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This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.
Summary
Defining URL: | http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/binding-strength |
Name: | BindingStrength |
Definition: | Indication of the degree of conformance expectations associated with a binding. |
Committee: | FHIR Infrastructure Work Group |
OID: | 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.binding-strength (for OID based terminology systems) |
Source Resource | XML / JSON |
This value set is used in the following places:
This value set includes codes from the following code systems:
This expansion generated 11 Aug 2016
This value set contains 4 concepts
All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/binding-strength
Code | Display | Definition |
required | Required | To be conformant, instances of this element SHALL include a code from the specified value set. |
extensible | Extensible | To be conformant, instances of this element SHALL include a code from the specified value set if any of the codes within the value set can apply to the concept being communicated. If the value set does not cover the concept (based on human review), alternate codings (or, data type allowing, text) may be included instead. |
preferred | Preferred | Instances are encouraged to draw from the specified codes for interoperability purposes but are not required to do so to be considered conformant. |
example | Example | Instances are not expected or even encouraged to draw from the specified value set. The value set merely provides examples of the types of concepts intended to be included. |
See the full registry of value sets defined as part of FHIR.
Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:
Level | A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies |
Source | The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere) |
Code | The code (used as the code in the resource instance) |
Display | The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application |
Definition | An explanation of the meaning of the concept |
Comments | Additional notes about how to use the code |