Dataelement-specificity.xml

Definition for Value SetDataElementSpecificity

Raw XML

<ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="dataelement-specificity"/>
  <meta>
    <lastUpdated value="2015-03-27T00:13:00.999+11:00"/>
    <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-shareable-definition"/>
  </meta>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><!-- Snipped for brevity --></div>
  </text>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid">
    <valueUri value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.1559"/>
  </extension>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/dataelement-specificity"/>
  <version value="0.4.0"/>
  <name value="DataElementSpecificity"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description value="Indicates the degree of precision of the data element definition"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <date value="2015-03-27T00:13:00+11:00"/>
  <define>
    <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid">
      <valueUri value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1559"/>
    </extension>
    <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/dataelement-specificity"/>
    <caseSensitive value="true"/>
    <concept>
      <code value="comparable"/>
      <display value="Comparable"/>
      <definition value="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 value="fully-specified"/>
        <display value="Fully Specified"/>
        <definition value="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."/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="equivalent"/>
        <display value="Equivalent"/>
        <definition value="The data element allows multiple units of measure having equivalent meaning.  E.g. &quot;cc&quot;
         (cubic centimeter) and &quot;mL&quot;."/>
      </concept>
      <concept>
        <code value="convertable"/>
        <display value="Convertable"/>
        <definition value="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 value="scaleable"/>
          <display value="Scaleable"/>
          <definition value="A convertable data element where unit conversions are different only by a power of 10.
            E.g. g, mg, kg."/>
        </concept>
      </concept>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="flexible"/>
      <display value="Flexible"/>
      <definition value="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."/>
    </concept>
  </define>
</ValueSet>