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Definition for Value SetAnswerFormat
<ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="answer-format"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2015-10-24T07:41:03.495+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"> <h2>AnswerFormat</h2> <p>The expected format of an answer.</p> <p>This value set has an inline code system http://hl7.org/fhir/answer-format, which defines the following codes:</p> <table class="codes"> <tr> <td> <b>Code</b> </td> <td> <b>Display</b> </td> <td> <b>Definition</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>boolean <a name="boolean"> </a> </td> <td>Boolean</td> <td>Answer is a yes/no answer.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>decimal <a name="decimal"> </a> </td> <td>Decimal</td> <td>Answer is a floating point number.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>integer <a name="integer"> </a> </td> <td>Integer</td> <td>Answer is an integer.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>date <a name="date"> </a> </td> <td>Date</td> <td>Answer is a date.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>dateTime <a name="dateTime"> </a> </td> <td>Date Time</td> <td>Answer is a date and time.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>instant <a name="instant"> </a> </td> <td>Instant</td> <td>Answer is a system timestamp.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>time <a name="time"> </a> </td> <td>Time</td> <td>Answer is a time (hour/minute/second) independent of date.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>string <a name="string"> </a> </td> <td>String</td> <td>Answer is a short (few words to short sentence) free-text entry.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>text <a name="text"> </a> </td> <td>Text</td> <td>Answer is a long (potentially multi-paragraph) free-text entry (still captured as a string).</td> </tr> <tr> <td>url <a name="url"> </a> </td> <td>Url</td> <td>Answer is a url (website, FTP site, etc.).</td> </tr> <tr> <td>choice <a name="choice"> </a> </td> <td>Choice</td> <td>Answer is a Coding drawn from a list of options.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>open-choice <a name="open-choice"> </a> </td> <td>Open Choice</td> <td>Answer is a Coding drawn from a list of options or a free-text entry.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>attachment <a name="attachment"> </a> </td> <td>Attachment</td> <td>Answer is binary content such as a image, PDF, etc.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reference <a name="reference"> </a> </td> <td>Reference</td> <td>Answer is a reference to another resource (practitioner, organization, etc.).</td> </tr> <tr> <td>quantity <a name="quantity"> </a> </td> <td>Quantity</td> <td>Answer is a combination of a numeric value and unit, potentially with a comparator (<, >, etc.).</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid"> <valueUri value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.257"/> </extension> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/answer-format"/> <version value="1.0.2"/> <name value="AnswerFormat"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="false"/> <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="other"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> <telecom> <system value="email"/> <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> </telecom> </contact> <date value="2015-10-24T07:41:03+11:00"/> <description value="The expected format of an answer."/> <codeSystem> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid"> <valueUri value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.257"/> </extension> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/answer-format"/> <version value="1.0.2"/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <concept> <code value="boolean"/> <display value="Boolean"/> <definition value="Answer is a yes/no answer."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="decimal"/> <display value="Decimal"/> <definition value="Answer is a floating point number."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="integer"/> <display value="Integer"/> <definition value="Answer is an integer."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="date"/> <display value="Date"/> <definition value="Answer is a date."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="dateTime"/> <display value="Date Time"/> <definition value="Answer is a date and time."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="instant"/> <display value="Instant"/> <definition value="Answer is a system timestamp."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="time"/> <display value="Time"/> <definition value="Answer is a time (hour/minute/second) independent of date."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="string"/> <display value="String"/> <definition value="Answer is a short (few words to short sentence) free-text entry."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="text"/> <display value="Text"/> <definition value="Answer is a long (potentially multi-paragraph) free-text entry (still captured as a string)."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="url"/> <display value="Url"/> <definition value="Answer is a url (website, FTP site, etc.)."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="choice"/> <display value="Choice"/> <definition value="Answer is a Coding drawn from a list of options."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="open-choice"/> <display value="Open Choice"/> <definition value="Answer is a Coding drawn from a list of options or a free-text entry."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="attachment"/> <display value="Attachment"/> <definition value="Answer is binary content such as a image, PDF, etc."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="reference"/> <display value="Reference"/> <definition value="Answer is a reference to another resource (practitioner, organization, etc.)."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="quantity"/> <display value="Quantity"/> <definition value="Answer is a combination of a numeric value and unit, potentially with a comparator (<, >, etc.)."/> </concept> </codeSystem> </ValueSet>
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.