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StructureDefinition for linkage
<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="Linkage"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2016-03-31T08:01:25.570+11:00"/> </meta> <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,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAABGdBTUEAAK/INwWK6QAAABl0RVh0U 29mdHdhcmUAQWRvYmUgSW1hZ2VSZWFkeXHJZTwAAAJBSURBVDjLhdKxa5NBGMfx713yvkmbJnaoFiSF4mJTh06Kg4OgiyCCRXCof4 YIdXdxFhQVHPo3OFSoUx0FySQttaVKYq2NbdO8ed/L3fM4JG3tYPvAcfBw9+HHPWdUlf/V0tLSqKo+EpEHInJFRIohhDUR+RBCeDM 7O7ua55QSkRfVanVufHyckZERrLV0Op2Zra2tmXq9fg+YsmcAdyYnJykUCke9OI6ZmJgghHAZ4KwE3ntPs9mkVCohIjQaDWq1GiEE AM5KoHEcY62lVCrRarUoFotUKpUjIL/y/uqXYmV62ph/LSVrr30P4bEFcM4B0Ov1jk547/uAUTs1ceNdZIwB7V/GGHz6+9LXxY96e DiEgHMOY8xJAK8p4grZz5cElwNbwZgyxYu3EFM01lriOCZJEqIoIooiALIsGwA9Y1UcwcWoKNLdpLu9zvbnBWqNBhuvn5EDUmB0EH /1E2TZw5U+YLQovkun+Ytsaw1xCbnCOap334LC7s4Oe/ttvA+ICLmhMXRxDufczUECS37oAuevPwUEVFFp4/eXkXSdYc2IopSepnj tUh5/wg9gfn6+OQBUNaRIUkfDHhraSLoBKqikIF3yHJDLHaAkFOLciVHnyVAVj/S2Ub/XRyQD9aAZKgkaOohvo6ENgykcA07VEFDf Qv1uf4W9Y8y30bCPhg4qKZJtMnjTPqBO/vhkZ7h3EJeRslWNQMqgY2jIAIfa/m5sIKSpqpPsGEiz599e3b+GchtD+bSvjQJm2SG6c Nj6C+QmaxAek5tyAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Resource"/> <span title="Linkage : Identifies two or more records (resource instances) that are referring to the same real-world "occurrence".">Linkage</span> <a name="Linkage"> </a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <span 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="domainresource.html">DomainResource</a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Links records for 'same' item</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,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAARnQU1BAACxj wv8YQUAAAAJcEhZcwAADsMAAA7DAcdvqGQAAAAadEVYdFNvZnR3YXJlAFBhaW50Lk5FVCB2My41LjEwMPRyoQAAAFxJREFUOE/NjE EOACEIA/0o/38GGw+agoXYeNnDJDCUDnd/gkoFKhWozJiZI3gLwY6rAgxhsPKTPUzycTl8lAryMyMsVQG6TFi6cHULyz8KOjC7OIQ KlQpU3uPjAwhX2CCcGsgOAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Reference to another Resource"/> <span title="Linkage.author : Identifies the user or organization responsible for asserting the linkages and who establishes the context for evaluating the nature of each linkage.">author</span> <a name="Linkage.author"> </a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <span 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="references.html">Reference</a>( <a href="practitioner.html">Practitioner</a> | <a href="organization.html">Organization</a>) </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Who is responsible for linkages</td> </tr> <tr style="border: 0px; 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background-color: inherit" title="Element"/> <span title="Linkage.item : Identifies one of the records that is considered to refer to the same real-world occurrence as well as how the items hould be evaluated within the collection of linked items.">item</span> <a name="Linkage.item"> </a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <span 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">1..*</td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="backboneelement.html">BackboneElement</a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Item to be linked</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/LjIAAAALElEQVR42u3QwQkAMAwDsezq/WdIO4XJQwa9DTdJpulv258AAMANIgAAADUPYAVAgAJ//usAAAAASUVORK5CYII =)"> <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 3RJTUUH3wYeFzIZgEiYEgAAAB1pVFh0Q29tbWVudAAAAAAAQ3JlYXRlZCB3aXRoIEdJTVBkLmUHAAAAIElEQVQ4y2P8//8/AyWAiY FCMGrAqAGjBowaMGoAAgAALL0DKYQ0DPIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" 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,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAABmJLR0QA/wD/AP+gvaeTAAAACXBIW XMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAB3RJTUUH3gYBFzI0BrFQCwAAAERJREFUOMtj/P//PwMlgImBQjDwBrCcOnWKokBgYWBgYDCU+06W5i 8MUggvnH/EOVJjAW4AuQHJ+O75LYqikXE0LzAAALePEntTkEoSAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC" style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Primitive Data Type"/> <span title="Linkage.item.type : Distinguishes which item is "source of truth" (if any) and which items are no longer considered to be current representations.">type</span> <a name="Linkage.item.type"> </a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <span 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">1..1</td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="datatypes.html#code">code</a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">source | alternate | historical <br/> <a href="valueset-linkage-type.html" title="Used to distinguish different roles a resource can play within a set of linked resources">LinkageType</a> ( <a href="terminologies.html#required" title="To be conformant, instances of this element SHALL include a code from the specified value set.">Required</a>) </td> </tr> <tr style="border: 0px; 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background-color: inherit" title="Reference to another Resource"/> <span title="Linkage.item.resource : The resource instance being linked as part of the group.">resource</span> <a name="Linkage.item.resource"> </a> </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <span 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">1..1</td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px"> <a href="references.html">Reference</a>() </td> <td class="hierarchy" style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px">Resource being linked</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> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm"> <valueInteger value="0"/> </extension> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Linkage"/> <name value="Linkage"/> <status value="draft"/> <publisher value="Health Level Seven International (Patient Care)"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="other"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> </contact> <contact> <telecom> <system value="other"/> <value value="http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/patientcare/index.cfm"/> </telecom> </contact> <date value="2016-03-31T08:01:25+11:00"/> <description value="Base StructureDefinition for Linkage Resource"/> <fhirVersion value="1.4.0"/> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <uri value="http://hl7.org/v3"/> <name value="RIM"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="w5"/> <uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/w5"/> <name value="W5 Mapping"/> </mapping> <kind value="resource"/> <abstract value="false"/> <baseType value="DomainResource"/> <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource"/> <derivation value="specialization"/> <snapshot> <element> <path value="Linkage"/> <short value="Links records for 'same' item"/> <definition value="Identifies two or more records (resource instances) that are referring to the same real-world "occurrence"."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <type> <code value="DomainResource"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A - RIM doesn't know how to do this"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="w5"/> <map value="infrastructure.structure"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Linkage.id"/> <short value="Logical id of this artifact"/> <definition value="The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes."/> <comments value="The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation. Bundles always have an id, though it is usually a generated UUID."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <base> <path value="Resource.id"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <type> <code value="id"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> </element> <element> <path value="Linkage.meta"/> <short value="Metadata about the resource"/> <definition value="The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure. Changes to the content may not always be associated with version changes to the resource."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <base> <path value="Resource.meta"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <type> <code value="Meta"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> </element> <element> <path value="Linkage.implicitRules"/> <short value="A set of rules under which this content was created"/> <definition value="A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content."/> <comments value="Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term. However, the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define, collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers and/or specification writers should avoid using this element as much as possible."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <base> <path value="Resource.implicitRules"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <type> <code value="uri"/> </type> <isModifier value="true"/> <isSummary value="true"/> </element> <element> <path value="Linkage.language"/> <short value="Language of the resource content"/> <definition value="The base language in which the resource is written."/> <comments value="Language is provided to support indexing and accessibility (typically, services such as text to speech use the language tag). The html language tag in the narrative applies to the narrative. The language tag on the resource may be used to specify the language of other presentations generated from the data in the resource Not all the content has to be in the base language. The Resource.language should not be assumed to apply to the narrative automatically. If a language is specified, it should it also be specified on the div element in the html (see rules in HTML5 for information about the relationship between xml:lang and the html lang attribute)."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <base> <path value="Resource.language"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <type> <code value="code"/> </type> <binding> <strength value="required"/> <description value="A human language."/> <valueSetUri value="http://tools.ietf.org/html/bcp47"/> </binding> </element> <element> <path value="Linkage.text"/> <short value="Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation"/> <definition value="A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource, and may be used to represent the content of the resource to a human. The narrative need not encode all the structured data, but is required to contain sufficient detail to make it "clinically safe" for a human to just read the narrative. Resource definitions may define what content should be represented in the narrative to ensure clinical safety."/> <comments value="Contained resources do not have narrative. Resources that are not contained SHOULD have a narrative."/> <alias value="narrative"/> <alias value="html"/> <alias value="xhtml"/> <alias value="display"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <base> <path value="DomainResource.text"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <type> <code value="Narrative"/> </type> <condition value="dom-1"/> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="Act.text?"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Linkage.contained"/> <short value="Contained, inline Resources"/> <definition value="These resources do not have an independent existence apart from the resource that contains them - they cannot be identified independently, and nor can they have their own independent transaction scope."/> <comments value="This should never be done when the content can be identified properly, as once identification is lost, it is extremely difficult (and context dependent) to restore it again."/> <alias value="inline resources"/> <alias value="anonymous resources"/> <alias value="contained resources"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <base> <path value="DomainResource.contained"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <type> <code value="Resource"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Linkage.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 resource. 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="DomainResource.extension"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <type> <code value="Extension"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Linkage.modifierExtension"/> <short value="Extensions that cannot be ignored"/> <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource, and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. 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. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions."/> <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="DomainResource.modifierExtension"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <type> <code value="Extension"/> </type> <isModifier value="true"/> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Linkage.author"/> <short value="Who is responsible for linkages"/> <definition value="Identifies the user or organization responsible for asserting the linkages and who establishes the context for evaluating the nature of each linkage."/> <requirements value=""Primary" for the same set of linked resources may be different from different user's/organization's perspectives."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner"/> </type> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Organization"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> <mapping> <identity value="w5"/> <map value="who.author"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Linkage.item"/> <short value="Item to be linked"/> <definition value="Identifies one of the records that is considered to refer to the same real-world occurrence as well as how the items hould be evaluated within the collection of linked items."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="*"/> <type> <code value="BackboneElement"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> </element> <element> <path value="Linkage.item.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)."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <base> <path value="Element.id"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <type> <code value="id"/> </type> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="n/a"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Linkage.item.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> <path value="Linkage.item.modifierExtension"/> <short value="Extensions that cannot be ignored"/> <definition value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element, and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. 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. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions."/> <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"/> <alias value="modifiers"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <base> <path value="BackboneElement.modifierExtension"/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> </base> <type> <code value="Extension"/> </type> <isModifier value="true"/> <isSummary value="true"/> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Linkage.item.type"/> <short value="source | alternate | historical"/> <definition value="Distinguishes which item is "source of truth" (if any) and which items are no longer considered to be current representations."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="code"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> <binding> <strength value="required"/> <description value="Used to distinguish different roles a resource can play within a set of linked resources"/> <valueSetReference> <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/linkage-type"/> </valueSetReference> </binding> </element> <element> <path value="Linkage.item.resource"/> <short value="Resource being linked"/> <definition value="The resource instance being linked as part of the group."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="Reference"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> </element> </snapshot> <differential> <element> <path value="Linkage"/> <short value="Links records for 'same' item"/> <definition value="Identifies two or more records (resource instances) that are referring to the same real-world "occurrence"."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="*"/> <type> <code value="DomainResource"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> <mapping> <identity value="rim"/> <map value="N/A - RIM doesn't know how to do this"/> </mapping> <mapping> <identity value="w5"/> <map value="infrastructure.structure"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Linkage.author"/> <short value="Who is responsible for linkages"/> <definition value="Identifies the user or organization responsible for asserting the linkages and who establishes the context for evaluating the nature of each linkage."/> <requirements value=""Primary" for the same set of linked resources may be different from different user's/organization's perspectives."/> <min value="0"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner"/> </type> <type> <code value="Reference"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Organization"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> <mapping> <identity value="w5"/> <map value="who.author"/> </mapping> </element> <element> <path value="Linkage.item"/> <short value="Item to be linked"/> <definition value="Identifies one of the records that is considered to refer to the same real-world occurrence as well as how the items hould be evaluated within the collection of linked items."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="*"/> <type> <code value="BackboneElement"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> </element> <element> <path value="Linkage.item.type"/> <short value="source | alternate | historical"/> <definition value="Distinguishes which item is "source of truth" (if any) and which items are no longer considered to be current representations."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="code"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> <binding> <strength value="required"/> <description value="Used to distinguish different roles a resource can play within a set of linked resources"/> <valueSetReference> <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/linkage-type"/> </valueSetReference> </binding> </element> <element> <path value="Linkage.item.resource"/> <short value="Resource being linked"/> <definition value="The resource instance being linked as part of the group."/> <min value="1"/> <max value="1"/> <type> <code value="Reference"/> </type> <isSummary value="true"/> </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.