STU 3 Ballot

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14.10.2 RelatedResource Detailed Descriptions

Clinical Decision Support Work GroupMaturity Level: N/ABallot Status: STU 3

14.10.2.1 RelatedResource

RelatedResource
Definition

Related resources such as additional documentation, justification, or bibliographic references.

Control1..1
Requirements

Modules must be able to provide enough information for consumers of the content (and/or interventions or results produced by the content) to be able to determine and understand the justification for and evidence in support of the content.

Summarytrue
Comments

Each related resource is either an attachment, or a reference to another resource, but not both.

RelatedResource.type
Definition

The type of related resource.

Control1..1
BindingRelatedResourceType: The type of related resource for the module (Required)
Typecode
Summarytrue
RelatedResource.display
Definition

A brief description of the document or resource being referenced, suitable for display to a consumer.

Control0..1
Typestring
Summarytrue
RelatedResource.citation
Definition

A bibliographic citation for the related resource. This text SHOULD be formatted according to an accepted citation format.

Control0..1
Typestring
Summarytrue
Comments

Additional structured information about citations should be captured as extensions.

RelatedResource.url
Definition

A url for the resource that can be followed to access the actual content.

Control0..1
Typeuri
Summarytrue
Comments

If a document or resource element is present, this element SHALL NOT be provided (use the url or reference in the Attachment or resource reference).

RelatedResource.document
Definition

The document being referenced, represented as an attachment. This is exclusive with the resource element.

Control0..1
TypeAttachment
Summarytrue
RelatedResource.resource
Definition

The related resource, such as a library, value set, profile, or other module.

Control0..1
TypeReference(Any)
Summarytrue
Comments

If the type is predecessor, this is a reference to the succeeding module. If the type is successor, this is a reference to the prior module.