STU 3 Ballot

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Extension Implemented CDE - Detailed Descriptions

Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the extension.

Extension
Definition

A reference to the Data Element that corresponds to the question text and answer constraints for this question.

Control0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Comments

If a code applies to a question, that code should still be conveyed on the question, even if the same code is also referenced as a DataElement.code in the referenced data element. This extension must not be used in place of specifying the Questionnaire.item.concept element.

InvariantsDefined on this element
ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath: @value|f:*|h:div)
ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')]))
inv-9: Data Element references can't be specified for "display" items (xpath: not(parent::*/f:type/@value='display'))
Extension.id
Definition

unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.

Control0..1
Typestring
Extension.extension(extension)
Definition

An Extension

Control0..0
TypeExtension
Extension.url
Definition

Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.

Control1..1
Typeuri
Comments

The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.

Fixed Valuehttp://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-deReference
Extension.valueReference
Definition

The formal description of a single piece of information that can be gathered and reported.

Control1..1
TypeReference(DataElement)
Alternate NamesMaster Observation, Data Element, CDE
Comments

Often called a clinical template.