Release 4B 5

This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v4.3.0: R4B (v5.0.0: R5 - STU ). The This is the current published version which supercedes in it's permanent home (it will always be available at this version is 5.0.0 . URL). For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions . Page versions: R5 R4B R5 R4B R4 R3

Codesystem-binding-strength.xml

Example CodeSystem/binding-strength (XML)

FHIR Infrastructure Work Group Maturity Level : N/A Standards Status : Informative

Raw XML ( canonical form + also see XML Format Specification )

Definition for Code SystemBindingStrength

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>


  
  
    
  
  
    
    
      
      
        
          
            
          
          
            
          
          
            
          
        
        
          required
            
          
          
          
        
        
          extensible
            
          
          
          To be conformant, the concept in this element SHALL be from the specified value set if
             any of the codes within the value set can apply to the concept being communicated.  If
             the value set does not cover the concept (based on human review), alternate codings (or,
             data type allowing, text) may be included instead.
        
        
          preferred
            
          
          
          Instances are encouraged to draw from the specified codes for interoperability purposes
             but are not required to do so to be considered conformant.
        
        
          example
            
          
          
          Instances are not expected or even encouraged to draw from the specified value set.  The
             value set merely provides examples of the types of concepts intended to be included.
        
      
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
    
    
  
  
    
    
    To be conformant, the concept in this element SHALL be from the specified value set if
     any of the codes within the value set can apply to the concept being communicated.  If
     the value set does not cover the concept (based on human review), alternate codings (or,
     data type allowing, text) may be included instead.
  
  
    
    
    Instances are encouraged to draw from the specified codes for interoperability purposes
     but are not required to do so to be considered conformant.
  
  
    
    
    Instances are not expected or even encouraged to draw from the specified value set.  The
     value set merely provides examples of the types of concepts intended to be included.
  

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="binding-strength"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2023-03-26T15:21:02.749+11:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p> This code system 
        <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/binding-strength</code>  defines the following codes:
      </p> 
      <table class="codes">
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">
            <b> Code</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Display</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Definition</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">required
            <a name="binding-strength-required"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Required</td> 
          <td> To be conformant, the concept in this element SHALL be from the specified value
             set.</td> 
        </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">extensible            <a name="binding-strength-extensible"> </a>           </td>           <td> Extensible</td>           <td> To be conformant, the concept in this element SHALL be from the specified value

             set if any of the codes within the value set can apply to the concept being communicated.
              If the value set does not cover the concept (based on human review), alternate
             codings (or, data type allowing, text) may be included instead.</td> 
        </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">preferred            <a name="binding-strength-preferred"> </a>           </td>           <td> Preferred</td>           <td> Instances are encouraged to draw from the specified codes for interoperability

             purposes but are not required to do so to be considered conformant.</td> 
        </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">example            <a name="binding-strength-example"> </a>           </td>           <td> Example</td>           <td> Instances are not expected or even encouraged to draw from the specified value

             set.  The value set merely provides examples of the types of concepts intended
             to be included.</td> 
        </tr>       </table>     </div>   </text>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">    <valueCode value="fhir"/>   </extension>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">    <valueCode value="normative"/>   </extension>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version">    <valueCode value="4.0.0"/>   </extension>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">    <valueInteger value="5"/>   </extension>   <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/binding-strength"/>   <identifier>     <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>     <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.44"/>   </identifier>   <version value="5.0.0"/>   <name value="BindingStrength"/>   <title value="BindingStrength"/>   <status value="active"/>   <experimental value="false"/>   <date value="2023-03-26T15:21:02+11:00"/>   <description value="Indication of the degree of conformance expectations associated with a binding."/>   <jurisdiction>     <coding>       <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/>       <code value="001"/>       <display value="World"/>     </coding>   </jurisdiction>   <caseSensitive value="true"/>   <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/binding-strength"/>   <content value="complete"/>   <concept>     <code value="required"/>     <display value="Required"/>     <definition value="To be conformant, the concept in this element SHALL be from the specified value

     set."/> 
  </concept>   <concept>     <code value="extensible"/>     <display value="Extensible"/>     <definition value="To be conformant, the concept in this element SHALL be from the specified value

     set if any of the codes within the value set can apply to the concept being communicated.
      If the value set does not cover the concept (based on human review), alternate
     codings (or, data type allowing, text) may be included instead."/> 
  </concept>   <concept>     <code value="preferred"/>     <display value="Preferred"/>     <definition value="Instances are encouraged to draw from the specified codes for interoperability

     purposes but are not required to do so to be considered conformant."/> 
  </concept>   <concept>     <code value="example"/>     <display value="Example"/>     <definition value="Instances are not expected or even encouraged to draw from the specified value

     set.  The value set merely provides examples of the types of concepts intended
     to be included."/> 
  </concept> 


</

CodeSystem

>



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.