DSTU2

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1.25.2.1.257 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/answer-format

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:

http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/answer-format

Name:

AnswerFormat

Definition:

The expected format of an answer.

OID:

2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.257 (for OID based terminology systems)

System URL:

http://hl7.org/fhir/answer-format

System OID:

2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.257

Source Resource

XML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

Questionnaire.group.question.type (Required)

1.25.2.1.257.1 Content Logical Definition

This value set has an inline code system http://hl7.org/fhir/answer-format, which defines the following codes:

Code	Display	Definition
boolean	Boolean	Answer is a yes/no answer.
decimal	Decimal	Answer is a floating point number.
integer	Integer	Answer is an integer.
date	Date	Answer is a date.
dateTime	Date Time	Answer is a date and time.
instant	Instant	Answer is a system timestamp.
time	Time	Answer is a time (hour/minute/second) independent of date.
string	String	Answer is a short (few words to short sentence) free-text entry.
text	Text	Answer is a long (potentially multi-paragraph) free-text entry (still captured as a string).
url	Url	Answer is a url (website, FTP site, etc.).
choice	Choice	Answer is a Coding drawn from a list of options.
open-choice	Open Choice	Answer is a Coding drawn from a list of options or a free-text entry.
attachment	Attachment	Answer is binary content such as a image, PDF, etc.
reference	Reference	Answer is a reference to another resource (practitioner, organization, etc.).
quantity	Quantity	Answer is a combination of a numeric value and unit, potentially with a comparator (<, >, etc.).

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

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level

A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies

Source

The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)

Code

The code (used as the code in the resource instance)

Display

The 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

Definition

An explanation of the meaning of the concept

Comments

Additional notes about how to use the code