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V3-EntityDeterminer.cs.xml

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EntityDeterminer in natural language grammar is the class of words that comprises articles, demonstrative pronouns, and quantifiers. In the RIM, determiner is a structural code in the Entity class to distinguish whether any given Entity object stands for some, any one, or a specific thing.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="v3-EntityDeterminer"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2018-08-12T00:00:00.000+10:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p> Release Date: 2018-08-12</p> 

      <table class="grid">
 
        <tr> 
          <td> 
            <b> Level</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Code</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Display</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Definition</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
 
        <tr> 
          <td> 1</td> 
          <td> INSTANCE
            <a name="v3-EntityDeterminer-INSTANCE"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> specific</td> 
          <td> 
                        
                           Description:A determiner that specifies that the Entity object
               represents a particular physical thing (as opposed to a universal, kind, or class of physical
               thing).
            <br/>  

                        
                           Discussion: It does not matter whether an INSTANCE still exists
               as a whole at the point in time (or process) when we mention it, for example, a drug product
               lot is an INSTANCE even though it has been portioned out for retail purpose.
            <br/>  

                     
          </td> 
        </tr> 
 
        <tr> 
          <td> 2</td> 
          <td>   GROUP
            <a name="v3-EntityDeterminer-GROUP"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> specific group</td> 
          <td> 
                        A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents
               a particular collection of physical things (as opposed to a universal, kind, or class
               of physical thing).  While the collection may resolve to having only a single individual
               (or even no individuals), the potential should exist for it to cover multiple individuals.
            <br/>  

                     
          </td> 
        </tr> 
 
        <tr> 
          <td> 1</td> 
          <td> KIND
            <a name="v3-EntityDeterminer-KIND"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> described</td> 
          <td> 
                        
                           Description:A determiner that specifies that the Entity object
               represents a universal, kind or class of physical thing (as opposed to a particular thing).
            <br/>  

                     
          </td> 
        </tr> 
 
        <tr> 
          <td> 2</td> 
          <td>   GROUPKIND
            <a name="v3-EntityDeterminer-GROUPKIND"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> described group</td> 
          <td> 
                        A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents
               a universal, kind or class of collections physical things.  While the collection may resolve
               to having only a single individual (or even no individuals), the potential should exist
               for it to cover multiple individuals.
            <br/>  

                     
          </td> 
        </tr> 
 
        <tr style="background: #EFEFEF">
          <td> 2</td> 
          <td>   QUANTIFIED_KIND
            <a name="v3-EntityDeterminer-QUANTIFIED_KIND"> </a>  
            <b> 
              <i> Deprecated</i> 
            </b> 
          </td> 
          <td> described quantified</td> 
          <td> 
                        The described quantified determiner indicates that the given Entity
               is taken as a general description of a specific amount of a thing. For example, QUANTIFIED_KIND
               of syringe (quantity = 3,) stands for exactly three syringes.
            <br/>  

                     
          </td> 
        </tr> 

      </table> 

    </div> 
  </text> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="external"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="0"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-EntityDeterminer"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.5.30"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <version value="2018-08-12"/> 
  <name value="v3.EntityDeterminer"/> 
  <title value="v3 Code System EntityDeterminer"/> 
  <status value="active"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <date value="2018-08-12T00:00:00+10:00"/> 
  <publisher value="HL7, Inc"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://hl7.org"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <description value=" EntityDeterminer in natural language grammar is the class of words that comprises articles,
     demonstrative pronouns, and quantifiers. In the RIM, determiner is a structural code in
     the Entity class to distinguish whether any given Entity object stands for some, any one,
     or a specific thing."/> 
  <caseSensitive value="true"/> 
  <valueSet value="http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-EntityDeterminer"/> 
  <hierarchyMeaning value="is-a"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <property> 
    <code value="status"/> 
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status"/> 
    <description value="A property that indicates the status of the concept. One of active, experimental, deprecated,
       retired"/> 
    <type value="code"/> 
  </property> 
  <property> 
    <code value="deprecationDate"/> 
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#deprecationDate"/> 
    <description value="The date at which a concept was deprecated. Concepts that are deprecated but not inactive
       can still be used, but their use is discouraged"/> 
    <type value="dateTime"/> 
  </property> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="INSTANCE"/> 
    <display value="specific"/> 
    <definition value="Description:A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a particular
       physical thing (as opposed to a universal, kind, or class of physical thing).

                        
                           Discussion: It does not matter whether an INSTANCE still exists
       as a whole at the point in time (or process) when we mention it, for example, a drug product
       lot is an INSTANCE even though it has been portioned out for retail purpose."/> 
    <concept> 
      <code value="GROUP"/> 
      <display value="specific group"/> 
      <definition value="A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a particular collection
         of physical things (as opposed to a universal, kind, or class of physical thing).  While
         the collection may resolve to having only a single individual (or even no individuals),
         the potential should exist for it to cover multiple individuals."/> 
    </concept> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="KIND"/> 
    <display value="described"/> 
    <definition value="Description:A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a universal,
       kind or class of physical thing (as opposed to a particular thing)."/> 
    <concept> 
      <code value="GROUPKIND"/> 
      <display value="described group"/> 
      <definition value="A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a universal, kind or class
         of collections physical things.  While the collection may resolve to having only a single
         individual (or even no individuals), the potential should exist for it to cover multiple
         individuals."/> 
    </concept> 
    <concept> 
      <code value="QUANTIFIED_KIND"/> 
      <display value="described quantified"/> 
      <definition value="The described quantified determiner indicates that the given Entity is taken as a general
         description of a specific amount of a thing. For example, QUANTIFIED_KIND of syringe (quantity
         = 3,) stands for exactly three syringes."/> 
      <property> 
        <code value="status"/> 
        <valueCode value="retired"/> 
      </property> 
      <property> 
        <code value="deprecationDate"/> 
        <valueDateTime value="2008-11-14"/> 
      </property> 
    </concept> 
  </concept> 
</CodeSystem> 

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.