosen directly by the user

Definition

Indicates that this coding was chosen by a user directly - e.g. off a pick list of available items (codes or displays).

Requirements

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.

Comments

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.

Data type

boolean

Constraints
  • ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
Mappings
  • 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 ]
textΣ0..1string
There are no (further) constraints on this element
Element id
CodeableConcept.text
Short description

Plain text representation of the concept

Definition

A human language representation of the concept as seen/selected/uttered by the user who entered the data and/or which represents the intended meaning of the user.

Requirements

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

Comments

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

Data type

string

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

Documentation:
https://simplifier.net/nhsdigital/57b28237-5361-46f2-80a5-69072e3aaa5b
Last updated on 3/10/2022, 1:27:43 PM

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