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StructureDefinition for CodeableConcept
<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="CodeableConcept"/> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top;"> <tr style="border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top;"> <th class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="formats.html#table" title="The logical name of the element">Name</a> </th> <th class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="formats.html#table" title="Information about the use of the element">Flags</a> </th> <th class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="formats.html#table" title="Minimum and Maximum # of times the the element can appear in the instance">Card.</a> </th> <th class="hierarchy" style="width: 100px"> <a href="formats.html#table" title="Reference to the type of the element">Type</a> </th> <th class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="formats.html#table" title="Additional information about the element">Description & Constraints</a> <span style="float: right"> <a href="formats.html#table" title="Legend for this format"> <img alt="doco" src="help16.png" style="background-color: inherit"/> </a> </span> </th> </tr> <tr style="border: 0px; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white;"> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(data: image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCA YAAACg/LjIAAAAL0lEQVR42u3XsQ0AQAgCQHdl/xn8jxvYWB3JlTR0VJLa+OltBwAAYP6EEQAAgCsPVYVAgIJrA/sAAAAASUVORK5 CYII=)"> <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data: image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAAWCAYAAAABxvaqAAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAB 3RJTUUH3wYeFzIs1vtcMQAAAB1pVFh0Q29tbWVudAAAAAAAQ3JlYXRlZCB3aXRoIEdJTVBkLmUHAAAAE0lEQVQI12P4//8/AxMDAw NdCABMPwMo2ctnoQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" style="background-color: inherit"/> <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data: image/png;base64,R0lGODlhEAAQAMQfAOvGUf7ztuvPMf/78/fkl/Pbg+u8Rvjqteu2Pf3zxPz36Pz0z+vTmPzurPvuw /npofbjquvNefHVduuyN+uuMu3Oafbgjfnqvf/3zv/3xevPi+vRjP/20/bmsP///////yH5BAEAAB8ALAAAAAAQABAAAAV24CeOZG mepqeqqOgxjBZFa+19r4ftWQUAgqDgltthMshMIJAZ4jYDHsBARSAmFOJvq+g6HIdEFgcYmBWNxoNAsDjGHgBnmV5bCoUDHLBIq9s FEhIdcAYJdYASFRUQhQkLCwkOFwcdEBAXhVabE52ecDahKy0oIQA7" style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Element"/> <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#CodeableConcept" title="CodeableConcept : A concept that may be defined by a formal reference to a terminology or ontology or may be provided by text.">CodeableConcept</a> <a name="CodeableConcept"> </a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <span style="padding: 3px" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"/> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="element.html">Element</a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Concept - reference to a terminology or just text</td> </tr> <tr style="border: 0px; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white;"> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(data: image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCA YAAACg/LjIAAAAL0lEQVR42u3XsQ0AQAgCQHdl/xn8jxvYWB3JlTR0VJLa+OltBwAAYP6EEQAAgCsPVYVAgIJrA/sAAAAASUVORK5 CYII=)"> <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data: image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAAWCAYAAAABxvaqAAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAB 3RJTUUH3wYeFzIs1vtcMQAAAB1pVFh0Q29tbWVudAAAAAAAQ3JlYXRlZCB3aXRoIEdJTVBkLmUHAAAAE0lEQVQI12P4//8/AxMDAw NdCABMPwMo2ctnoQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" style="background-color: inherit"/> <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data: image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAWCAYAAADJqhx8AAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAB 3RJTUUH3wYeFzI3XJ6V3QAAAB1pVFh0Q29tbWVudAAAAAAAQ3JlYXRlZCB3aXRoIEdJTVBkLmUHAAAANklEQVQ4y+2RsQ0AIAzDav 7/2VzQwoCY4iWbZSmo1QGoUgNMghvWaIejPQW/CrrNCylIwcOCDYfLNRcNer4SAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" style="background-color: inherit"/> <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data: image/png;base64,R0lGODlhEAAQAOZ/APrkusOiYvvfqbiXWaV2G+jGhdq1b8GgYf3v1frw3vTUlsWkZNewbcSjY/DQk ad4Hb6dXv3u0f3v1ObEgfPTlerJiP3w1v79+e7OkPrfrfnjuNOtZPrpydaxa+/YrvvdpP779ZxvFPvnwKKBQaFyF/369M2vdaqHRP z58/HNh/vowufFhfroxO3OkPrluv779tK0e6JzGProwvrow9m4eOnIifPTlPDPkP78+Naxaf3v0/zowfXRi+bFhLWUVv379/rnwPv szv3rye3LiPvnv+3MjPDasKiIS/789/3x2f747eXDg+7Mifvu0tu7f+/QkfDTnPXWmPrjsvrjtPbPgrqZW+/QlPz48K2EMv36866O UPvowat8Ivvgq/Pbrvzgq/PguvrgrqN0Gda2evfYm9+7d/rpw9q6e/LSku/Rl/XVl/LSlfrkt+zVqe7Wqv3x1/bNffbOf59wFdS6i f3u0vrqyP3owPvepfXQivDQkO/PkKh9K7STVf779P///////yH5BAEAAH8ALAAAAAAQABAAAAfNgH+Cg36FfoOIhH4JBxBghYl/hQ kNAV0IVT5GkJKLCwtQaSsSdx9aR26Gcwt2IkQaNRI6dBERIzCFDSgWSW8WCDkbBnoOQ3uFARc/JQJfCAZlT0x4ZFyFBxdNQT9ZCBN WKQoKUQ+FEDgcdTIAV14YDmg2CgSFA0hmQC5TLE4VRTdrKJAoxOeFCzZSwsw4U6BCizwUQhQyEaAPiAwCVNCY0FCNnA6GPAwYoETI FgY9loiRA4dToTYnsOxg8CBGHE6ICvEYQ4AKzkidfgoKBAA7" style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Data Type"/> <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#CodeableConcept.coding" title="CodeableConcept.coding : A reference to a code defined by a terminology system.">coding</a> <a name="CodeableConcept.coding"> </a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <span style="padding: 3px" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">0..*</td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="datatypes.html#Coding">Coding</a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Code defined by a terminology system</td> </tr> <tr style="border: 0px; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white;"> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(data: image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAyAAAAACCA YAAACg/LjIAAAAI0lEQVR42u3QIQEAAAACIL/6/4MvTAQOkLYBAAB4kAAAANwMad9AqkRjgNAAAAAASUVORK5CYII=)"> <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data: image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAAWCAYAAAABxvaqAAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAB 3RJTUUH3wYeFzIs1vtcMQAAAB1pVFh0Q29tbWVudAAAAAAAQ3JlYXRlZCB3aXRoIEdJTVBkLmUHAAAAE0lEQVQI12P4//8/AxMDAw NdCABMPwMo2ctnoQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" style="background-color: inherit"/> <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data: image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAWCAYAAADJqhx8AAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAB 3RJTUUH3wYeFzME+lXFigAAAB1pVFh0Q29tbWVudAAAAAAAQ3JlYXRlZCB3aXRoIEdJTVBkLmUHAAAANklEQVQ4y+3OsRUAIAjEUO L+O8cJABttJM11/x1qZAGqRBEVcNIqdWj1efDqQbb3HwwwwEfABmQUHSPM9dtDAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" style="background-color: inherit"/> <img alt="." class="hierarchy" src="data: image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAABmJLR0QA/wD/AP+gvaeTAAAACXBIW XMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAB3RJTUUH3gYBFzI0BrFQCwAAAERJREFUOMtj/P//PwMlgImBQjDwBrCcOnWKokBgYWBgYDCU+06W5i 8MUggvnH/EOVJjAW4AuQHJ+O75LYqikXE0LzAAALePEntTkEoSAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Primitive Data Type"/> <a href="datatypes-definitions.html#CodeableConcept.text" title="CodeableConcept.text : A human language representation of the concept as seen/selected/uttered by the user who entered the data and/or which represents the intended meaning of the user.">text</a> <a name="CodeableConcept.text"> </a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <span style="padding: 3px" title="This element is included in summaries">Σ</span> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">0..1</td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="datatypes.html#string">string</a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Plain text representation of the concept</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="hierarchy" colspan="5"> <br/> <a href="formats.html#table" title="Legend for this format"> <img alt="doco" src="help16.png" style="background-color: inherit"/> Documentation for this format </a> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/CodeableConcept"/> <name value="CodeableConcept"/> <status value="draft"/> <publisher value="HL7 FHIR Standard"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="other"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> </contact> <date value="2016-08-11T17:02:54+10:00"/> <description value="Base StructureDefinition for CodeableConcept Type"/> <requirements value="This is a common pattern in healthcare - a concept that may be defined by one or more codes from formal definitions including LOINC and SNOMED CT, and/or defined by the provision of text that captures a human sense of the concept."/> <fhirVersion value="1.6.0"/> <mapping> <identity value="v2"/> <uri value="http://hl7.org/v2"/> <name value="HL7 v2 Mapping"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <uri value="http://hl7.org/v3"/> <name value="RIM Mapping"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="orim"/> <uri value="http://hl7.org/orim"/> <name value="Ontological RIM Mapping"/> </mapping> <kind value="complex-type"/> <abstract value="false"/> <type value="CodeableConcept"/> <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"/> <derivation value="specialization"/> <snapshot> <element id="CodeableConcept"> <path value="CodeableConcept"/> <short value="Concept - reference to a terminology or just text"/> <definition value="A concept that may be defined by a formal reference to a terminology or ontology or may be provided by text."/> <comments value="Not all terminology uses fit this general pattern. In some cases, models should not use CodeableConcept and use Coding directly and provide their own structure for managing text, codings, translations and the relationship between elements and pre- and post-coordination."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <condition value="ele-1"/> <constraint> <key value="ele-1"/> <severity value="error"/> <human value="All FHIR elements must have a @value or children"/> <expression value="children().count() > id.count()"/> <xpath value="@value|f:*|h:div"/> </constraint> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="n/a"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="v2"/> <map value="CE/CNE/CWE"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="CD"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="orim"/> <map value="fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="CodeableConcept.id"> <path value="CodeableConcept.id"/> <representation value="xmlAttr"/> <short value="xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)"/> <definition value="unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <base> <path value="Element.id"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <type> <code value="string"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="n/a"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="CodeableConcept.extension"> <path value="CodeableConcept.extension"/> <short value="Additional Content defined by implementations"/> <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension."/> <comments value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone."/> <alias value="extensions"/> <alias value="user content"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <base> <path value="Element.extension"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <type> <code value="Extension"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="n/a"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="CodeableConcept.coding"> <path value="CodeableConcept.coding"/> <short value="Code defined by a terminology system"/> <definition value="A reference to a code defined by a terminology system."/> <comments value="Codes may be defined very casually in enumerations, or code lists, up to very formal definitions such as SNOMED CT - see the HL7 v3 Core Principles for more information. Ordering of codings is undefined and SHALL NOT be used to infer meaning. Generally, at most only one of the coding values will be labelled as UserSelected = true."/> <requirements value="Allows for translations and alternate encodings within a code system. Also supports communication of the same instance to systems requiring different encodings."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <type> <code value="Coding"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> <mapping> <identity value="v2"/> <map value="C*E.1-8, C*E.10-22"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="union(., ./translation)"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="orim"/> <map value="fhir:CodeableConcept.coding rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CD.coding"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="CodeableConcept.text"> <path value="CodeableConcept.text"/> <short value="Plain text representation of the concept"/> <definition value="A human language representation of the concept as seen/selected/uttered by the user who entered the data and/or which represents the intended meaning of the user."/> <comments value="Very often the text is the same as a displayName of one of the codings."/> <requirements value="The codes from the terminologies do not always capture the correct meaning with all the nuances of the human using them, or sometimes there is no appropriate code at all. In these cases, the text is used to capture the full meaning of the source."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="string"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> <mapping> <identity value="v2"/> <map value="C*E.9. But note many systems use C*E.2 for this"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="./originalText[mediaType/code="text/plain"]/data"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="orim"/> <map value="fhir:CodeableConcept.text rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CD.originalText"/> </mapping> </element> </snapshot> <differential> <element id="CodeableConcept"> <path value="CodeableConcept"/> <short value="Concept - reference to a terminology or just text"/> <definition value="A concept that may be defined by a formal reference to a terminology or ontology or may be provided by text."/> <comments value="Not all terminology uses fit this general pattern. In some cases, models should not use CodeableConcept and use Coding directly and provide their own structure for managing text, codings, translations and the relationship between elements and pre- and post-coordination."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <mapping> <identity value="v2"/> <map value="CE/CNE/CWE"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="CD"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="orim"/> <map value="fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="CodeableConcept.coding"> <path value="CodeableConcept.coding"/> <short value="Code defined by a terminology system"/> <definition value="A reference to a code defined by a terminology system."/> <comments value="Codes may be defined very casually in enumerations, or code lists, up to very formal definitions such as SNOMED CT - see the HL7 v3 Core Principles for more information. Ordering of codings is undefined and SHALL NOT be used to infer meaning. Generally, at most only one of the coding values will be labelled as UserSelected = true."/> <requirements value="Allows for translations and alternate encodings within a code system. Also supports communication of the same instance to systems requiring different encodings."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <type> <code value="Coding"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> <mapping> <identity value="v2"/> <map value="C*E.1-8, C*E.10-22"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="union(., ./translation)"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="orim"/> <map value="fhir:CodeableConcept.coding rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CD.coding"/> </mapping> </element> <element id="CodeableConcept.text"> <path value="CodeableConcept.text"/> <short value="Plain text representation of the concept"/> <definition value="A human language representation of the concept as seen/selected/uttered by the user who entered the data and/or which represents the intended meaning of the user."/> <comments value="Very often the text is the same as a displayName of one of the codings."/> <requirements value="The codes from the terminologies do not always capture the correct meaning with all the nuances of the human using them, or sometimes there is no appropriate code at all. In these cases, the text is used to capture the full meaning of the source."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="string"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> <mapping> <identity value="v2"/> <map value="C*E.9. But note many systems use C*E.2 for this"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="./originalText[mediaType/code="text/plain"]/data"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="orim"/> <map value="fhir:CodeableConcept.text rdfs:subPropertyOf dt:CD.originalText"/> </mapping> </element> </differential> </StructureDefinition>
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.
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