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Kind of value set
{
"resourceType": "ExtensionDefinition",
"id": "valueset-category",
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ExtensionDefinition/valueset-category",
"name": "Kind of value set",
"publisher": "HL7",
"description": "Identifies the value set as belonging to a particular set. For example \"demographics\", \"lab\", \"clinical research\", etc. Might also be used to tie a value set to particular usage projects.",
"status": "draft",
"date": "2015-02-23T09:07:27+11:00",
"contextType": "resource",
"context": [
"ValueSet"
],
"element": [
{
"path": "Extension",
"short": "Kind of value set",
"definition": "Identifies the value set as belonging to a particular set. For example \"demographics\", \"lab\", \"clinical research\", etc. Might also be used to tie a value set to particular usage projects.",
"comments": "The categories chosen will vary widely depending on the purpose of the value set repository.",
"min": 0,
"max": "*",
"type": [
{
"code": "CodeableConcept"
}
],
"binding": {
"name": "ValueSetCategory",
"isExtensible": true,
"description": "Classifications for valuesets. Can include such concepts as \"demographics\", \"lab\", \"clinical research\". Might also be used to tie a value set to particular usage projects"
}
}
]
}
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.