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Patient Administration   Work Group | Maturity Level: 0 | Trial Use | Security Category: Business | Compartments: Not linked to any defined compartments | 
Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the VerificationResult resource.
| VerificationResult | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult | 
| Definition | Describes validation requirements, source(s), status and dates for one or more elements.  | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Type | DomainResource | 
| Summary | false | 
| VerificationResult.target | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.target | 
| Definition | A resource that was validated.  | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Type | Reference(Any) | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.targetLocation | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.targetLocation | 
| Definition | The fhirpath location(s) within the resource that was validated.  | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Type | string | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.need | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.need | 
| Definition | The frequency with which the target must be validated (none; initial; periodic).  | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Terminology Binding | need (Preferred) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.status | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.status | 
| Definition | The validation status of the target (attested; validated; in process; requires revalidation; validation failed; revalidation failed).  | 
| Cardinality | 1..1 | 
| Terminology Binding | status (Required) | 
| Type | code | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.statusDate | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.statusDate | 
| Definition | When the validation status was updated.  | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | dateTime | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.validationType | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.validationType | 
| Definition | What the target is validated against (nothing; primary source; multiple sources).  | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Terminology Binding | validation-type (Preferred) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.validationProcess | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.validationProcess | 
| Definition | The primary process by which the target is validated (edit check; value set; primary source; multiple sources; standalone; in context).  | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Terminology Binding | validation-process (Example) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.frequency | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.frequency | 
| Definition | Frequency of revalidation.  | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | Timing | 
| Summary | false | 
| VerificationResult.lastPerformed | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.lastPerformed | 
| Definition | The date/time validation was last completed (including failed validations).  | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | dateTime | 
| Summary | false | 
| VerificationResult.nextScheduled | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.nextScheduled | 
| Definition | The date when target is next validated, if appropriate.  | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | date | 
| Summary | false | 
| VerificationResult.failureAction | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.failureAction | 
| Definition | The result if validation fails (fatal; warning; record only; none).  | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Terminology Binding | failure-action (Preferred) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.primarySource | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.primarySource | 
| Definition | Information about the primary source(s) involved in validation.  | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Summary | false | 
| VerificationResult.primarySource.who | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.primarySource.who | 
| Definition | Reference to the primary source.  | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | Reference(Organization | Practitioner | PractitionerRole) | 
| Summary | false | 
| VerificationResult.primarySource.type | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.primarySource.type | 
| Definition | Type of primary source (License Board; Primary Education; Continuing Education; Postal Service; Relationship owner; Registration Authority; legal source; issuing source; authoritative source).  | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Terminology Binding | primary-source-type (Example) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.primarySource.communicationMethod | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.primarySource.communicationMethod | 
| Definition | Method for communicating with the primary source (manual; API; Push).  | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Terminology Binding | VerificationResult Communication Method (Example) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.primarySource.validationStatus | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.primarySource.validationStatus | 
| Definition | Status of the validation of the target against the primary source (successful; failed; unknown).  | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Terminology Binding | validation-status (Preferred) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | false | 
| VerificationResult.primarySource.validationDate | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.primarySource.validationDate | 
| Definition | When the target was validated against the primary source.  | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | dateTime | 
| Summary | false | 
| VerificationResult.primarySource.canPushUpdates | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.primarySource.canPushUpdates | 
| Definition | Ability of the primary source to push updates/alerts (yes; no; undetermined).  | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Terminology Binding | can-push-updates (Preferred) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.primarySource.pushTypeAvailable | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.primarySource.pushTypeAvailable | 
| Definition | Type of alerts/updates the primary source can send (specific requested changes; any changes; as defined by source).  | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Terminology Binding | push-type-available (Preferred) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | false | 
| VerificationResult.attestation | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.attestation | 
| Definition | Information about the entity attesting to information.  | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Summary | false | 
| VerificationResult.attestation.who | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.attestation.who | 
| Definition | The individual or organization attesting to information.  | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Organization) | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.attestation.onBehalfOf | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.attestation.onBehalfOf | 
| Definition | When the who is asserting on behalf of another (organization or individual).  | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | Reference(Organization | Practitioner | PractitionerRole) | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.attestation.communicationMethod | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.attestation.communicationMethod | 
| Definition | The method by which attested information was submitted/retrieved (manual; API; Push).  | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Terminology Binding | VerificationResult Communication Method (Example) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.attestation.date | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.attestation.date | 
| Definition | The date the information was attested to.  | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | date | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.attestation.sourceIdentityCertificate | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.attestation.sourceIdentityCertificate | 
| Definition | A digital identity certificate associated with the attestation source.  | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | string | 
| Summary | false | 
| VerificationResult.attestation.proxyIdentityCertificate | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.attestation.proxyIdentityCertificate | 
| Definition | A digital identity certificate associated with the proxy entity submitting attested information on behalf of the attestation source.  | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | string | 
| Summary | false | 
| VerificationResult.attestation.proxySignature | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.attestation.proxySignature | 
| Definition | Signed assertion by the proxy entity indicating that they have the right to submit attested information on behalf of the attestation source.  | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | Signature | 
| Summary | false | 
| VerificationResult.attestation.sourceSignature | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.attestation.sourceSignature | 
| Definition | Signed assertion by the attestation source that they have attested to the information.  | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | Signature | 
| Summary | false | 
| VerificationResult.validator | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.validator | 
| Definition | Information about the entity validating information.  | 
| Cardinality | 0..* | 
| Summary | false | 
| VerificationResult.validator.organization | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.validator.organization | 
| Definition | Reference to the organization validating information.  | 
| Cardinality | 1..1 | 
| Type | Reference(Organization) | 
| Summary | false | 
| VerificationResult.validator.identityCertificate | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.validator.identityCertificate | 
| Definition | A digital identity certificate associated with the validator.  | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | string | 
| Summary | false | 
| VerificationResult.validator.attestationSignature | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.validator.attestationSignature | 
| Definition | Signed assertion by the validator that they have validated the information.  | 
| Cardinality | 0..1 | 
| Type | Signature | 
| Summary | false |