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5.7.4 Resource Contract - Detailed Descriptions

Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the Contract resource.

Contract
Definition

A formal agreement between parties regarding the conduct of business, exchange of information or other matters.

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Contract.identifier
Definition

Unique identifier for this Contract.

Note This is a business identifer, not a resource identifier (see discussion )
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Type Identifier
Summary true
Contract.issued
Definition

When this Contract was issued.

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Type dateTime
Summary true
Contract.applies
Definition

Relevant time or time-period when this Contract is applicable.

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Type Period
Summary true
Contract.subject
Definition

Who and/or what this Contract is about: typically a Patient, Organization, or valued items such as goods and services.

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Type Reference ( Any )
Summary true
Contract.authority
Definition

A formally or informally recognized grouping of people, principals, organizations, or jurisdictions formed for the purpose of achieving some form of collective action such as the promulgation, administration and enforcement of contracts and policies.

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Type Reference ( Organization )
Contract.domain
Definition

Recognized governance framework or system operating with a circumscribed scope in accordance with specified principles, policies, processes or procedures for managing rights, actions, or behaviors of parties or principals relative to resources.

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Type Reference ( Location )
Alternate Names scope of governance jurisdication
Contract.type
Definition

Type of Contract such as an insurance policy, real estate contract, a will, power of attorny, Privacy or Security policy , trust framework agreement, etc.

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Binding ContractType: Example : See http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/contract-type (List of overall contract codes)
Type CodeableConcept
Summary true
Contract.subType
Definition

More specific type or specialization of an overarching or more general contract such as auto insurance, home owner insurance, prenupial agreement, Advanced-Directive, or privacy consent.

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Binding ContractSubtype: Example : See http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/contract-subtype (Detailed codes within the above)
Type CodeableConcept
Summary true
Contract.action
Definition

Action stipulated by this Contract.

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Binding ContractAction: Example : See http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/contract-action (Detailed codes for the contract action)
Type CodeableConcept
Contract.actionReason
Definition

Reason for action stipulated by this Contract.

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Binding ContractActionReason: Example : See http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/contract-actionreason (Detailed codes for the contract action reason)
Type CodeableConcept
Contract.actor
Definition

List of Contract actors.

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Contract.actor.entity
Definition

Who or what actors are assigned roles in this Contract.

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Type Reference ( Contract | Device | Group | Location | Organization | Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Substance | Supply )
Contract.actor.role
Definition

Role type of actors assigned roles in this Contract.

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Binding ContractActorRole: Example : See http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/contract-actorrole (Detailed codes for the contract actor role)
Type CodeableConcept
Contract.valuedItem
Definition

Contract Valued Item List.

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Contract.valuedItem.entity[x]
Definition

Specific type of Contract Valued Item that may be priced.

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Type CodeableConcept | Reference ( Any )
Contract.valuedItem.identifier
Definition

Identifies a Contract Valued Item instance.

Note This is a business identifer, not a resource identifier (see discussion )
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Type Identifier
Contract.valuedItem.effectiveTime
Definition

Indicates the time during which this Contract ValuedItem information is effective.

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Type dateTime
Contract.valuedItem.quantity
Definition

Specifies the units by which the Contract Valued Item is measured or counted, and quantifies the countable or measurable Contract Valued Item instances.

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Type Quantity
Contract.valuedItem.unitPrice
Definition

A Contract Valued Item unit valuation measure.

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Type Money
Contract.valuedItem.factor
Definition

A real number that represents a multiplier used in determining the overall value of the Contract Valued Item delivered. The concept of a Factor allows for a discount or surcharge multiplier to be applied to a monetary amount.

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Type decimal
Contract.valuedItem.points
Definition

An amount that expresses the weighting (based on difficulty, cost and/or resource intensiveness) associated with the Contract Valued Item delivered. The concept of Points allows for assignment of point values for a Contract Valued Item, such that a monetary amount can be assigned to each point.

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Type decimal
Contract.valuedItem.net
Definition

Expresses the product of the Contract Valued Item unitQuantity and the unitPriceAmt. For example, the formula: unit Quantity * unit Price (Cost per Point) * factor Number * points = net Amount. Quantity, factor and points are assumed to be 1 if not supplied.

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Type Money
Contract.signer
Definition

Party signing this Contract.

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Contract.signer.type
Definition

Role of this Contract signer, e.g., notary, grantee.

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Binding ContractSignerType: Example : See http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/contract-signer-type (List of parties who may be signing)
Type Coding
Contract.signer.party
Definition

Party which is a signator to this Contract.

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Type Reference ( Organization | Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson )
Contract.signer.signature
Definition

Legally binding Contract DSIG signature contents in Base64.

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Type string
Contract.term
Definition

One or more Contract Provisions, which may be related and conveyed as a group, and may contain nested groups.

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Contract.term.identifier
Definition

Unique identifier for this particular Contract Provision.

Note This is a business identifer, not a resource identifier (see discussion )
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Type Identifier
Summary true
Contract.term.issued
Definition

When this Contract Provision was issued.

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Type dateTime
Summary true
Contract.term.applies
Definition

Relevant time or time-period when this Contract Provision is applicable.

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Type Period
Summary true
Contract.term.type
Definition

Type of Contract Provision such as specific requirements, purposes for actions, obligations, prohibitions, e.g., life time maximum benefit.

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Binding ContractTermType: Example : See http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/contract-term-type (Detailed codes for the types of contract provisions)
Type CodeableConcept
Contract.term.subType
Definition

Subtype of this Contract Provision, e.g., life time maximum payment for a contract term for specific valued item, e.g., disability payment.

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Binding ContractTermSubType: Example : See http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/contract-term-subtype (Detailed codes for the subtypes of contract provisions)
Type CodeableConcept
Contract.term.subject
Definition

Who or what this Contract Provision is about.

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Type Reference ( Any )
Contract.term.action
Definition

Action stipulated by this Contract Provision.

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Binding ContractAction: Example : See http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/contract-action (Detailed codes for the contract action)
Type CodeableConcept
Contract.term.actionReason
Definition

Reason or purpose for the action stipulated by this Contract Provision.

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Binding ContractActionReason: Example : See http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/contract-actionreason (Detailed codes for the contract action reason)
Type CodeableConcept
Contract.term.actor
Definition

List of actors participating in this Contract Provision.

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Contract.term.actor.entity
Definition

The actor assigned a role in this Contract Provision.

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Type Reference ( Contract | Device | Group | Location | Organization | Patient | Practitioner | RelatedPerson | Substance | Supply )
Contract.term.actor.role
Definition

Role played by the actor assigned this role in this Contract Provision.

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Binding ContractActorRole: Example : See http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/contract-actorrole (Detailed codes for the contract actor role)
Type CodeableConcept
Contract.term.text
Definition

Human readable form of this Contract Provision.

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Type string
Contract.term.valuedItem
Definition

Contract Provision Valued Item List.

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Contract.term.valuedItem.entity[x]
Definition

Specific type of Contract Provision Valued Item that may be priced.

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Type CodeableConcept | Reference ( Any )
Contract.term.valuedItem.identifier
Definition

Identifies a Contract Provision Valued Item instance.

Note This is a business identifer, not a resource identifier (see discussion )
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Type Identifier
Contract.term.valuedItem.effectiveTime
Definition

Indicates the time during which this Contract Term ValuedItem information is effective.

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Type dateTime
Contract.term.valuedItem.quantity
Definition

Specifies the units by which the Contract Provision Valued Item is measured or counted, and quantifies the countable or measurable Contract Term Valued Item instances.

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Type Quantity
Contract.term.valuedItem.unitPrice
Definition

A Contract Provision Valued Item unit valuation measure.

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Type Money
Contract.term.valuedItem.factor
Definition

A real number that represents a multiplier used in determining the overall value of the Contract Provision Valued Item delivered. The concept of a Factor allows for a discount or surcharge multiplier to be applied to a monetary amount.

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Type decimal
Contract.term.valuedItem.points
Definition

An amount that expresses the weighting (based on difficulty, cost and/or resource intensiveness) associated with the Contract Provision Valued Item delivered. The concept of Points allows for assignment of point values for a Contract ProvisionValued Item, such that a monetary amount can be assigned to each point.

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Type decimal
Contract.term.valuedItem.net
Definition

Expresses the product of the Contract Provision Valued Item unitQuantity and the unitPriceAmt. For example, the formula: unit Quantity * unit Price (Cost per Point) * factor Number * points = net Amount. Quantity, factor and points are assumed to be 1 if not supplied.

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Type Money
Contract.term.group
Definition

Nested group of Contract Provisions.

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Type See Contract.term
Contract.binding[x]
Definition

Legally binding Contract: This is the signed and legally recognized representation of the Contract, which is considered the "source of truth" and which would be the basis for legal action related to enforcement of this Contract.

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Type Attachment | Reference ( Composition | DocumentReference | QuestionnaireAnswers )
Contract.friendly
Definition

The "patient friendly language" versionof the Contract in whole or in parts. "Patient friendly language" means the representation of the Contract and Contract Provisions in a manner that is readily accessible and understandable by a layperson in accordance with best practices for communication styles that ensure that those agreeing to or signing the Contract understand the roles, actions, obligations, responsibilities, and implication of the agreement.

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Contract.friendly.content[x]
Definition

Human readable rendering of this Contract in a format and representation intended to enhance comprehension and ensure understandability.

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Type Attachment | Reference ( Composition | DocumentReference | QuestionnaireAnswers )
Contract.legal
Definition

List of Legal expressions or representations of this Contract.

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Contract.legal.content[x]
Definition

Contract legal text in human renderable form.

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Type Attachment | Reference ( Composition | DocumentReference | QuestionnaireAnswers )
Contract.rule
Definition

List of Computable Policy Rule Language Representations of this Contract.

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Contract.rule.content[x]
Definition

Computable Contract conveyed using a policy rule language (e.g. XACML, DKAL, SecPal).

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Type Attachment | Reference ( DocumentReference )