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StructureDefinition for Enforces a descriptive group that can be used in definitional resources
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"id" : "groupdefinition",
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
},
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"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
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},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
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{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueCode" : "trial-use"
}],
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/groupdefinition",
"identifier" : [{
"system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
"value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.5.1092"
}],
"version" : "5.0.0-ballot",
"name" : "Group Definition",
"status" : "draft",
"experimental" : false,
"date" : "2020-12-28T16:55:11+11:00",
"publisher" : "HL7",
"description" : "Enforces a descriptive group that can be used in definitional resources",
"fhirVersion" : "5.0.0",
"mapping" : [{
"identity" : "rim",
"uri" : "http://hl7.org/v3",
"name" : "RIM Mapping"
},
{
"identity" : "interface",
"uri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/interface",
"name" : "Interface Pattern"
},
{
"identity" : "w5",
"uri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/fivews",
"name" : "FiveWs Pattern Mapping"
}],
"kind" : "resource",
"abstract" : false,
"type" : "Group",
"baseDefinition" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group",
"derivation" : "constraint",
"snapshot" : {
"element" : [{
"id" : "Group",
"path" : "Group",
"short" : "Group of multiple entities",
"definition" : "Represents a defined collection of entities that may be discussed or acted upon collectively but which are not expected to act collectively, and are not formally or legally recognized; i.e. a collection of entities that isn't an Organization.",
"comment" : "If both Group.characteristic and Group.member are present, then the members are the individuals who were found who met the characteristic. It's possible that there might be other candidate members who meet the characteristic and aren't (yet) in the list. All members SHALL have the listed characteristics.",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Group",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*"
},
"constraint" : [{
"key" : "dom-2",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources",
"expression" : "contained.contained.empty()",
"xpath" : "not(parent::f:contained and f:contained)",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource"
},
{
"key" : "dom-3",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource",
"expression" : "contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().ofType(canonical) | %resource.descendants().ofType(uri) | %resource.descendants().ofType(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()",
"xpath" : "not(exists(for $contained in f:contained return $contained[not(exists(parent::*/descendant::f:reference/@value=concat('#', $contained/*/f:id/@value)) or exists(descendant::f:reference[@value='#']))]))",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource"
},
{
"key" : "dom-4",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated",
"expression" : "contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()",
"xpath" : "not(exists(f:contained/*/f:meta/f:versionId)) and not(exists(f:contained/*/f:meta/f:lastUpdated))",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource"
},
{
"key" : "dom-5",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label",
"expression" : "contained.meta.security.empty()",
"xpath" : "not(exists(f:contained/*/f:meta/f:security))",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource"
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{
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bestpractice",
"valueBoolean" : true
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bestpractice-explanation",
"valueMarkdown" : "When a resource has no narrative, only systems that fully understand the data can display the resource to a human safely. Including a human readable representation in the resource makes for a much more robust eco-system and cheaper handling of resources by intermediary systems. Some ecosystems restrict distribution of resources to only those systems that do fully understand the resources, and as a consequence implementers may believe that the narrative is superfluous. However experience shows that such eco-systems often open up to new participants over time."
}],
"key" : "dom-6",
"severity" : "warning",
"human" : "A resource should have narrative for robust management",
"expression" : "text.`div`.exists()",
"xpath" : "exists(f:text/h:div)",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource"
}],
"mustSupport" : false,
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : false,
"mapping" : [{
"identity" : "rim",
"map" : "Entity. Role, or Act"
},
{
"identity" : "rim",
"map" : "Entity[determinerCode=\"GRP\" or determinerCode=\"GRP_KIND\"]"
},
{
"identity" : "interface",
"map" : "Participant"
},
{
"identity" : "w5",
"map" : "administrative.group"
}]
},
{
"id" : "Group.id",
"path" : "Group.id",
"short" : "Logical id of this artifact",
"definition" : "The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes.",
"comment" : "Within the context of the FHIR RESTful interactions, the resource has an id except for cases like the create and conditional update. Otherwise, the use of the resouce id depends on the given use case.",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Resource.id",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1"
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"type" : [{
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type",
"valueUrl" : "id"
}],
"code" : "http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"
}],
"mustSupport" : false,
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : true
},
{
"id" : "Group.meta",
"path" : "Group.meta",
"short" : "Metadata about the resource",
"definition" : "The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure. Changes to the content might not always be associated with version changes to the resource.",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Resource.meta",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [{
"code" : "Meta"
}],
"constraint" : [{
"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
"xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
}],
"mustSupport" : false,
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : true
},
{
"id" : "Group.implicitRules",
"path" : "Group.implicitRules",
"short" : "A set of rules under which this content was created",
"definition" : "A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content. Often, this is a reference to an implementation guide that defines the special rules along with other profiles etc.",
"comment" : "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. Often, when used, the URL is a reference to an implementation guide that defines these special rules as part of it's narrative along with other profiles, value sets, etc.",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Resource.implicitRules",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [{
"code" : "uri"
}],
"constraint" : [{
"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
"xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
}],
"mustSupport" : false,
"isModifier" : true,
"isModifierReason" : "This element is labeled as a modifier because the implicit rules may provide additional knowledge about the resource that modifies it's meaning or interpretation",
"isSummary" : true
},
{
"id" : "Group.language",
"path" : "Group.language",
"short" : "Language of the resource content",
"definition" : "The base language in which the resource is written.",
"comment" : "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" : 0,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Resource.language",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [{
"code" : "code"
}],
"constraint" : [{
"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
"xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
}],
"mustSupport" : false,
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : false,
"binding" : {
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-maxValueSet",
"valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName",
"valueString" : "Language"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-isCommonBinding",
"valueBoolean" : true
}],
"strength" : "preferred",
"description" : "IETF language tag",
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages"
}
},
{
"id" : "Group.text",
"path" : "Group.text",
"short" : "Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation",
"definition" : "A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource and can 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.",
"comment" : "Contained resources do not have a narrative. Resources that are not contained SHOULD have a narrative. In some cases, a resource may only have text with little or no additional discrete data (as long as all minOccurs=1 elements are satisfied). This may be necessary for data from legacy systems where information is captured as a \"text blob\" or where text is additionally entered raw or narrated and encoded information is added later.",
"alias" : ["narrative",
"html",
"xhtml",
"display"],
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "DomainResource.text",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [{
"code" : "Narrative"
}],
"constraint" : [{
"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
"xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
}],
"mustSupport" : false,
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : false,
"mapping" : [{
"identity" : "rim",
"map" : "Act.text?"
}]
},
{
"id" : "Group.contained",
"path" : "Group.contained",
"short" : "Contained, inline Resources",
"definition" : "These resources do not have an independent existence apart from the resource that contains them - they cannot be identified independently, nor can they have their own independent transaction scope. This is allowed to be a Parameters resource if and only if it is referenced by a resource that provides context/meaning.",
"comment" : "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. Contained resources may have profiles and tags in their meta elements, but SHALL NOT have security labels.",
"alias" : ["inline resources",
"anonymous resources",
"contained resources"],
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*",
"base" : {
"path" : "DomainResource.contained",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*"
},
"type" : [{
"code" : "Resource"
}],
"mustSupport" : false,
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : false,
"mapping" : [{
"identity" : "rim",
"map" : "N/A"
}]
},
{
"id" : "Group.extension",
"path" : "Group.extension",
"short" : "Additional content defined by implementations",
"definition" : "May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource. 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 can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.",
"comment" : "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" : ["extensions",
"user content"],
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*",
"base" : {
"path" : "DomainResource.extension",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*"
},
"type" : [{
"code" : "Extension"
}],
"constraint" : [{
"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
"xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
},
{
"key" : "ext-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "Must have either extensions or value[x], not both",
"expression" : "extension.exists() != value.exists()",
"xpath" : "exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), \"value\")])",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"
}],
"mustSupport" : false,
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : false,
"mapping" : [{
"identity" : "rim",
"map" : "N/A"
}]
},
{
"id" : "Group.modifierExtension",
"path" : "Group.modifierExtension",
"short" : "Extensions that cannot be ignored",
"definition" : "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 and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. 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.\n\nModifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).",
"comment" : "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.",
"requirements" : "Modifier extensions allow for extensions that *cannot* be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the [definition of modifier extensions](extensibility.html#modifierExtension).",
"alias" : ["extensions",
"user content"],
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*",
"base" : {
"path" : "DomainResource.modifierExtension",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*"
},
"type" : [{
"code" : "Extension"
}],
"constraint" : [{
"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
"xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
},
{
"key" : "ext-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "Must have either extensions or value[x], not both",
"expression" : "extension.exists() != value.exists()",
"xpath" : "exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), \"value\")])",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension"
}],
"mustSupport" : false,
"isModifier" : true,
"isModifierReason" : "Modifier extensions are expected to modify the meaning or interpretation of the resource that contains them",
"isSummary" : true,
"mapping" : [{
"identity" : "rim",
"map" : "N/A"
}]
},
{
"id" : "Group.identifier",
"path" : "Group.identifier",
"short" : "Unique id",
"definition" : "A unique business identifier for this group.",
"requirements" : "Allows the group to be referenced from external specifications.",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*",
"base" : {
"path" : "Group.identifier",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*"
},
"type" : [{
"code" : "Identifier"
}],
"constraint" : [{
"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
"xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
}],
"mustSupport" : false,
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : true,
"mapping" : [{
"identity" : "w5",
"map" : "FiveWs.identifier"
},
{
"identity" : "rim",
"map" : "unique(./id[displayable=\"true\" and scope=\"OBJ\"])"
},
{
"identity" : "interface",
"map" : "Participant.identifier"
}]
},
{
"id" : "Group.active",
"path" : "Group.active",
"short" : "Whether this group's record is in active use",
"definition" : "Indicates whether the record for the group is available for use or is merely being retained for historical purposes.",
"requirements" : "Need to be able to mark a group record as not to be used because it was created in error or is otherwise no longer available (e.g. a herd that no longer exists).",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Group.active",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [{
"code" : "boolean"
}],
"meaningWhenMissing" : "This resource is generally assumed to be active if no value is provided for the active element",
"constraint" : [{
"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
"xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
}],
"mustSupport" : false,
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : true,
"mapping" : [{
"identity" : "w5",
"map" : "FiveWs.status"
},
{
"identity" : "rim",
"map" : "./statusCode"
},
{
"identity" : "interface",
"map" : "Participant.active"
}]
},
{
"id" : "Group.type",
"path" : "Group.type",
"short" : "person | animal | practitioner | device | careteam | healthcareservice | location | organization | relatedperson | specimen",
"definition" : "Identifies the broad classification of the kind of resources the group includes.",
"comment" : "Group members SHALL be of the appropriate resource type (Patient for person or animal; or Practitioner, PractitionerRole, Device, CareTeam, HealthcareService, Location, Organization, RelatedPerson, or Specimen for the other types.), or a Group of the resources of the appropriate type.",
"requirements" : "Identifies what type of resources the group is made up of.",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Group.type",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [{
"code" : "code"
}],
"constraint" : [{
"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
"xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
}],
"mustSupport" : false,
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : true,
"binding" : {
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName",
"valueString" : "GroupType"
}],
"strength" : "required",
"description" : "Types of resources that are part of group.",
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/group-type|5.0.0-ballot"
},
"mapping" : [{
"identity" : "w5",
"map" : "FiveWs.class"
},
{
"identity" : "rim",
"map" : "person: ./classCode=\"PSN\" animal: ./classCode=\"ANM\" device: ./classCode=\"DEV\" medication: ./classCode=\"MMAT\" and ./playedRole[isNormalRole() and classCode=\"THER\"] food: ./classCode=\"FOOD\""
}]
},
{
"id" : "Group.membership",
"path" : "Group.membership",
"short" : "definitional | enumerated",
"definition" : "Basis for membership in the Group:\n\n* 'definitional': The Group.characteristics specified are both necessary and sufficient to determine membership. All entities that meet the criteria are considered to be members of the group, whether referenced by the group or not. If members are present, they are individuals that happen to be known as meeting the Group.characteristics. The list cannot be presumed to be complete.\n* 'enumerated': The Group.characteristics are necessary but not sufficient to determine membership. Membership is determined by being listed as one of the Group.member.",
"requirements" : "There are use-cases for groups that define specific collections of individuals, and other groups that define \"types\" of intended individuals. The requirements for both kinds of groups are similar, so we use a single resource, distinguished by this element.",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Group.membership",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [{
"code" : "code"
}],
"fixedCode" : "definitional",
"constraint" : [{
"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
"xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
}],
"mustSupport" : false,
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : true,
"binding" : {
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName"
}],
"strength" : "required",
"description" : "The basis for membership in a group",
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/group-membership-basis|5.0.0-ballot"
}
},
{
"id" : "Group.code",
"path" : "Group.code",
"short" : "Kind of Group members",
"definition" : "Provides a specific type of resource the group includes; e.g. \"cow\", \"syringe\", etc.",
"comment" : "This would generally be omitted for Person resources.",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Group.code",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [{
"code" : "CodeableConcept"
}],
"constraint" : [{
"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
"xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
}],
"mustSupport" : false,
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : true,
"binding" : {
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName",
"valueString" : "GroupKind"
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"mapping" : [{
"identity" : "w5",
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},
{
"identity" : "rim",
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}]
},
{
"id" : "Group.name",
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"max" : "1",
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"path" : "Group.name",
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},
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"key" : "ele-1",
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"identity" : "rim",
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{
"identity" : "interface",
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{
"id" : "Group.description",
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"max" : "1",
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"path" : "Group.description",
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"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [{
"code" : "markdown"
}],
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"key" : "ele-1",
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},
{
"id" : "Group.quantity",
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"max" : "1",
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"path" : "Group.quantity",
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"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [{
"code" : "unsignedInt"
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"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
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"isModifier" : false,
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"mapping" : [{
"identity" : "rim",
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},
{
"id" : "Group.managingEntity",
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"max" : "1",
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"path" : "Group.managingEntity",
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"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [{
"code" : "Reference",
"targetProfile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Organization",
"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson",
"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner",
"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/PractitionerRole"]
}],
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"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
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"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : true
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{
"id" : "Group.characteristic",
"path" : "Group.characteristic",
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"max" : "*",
"base" : {
"path" : "Group.characteristic",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*"
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"type" : [{
"code" : "BackboneElement"
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"constraint" : [{
"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
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"isModifier" : false,
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"mapping" : [{
"identity" : "rim",
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}]
},
{
"id" : "Group.characteristic.id",
"path" : "Group.characteristic.id",
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"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Element.id",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [{
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type",
"valueUrl" : "string"
}],
"code" : "http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"
}],
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"isSummary" : false,
"mapping" : [{
"identity" : "rim",
"map" : "n/a"
}]
},
{
"id" : "Group.characteristic.extension",
"path" : "Group.characteristic.extension",
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"comment" : "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.",
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"user content"],
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*",
"base" : {
"path" : "Element.extension",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*"
},
"type" : [{
"code" : "Extension"
}],
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"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
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"xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
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},
{
"key" : "ext-1",
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"isSummary" : false,
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"identity" : "rim",
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"id" : "Group.characteristic.modifierExtension",
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"max" : "*",
"base" : {
"path" : "BackboneElement.modifierExtension",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*"
},
"type" : [{
"code" : "Extension"
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"key" : "ele-1",
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{
"key" : "ext-1",
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"mapping" : [{
"identity" : "rim",
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}]
},
{
"id" : "Group.characteristic.code",
"path" : "Group.characteristic.code",
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"requirements" : "Need a formal way of identifying the characteristic being described.",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Group.characteristic.code",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [{
"code" : "CodeableConcept"
}],
"constraint" : [{
"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
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"expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
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"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : true,
"binding" : {
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName",
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},
"mapping" : [{
"identity" : "rim",
"map" : "./code"
}]
},
{
"id" : "Group.characteristic.value[x]",
"path" : "Group.characteristic.value[x]",
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"definition" : "The value of the trait that holds (or does not hold - see 'exclude') for members of the group.",
"comment" : "For Range, it means members of the group have a value that falls somewhere within the specified range.",
"requirements" : "The value of the characteristic is what determines group membership.",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Group.characteristic.value[x]",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [{
"code" : "CodeableConcept"
},
{
"code" : "boolean"
},
{
"code" : "Quantity"
},
{
"code" : "Range"
},
{
"code" : "Reference"
}],
"constraint" : [{
"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
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"isModifier" : false,
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"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName",
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"strength" : "example",
"description" : "Value of descriptive member characteristic; e.g. red, male, pneumonia, Caucasian, etc."
},
"mapping" : [{
"identity" : "rim",
"map" : "./value"
}]
},
{
"id" : "Group.characteristic.exclude",
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"max" : "1",
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"path" : "Group.characteristic.exclude",
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"max" : "1"
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"type" : [{
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"constraint" : [{
"key" : "ele-1",
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"mapping" : [{
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},
{
"id" : "Group.characteristic.period",
"path" : "Group.characteristic.period",
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"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Group.characteristic.period",
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"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [{
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"key" : "ele-1",
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{
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"max" : "*",
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"path" : "Group.member",
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"max" : "*"
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"type" : [{
"code" : "BackboneElement"
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"mapping" : [{
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},
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"id" : "Group.member.id",
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"max" : "1",
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"path" : "Element.id",
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"max" : "1"
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"type" : [{
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"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type",
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"code" : "http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"
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"mapping" : [{
"identity" : "rim",
"map" : "n/a"
}]
},
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"id" : "Group.member.extension",
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"comment" : "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.",
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"max" : "*",
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"path" : "Element.extension",
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},
"type" : [{
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"key" : "ele-1",
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"key" : "ext-1",
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},
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"id" : "Group.member.entity",
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"type" : [{
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"id" : "Group.member.inactive",
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"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Group.member.inactive",
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"max" : "1"
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"type" : [{
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"severity" : "error",
"human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
"xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element"
}],
"mustSupport" : false,
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : false
}]
},
"differential" : {
"element" : [{
"id" : "Group",
"path" : "Group",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1"
},
{
"id" : "Group.membership",
"path" : "Group.membership",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1",
"type" : [{
"code" : "code"
}],
"fixedCode" : "definitional"
},
{
"id" : "Group.characteristic",
"path" : "Group.characteristic",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "*"
}]
}
}
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