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4.4.1.776 ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/type-characteristics-code

FHIR Infrastructure Work Group Maturity Level: 0Informative Use Context: Any

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/type-characteristics-code
Version:5.0.0-ballot
Name:TypeCharacteristicCodes
Title:Type Characteristic Codes
Status:active
Definition:

Description Needed Here

Committee:FHIR Infrastructure Work Group
OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.2986 (for OID based terminology systems)
Flags:

This value set is used in the following places:

4.4.1.776.1 Content Logical Definition

 

4.4.1.776.2 Expansion

This expansion generated 07 Sep 2022

This value set contains 8 concepts

Expansion based on Type Characteristic Codes v5.0.0-ballot (CodeSystem)

LevelCodeSystemDisplayDefinition
1  has-targethttp://hl7.org/fhir/type-characteristics-codeHas Target

The type is reference to external content else where that can have a type. This is associated with the use of ElementDefinition.type.targetProfile

1  has-rangehttp://hl7.org/fhir/type-characteristics-codeHas Range

The type has a value domain that is a range, and can be associated with allowable min/max values on it's ElementDefinitions

2    is-continuoushttp://hl7.org/fhir/type-characteristics-codeIs Continuous

The type is a continuous distribution. These types have issues associated with precision and equality, and can have a specified number of max decimal places (via an extension)

1  has-lengthhttp://hl7.org/fhir/type-characteristics-codeHas Length

The type has variable length and be constrained by it's length. In principle, any type can be constrained by the number of characters to represent it, but this is not meaningful for numbers or attachments

1  has-sizehttp://hl7.org/fhir/type-characteristics-codeHas Size

The type can be constrained by the number of bytes it takes to represent the content. This is usually applied to content that is compressed or interpreted, and there's no fixed relationship between the number of bytes of content, and the number of characters it represents

1  can-bindhttp://hl7.org/fhir/type-characteristics-codeCan Bind

The type can be bound to a terminology. Note that a classic binding has system|version|code|display, but not all bindable types carry all four of these, and how they are bound varies, so an additional extension is required to enable tools to work with this content

1  has-unitshttp://hl7.org/fhir/type-characteristics-codeHas Units

The content has units of measure (UCUM, by implication) and it may be useful to constrain the units by some valueset

1  do-translationshttp://hl7.org/fhir/type-characteristics-codeDo Translations

The content is uncontrolled human readable text that may make sense to translate

 

See the full registry of value sets defined as part of FHIR.

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

LvlA few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. For value sets, levels are mostly used to organize codes for user convenience, but may follow code system hierarchy - see Code System for further information
SourceThe source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
CodeThe code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
DisplayThe 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
DefinitionAn explanation of the meaning of the concept
CommentsAdditional notes about how to use the code