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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.
{
"resourceType": "ValueSet",
"id": "v3-EntityDeterminer",
"meta": {
"lastUpdated": "2015-07-31T00:00:00.000+10:00",
"profile": [
"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-shareable-definition"
]
},
"text": {
"status": "generated",
"div": "<div><p>Release Date: 2014-08-07</p>\r\n<h2>Description</h2>\r\n<p>\n 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.<br/>\r\n\n </p>\r\n<hr/>\r\n<table class=\"grid\">\r\n <tr><td><b>Level</b></td><td><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr>\r\n <tr><td>1</td><td>INSTANCE<a name=\"INSTANCE\"> </a></td><td>specific</td><td>\n \n 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/>\r\n\n \n 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/>\r\n\n </td></tr>\r\n <tr><td>2</td><td> GROUP<a name=\"GROUP\"> </a></td><td>specific group</td><td>\n 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.<br/>\r\n\n </td></tr>\r\n <tr><td>1</td><td>KIND<a name=\"KIND\"> </a></td><td>described</td><td>\n \n 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/>\r\n\n </td></tr>\r\n <tr><td>2</td><td> GROUPKIND<a name=\"GROUPKIND\"> </a></td><td>described group</td><td>\n 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/>\r\n\n </td></tr>\r\n</table>\r\n</div>"
"div": "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
},
"identifier": "http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/vs/EntityDeterminer",
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid",
"valueUri": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.10878"
}
],
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-EntityDeterminer",
"version": "2015-07-31",
"name": "v3 Code System EntityDeterminer",
"status": "active",
"experimental": false,
"publisher": "HL7, Inc",
"telecom": [
"contact": [
{
"system": "url",
"value": "http://hl7.org"
"telecom": [
{
"system": "other",
"value": "http://hl7.org"
}
]
}
],
"date": "2015-07-31",
"description": " 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.",
"status": "active",
"date": "2014-08-07T00:00:00+10:00",
"define": {
"codeSystem": {
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid",
"valueUri": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.5.30"
}
],
"system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/EntityDeterminer",
"caseSensitive": true,
"concept": [
{
"code": "INSTANCE",
"abstract": false,
"display": "specific",
"definition": "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).\r\n\n \n 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": "GROUP",
"abstract": false,
"display": "specific group",
"definition": "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."
}
]
},
{
"code": "KIND",
"abstract": false,
"display": "described",
"definition": "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": "GROUPKIND",
"abstract": false,
"display": "described group",
"definition": "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."
},
{
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-deprecated",
"valueBoolean": true
}
],
"code": "QUANTIFIED_KIND",
"abstract": false,
"display": "described quantified",
"definition": "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."
}
]
}
]
}
}
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.