FHIR Release 3 (STU)

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Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the Linkage resource.

Linkage
Definition

Identifies two or more records (resource instances) that are referring to the same real-world "occurrence".

Control1..1
Summarytrue
InvariantsDefined on this element
lnk-1: Must have at least two items (expression : item.count()>1, xpath: count(f:item)>1)
Linkage.active
Definition

Indicates whether the asserted set of linkages are considered to be "in effect".

Control0..1
Typeboolean
Default Valuetrue
Requirements

Need to be able to mark a linkage record as not to be used because it was created in error.

Summarytrue
Comments

If false, any asserted linkages should not be considered current/relevant/applicable.

Linkage.author
Definition

Identifies the user or organization responsible for asserting the linkages and who establishes the context for evaluating the nature of each linkage.

Control0..1
TypeReference(Practitioner | Organization)
Requirements

"Primary" for the same set of linked resources may be different from different user's/organization's perspectives.

Summarytrue
Linkage.item
Definition

Identifies one of the records that is considered to refer to the same real-world occurrence as well as how the items hould be evaluated within the collection of linked items.

Control1..*
Summarytrue
InvariantsAffect this element
lnk-1: Must have at least two items (expression : item.count()>1, xpath: count(f:item)>1)
Linkage.item.type
Definition

Distinguishes which item is "source of truth" (if any) and which items are no longer considered to be current representations.

Control1..1
Terminology BindingLinkageType (Required)
Typecode
Summarytrue
Linkage.item.resource
Definition

The resource instance being linked as part of the group.

Control1..1
TypeReference
Summarytrue