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V3-EntityDeterminer.cs.xml

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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.

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="v3-EntityDeterminer"/>
  <meta>
    <lastUpdated value="2016-03-23T00:00:00.000+11:00"/>
  </meta>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p>Release Date: 2016-03-23</p>

      <table class="grid">
 
        <tr>
          <td>
            <b>Level</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Code</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Display</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Definition</b>
          </td>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>1</td>
          <td>INSTANCE
            <a name="INSTANCE"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>specific</td>
          <td>
                        
                           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/>

                        
                           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/>

                     
          </td>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>  GROUP
            <a name="GROUP"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>specific group</td>
          <td>
                        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/>

                     
          </td>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>1</td>
          <td>KIND
            <a name="KIND"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>described</td>
          <td>
                        
                           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/>

                     
          </td>
        </tr>
 
        <tr>
          <td>2</td>
          <td>  GROUPKIND
            <a name="GROUPKIND"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>described group</td>
          <td>
                        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/>

                     
          </td>
        </tr>
 
        <tr style="background: #EFEFEF">
          <td>2</td>
          <td>  QUANTIFIED_KIND
            <a name="QUANTIFIED_KIND"> </a> 
            <b>
              <i>Deprecated</i>
            </b>
          </td>
          <td>described quantified</td>
          <td>
                        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.
            <br/>

                     
          </td>
        </tr>

      </table>

    </div>
  </text>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid">
    <valueUri value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.5.30"/>
  </extension>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/EntityDeterminer"/>
  <version value="2016-03-23"/>
  <name value="v3 Code System EntityDeterminer"/>
  <status value="active"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <publisher value="HL7, Inc"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="other"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <date value="2016-03-23T00:00:00+11:00"/>
  <description value=" 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."/>
  <caseSensitive value="true"/>
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-EntityDeterminer"/>
  <content value="complete"/>
  <property>
    <code value="abstract"/>
    <description value="Indicates that the code is abstract - only intended to be used as a selector for other
       concepts"/>
    <type value="boolean"/>
  </property>
  <concept>
    <code value="INSTANCE"/>
    <display value="specific"/>
    <definition value="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).        
                                                    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 value="GROUP"/>
      <display value="specific group"/>
      <definition value="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."/>
    </concept>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="KIND"/>
    <display value="described"/>
    <definition value="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 value="GROUPKIND"/>
      <display value="described group"/>
      <definition value="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."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="QUANTIFIED_KIND"/>
      <display value="described quantified"/>
      <definition value="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."/>
      <property>
        <code value="deprecated"/>
        <valueBoolean value="true"/>
      </property>
    </concept>
  </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.