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Dataelement-specificity.json

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Definition for Value SetDataElementSpecificity

{
  "resourceType": "ValueSet",
  "id": "dataelement-specificity",
  "meta": {
    "lastUpdated": "2015-03-27T00:13:00.999+11:00",
    "profile": [
      "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-shareable-definition"
    ]
  },
  "text": {
    "status": "generated",
    "div": "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
  },
  "extension": [
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid",
      "valueUri": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.1559"
    }
  ],
  "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/dataelement-specificity",
  "version": "0.4.0",
  "name": "DataElementSpecificity",
  "publisher": "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
  "contact": [
    {
      "telecom": [
        {
          "system": "url",
          "value": "http://hl7.org/fhir"
        },
        {
          "system": "email",
          "value": "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description": "Indicates the degree of precision of the data element definition",
  "status": "draft",
  "experimental": false,
  "date": "2015-03-27T00:13:00+11:00",
  "define": {
    "extension": [
      {
        "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid",
        "valueUri": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1559"
      }
    ],
    "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/dataelement-specificity",
    "caseSensitive": true,
    "concept": [
      {
        "code": "comparable",
        "display": "Comparable",
        "definition": "The data element is sufficiently well-constrained that multiple pieces of data captured according to the constraints of the data element will be comparable (though in some cases, a degree of automated conversion/normalization may be required).",
        "concept": [
          {
            "code": "fully-specified",
            "display": "Fully Specified",
            "definition": "The data element is fully specified down to a single value set, single unit of measure, single data type, etc.  Multiple pieces of data associated with this data element are fully compareable."
          },
          {
            "code": "equivalent",
            "display": "Equivalent",
            "definition": "The data element allows multiple units of measure having equivalent meaning.  E.g. \"cc\" (cubic centimeter) and \"mL\"."
          },
          {
            "code": "convertable",
            "display": "Convertable",
            "definition": "The data element allows multiple units of measure that are convertable between each other (e.g. Inches and centimeters) and/or allows data to be captured in multiple value sets for which a known mapping exists allowing conversion of meaning.",
            "concept": [
              {
                "code": "scaleable",
                "display": "Scaleable",
                "definition": "A convertable data element where unit conversions are different only by a power of 10.  E.g. g, mg, kg."
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "code": "flexible",
        "display": "Flexible",
        "definition": "The data element is unconstrained in units, choice of data types and/or choice of vocabulary such that automated comparison of data captured using the data element is not possible."
      }
    ]
  }
}

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.