Binary - FHIR v3.3.0

R4 Ballot #1 (Mixed Normative/Trial use)

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2.33.5 Resource Binary - Detailed Descriptions

FHIR Infrastructure

Work Group

Maturity Level: 5

Normative

Compartments: Not linked to any defined compartments

Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the Binary resource.

Binary
Element Id	Binary
Definition	A binary resource can contain any content, whether text, image, pdf, zip archive, etc.
Control	1..1
Requirements	There are situations where it is useful or required to handle pure binary content using the same framework as other resources.
Summary	true
Comments	Typically, Binary resources are used for handling content such as: CDA Documents (i.e. with XDS) PDF Documents Images (the Media resource is preferred for handling images, but not possible when the content is already binary - e.g. XDS).
Binary.contentType
Element Id	Binary.contentType
Definition	MimeType of the binary content represented as a standard MimeType (BCP 13).
Control	1..1
Terminology Binding	MimeType :
Type	code
Summary	true
Binary.securityContext
Element Id	Binary.securityContext
Definition	Treat this binary as if it was this other resource for access control purposes.
Control	0..1
Type	Reference(Any)
Summary	true
Binary.content
Element Id	Binary.content
Definition	The actual content, base64 encoded.
Control	1..1
Type	base64Binary
Summary	true
Comments	If the content type is itself base64 encoding, then this will be base64 encoded twice - what is created by un-base64ing the content must be the specified content type.