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Definition for Code SystemQuestionnaireItemType
{
"resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
"id" : "item-type",
"meta" : {
"lastUpdated" : "2022-09-07T11:58:29.429+11:00",
"profile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"]
},
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
},
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
"valueCode" : "fhir"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueCode" : "trial-use"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
"valueInteger" : 3
}],
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/item-type",
"identifier" : [{
"system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
"value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.445"
}],
"version" : "5.0.0-ballot",
"name" : "QuestionnaireItemType",
"title" : "QuestionnaireItemType",
"status" : "draft",
"experimental" : false,
"date" : "2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00",
"publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
"contact" : [{
"telecom" : [{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
},
{
"system" : "email",
"value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
}]
}],
"description" : "Distinguishes groups from questions and display text and indicates data type for questions.",
"caseSensitive" : true,
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/item-type",
"hierarchyMeaning" : "is-a",
"content" : "complete",
"property" : [{
"code" : "notSelectable",
"uri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#notSelectable",
"description" : "Indicates that the code is abstract - only intended to be used as a selector for other concepts",
"type" : "boolean"
}],
"concept" : [{
"code" : "group",
"display" : "Group",
"definition" : "An item with no direct answer but should have at least one child item."
},
{
"code" : "display",
"display" : "Display",
"definition" : "Text for display that will not capture an answer or have child items."
},
{
"code" : "question",
"display" : "Question",
"definition" : "An item that defines a specific answer to be captured, and which may have child items. (the answer provided in the QuestionnaireResponse should be of the defined datatype).",
"property" : [{
"code" : "notSelectable",
"valueBoolean" : true
}],
"concept" : [{
"code" : "boolean",
"display" : "Boolean",
"definition" : "Question with a yes/no answer (valueBoolean)."
},
{
"code" : "decimal",
"display" : "Decimal",
"definition" : "Question with is a real number answer (valueDecimal). There is an extension 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-unit' that can be used to computably convey the unit of measure associated with the answer for use when performing data extraction to an element of type Quantity."
},
{
"code" : "integer",
"display" : "Integer",
"definition" : "Question with an integer answer (valueInteger). There is an extension 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-unit' that can be used to computably convey the unit of measure associated with the answer for use when performing data extraction to an element of type Quantity."
},
{
"code" : "date",
"display" : "Date",
"definition" : "Question with a date answer (valueDate)."
},
{
"code" : "dateTime",
"display" : "Date Time",
"definition" : "Question with a date and time answer (valueDateTime)."
},
{
"code" : "time",
"display" : "Time",
"definition" : "Question with a time (hour:minute:second) answer independent of date. (valueTime)."
},
{
"code" : "string",
"display" : "String",
"definition" : "Question with a short (few words to short sentence) free-text entry answer (valueString). Strings SHOULD NOT contain carriage return or newline characters. If multi-line answers are needed, use the 'text' type."
},
{
"code" : "text",
"display" : "Text",
"definition" : "Question with a long (potentially multi-paragraph) free-text entry answer (valueString)."
},
{
"code" : "url",
"display" : "Url",
"definition" : "Question with a URL (website, FTP site, etc.) answer (valueUri)."
},
{
"code" : "coding",
"display" : "Coding",
"definition" : "Question with a Coding - generally drawn from a list of possible answers (valueCoding)"
},
{
"code" : "attachment",
"display" : "Attachment",
"definition" : "Question with binary content such as an image, PDF, etc. as an answer (valueAttachment)."
},
{
"code" : "reference",
"display" : "Reference",
"definition" : "Question with a reference to another resource (practitioner, organization, etc.) as an answer (valueReference)."
},
{
"code" : "quantity",
"display" : "Quantity",
"definition" : "Question with a combination of a numeric value and unit as an answer. (valueSimpleQuantity) There are two extensions ('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-unitOption' and 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-unitValueSet') that can be used to define what unit should be selected for the Quantity.code and Quantity.system."
}]
}]
}
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.