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StructureDefinition
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CodeableConcept
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StructureDefinition for CodeableConcept
{
"resourceType": "StructureDefinition",
"id": "CodeableConcept",
"meta": {
"lastUpdated": "2015-10-24T07:41:03.495+11:00"
"lastUpdated": "2016-08-11T17:02:54.322+10:00"
},
"text": {
"status": "generated",
"div": "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
},
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/CodeableConcept",
"name": "CodeableConcept",
"status": "draft",
"publisher": "HL7 FHIR Standard",
"contact": [
{
"telecom": [
{
"system": "other",
"value": "http://hl7.org/fhir"
}
]
}
],
"date": "2015-10-24T07:41:03+11:00",
"date": "2016-08-11T17:02:54+10:00",
"description": "Base StructureDefinition for CodeableConcept Type",
"requirements": "This is a common pattern in healthcare - a concept that may be defined by one or more codes from formal definitions including LOINC and SNOMED CT, and/or defined by the provision of text that captures a human sense of the concept.",
"fhirVersion": "1.0.2",
"fhirVersion": "1.6.0",
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "orim",
"uri": "http://hl7.org/orim",
"name": "Ontological RIM Mapping"
},
{
"identity": "v2",
"uri": "http://hl7.org/v2",
"name": "HL7 v2"
"name": "HL7 v2 Mapping"
},
{
"identity": "rim",
"uri": "http://hl7.org/v3",
"name": "RIM"
"name": "RIM Mapping"
},
{
"identity": "orim",
"uri": "http://hl7.org/orim",
"name": "Ontological RIM Mapping"
}
],
"kind": "datatype",
"kind": "complex-type",
"abstract": false,
"base": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element",
"type": "CodeableConcept",
"baseDefinition": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element",
"derivation": "specialization",
"snapshot": {
"element": [
{
"id": "CodeableConcept",
"path": "CodeableConcept",
"short": "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.",
"min": 0,
"max": "*",
"type": [
"condition": [
"ele-1"
],
"constraint": [
{
"code": "Element"
"key": "ele-1",
"severity": "error",
"human": "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression": "children().count() > id.count()",
"xpath": "@value|f:*|h:div"
}
],
"isSummary": true,
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "orim",
"map": "fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD"
"identity": "rim",
"map": "n/a"
},
{
"identity": "v2",
"map": "CE/CNE/CWE"
},
{
"identity": "rim",
"map": "CD"
},
{
"identity": "orim",
"map": "fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CodeableConcept.id",
"path": "CodeableConcept.id",
"representation": [
"xmlAttr"
],
"short": "xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)",
"definition": "unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references).",
"definition": "unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"base": {
"path": "Element.id",
"min": 0,
"max": "*"
},
"type": [
{
"code": "id"
"code": "string"
}
],
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "rim",
"map": "n/a"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CodeableConcept.extension",
"path": "CodeableConcept.extension",
"short": "Additional Content defined by implementations",
"definition": "May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. In order 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.",
"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.",
"alias": [
"extensions",
"user content"
],
"min": 0,
"max": "*",
"base": {
"path": "Element.extension",
"min": 0,
"max": "*"
},
"type": [
{
"code": "Extension"
}
],
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "rim",
"map": "n/a"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CodeableConcept.coding",
"path": "CodeableConcept.coding",
"short": "Code defined by a terminology system",
"definition": "A reference to a code defined by a terminology system.",
"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 labelled as UserSelected = true.",
"requirements": "Allows for translations and alternate encodings within a code system. Also supports communication of the same instance to systems requiring different encodings.",
"min": 0,
"max": "*",
"type": [
{
"code": "Coding"
}
],
"isSummary": true,
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "orim",
"map": "fhir:CodeableConcept.coding rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CD.coding"
},
{
"identity": "v2",
"map": "C*E.1-8, C*E.10-22"
},
{
"identity": "rim",
"map": "union(., ./translation)"
},
{
"identity": "orim",
"map": "fhir:CodeableConcept.coding rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CD.coding"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CodeableConcept.text",
"path": "CodeableConcept.text",
"short": "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.",
"comments": "Very often the text is the same as a displayName of one of the codings.",
"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.",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "string"
}
],
"isSummary": true,
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "orim",
"map": "fhir:CodeableConcept.text rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CD.originalText"
},
{
"identity": "v2",
"map": "C*E.9. But note many systems use C*E.2 for this"
},
{
"identity": "rim",
"map": "./originalText[mediaType/code=\"text/plain\"]/data"
},
{
"identity": "orim",
"map": "fhir:CodeableConcept.text rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CD.originalText"
}
]
}
]
},
"differential": {
"element": [
{
"id": "CodeableConcept",
"path": "CodeableConcept",
"short": "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.",
"min": 0,
"max": "*",
"type": [
{
"code": "Element"
}
],
"isSummary": true,
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "orim",
"map": "fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD"
},
{
"identity": "v2",
"map": "CE/CNE/CWE"
},
{
"identity": "rim",
"map": "CD"
},
{
"identity": "orim",
"map": "fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CodeableConcept.coding",
"path": "CodeableConcept.coding",
"short": "Code defined by a terminology system",
"definition": "A reference to a code defined by a terminology system.",
"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 labelled as UserSelected = true.",
"requirements": "Allows for translations and alternate encodings within a code system. Also supports communication of the same instance to systems requiring different encodings.",
"min": 0,
"max": "*",
"type": [
{
"code": "Coding"
}
],
"isSummary": true,
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "orim",
"map": "fhir:CodeableConcept.coding rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CD.coding"
},
{
"identity": "v2",
"map": "C*E.1-8, C*E.10-22"
},
{
"identity": "rim",
"map": "union(., ./translation)"
},
{
"identity": "orim",
"map": "fhir:CodeableConcept.coding rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CD.coding"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CodeableConcept.text",
"path": "CodeableConcept.text",
"short": "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.",
"comments": "Very often the text is the same as a displayName of one of the codings.",
"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.",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "string"
}
],
"isSummary": true,
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "orim",
"map": "fhir:CodeableConcept.text rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CD.originalText"
},
{
"identity": "v2",
"map": "C*E.9. But note many systems use C*E.2 for this"
},
{
"identity": "rim",
"map": "./originalText[mediaType/code=\"text/plain\"]/data"
},
{
"identity": "orim",
"map": "fhir:CodeableConcept.text rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CD.originalText"
}
]
}
]
}
}
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to
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examples
are
correct
and
useful,
but
they
are
not
a
normative
part
of
the
specification.
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FHIR
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24,
2015
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© HL7.org 2011+. FHIR STU3 Ballot (v1.6.0-9663) generated on Thu, Aug 11, 2016 17:06+1000.
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