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Example CodeSystem/concept-properties (XML)

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Definition for Code SystemConceptProperties

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

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="concept-properties"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2023-03-26T15:21:02.749+11:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p> 
        <b> Properties</b> 
      </p> 
      <p> 
        <b> This code system  defines the following properties for its concepts</b> 
      </p> 
      <table class="grid">
        <tr> 
          <td> 
            <b> Code</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> URI</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Type</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Description</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> status</td> 
          <td> http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status</td> 
          <td> code</td> 
          <td> A code that indicates the status of the concept. Typical values are active, experimental,
             deprecated, and retired</td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
      <p> 
        <b> Concepts</b> 
      </p> 
      <p> This code system 
        <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties</code>  defines the following codes:
      </p> 
      <table class="codes">
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">
            <b> Code</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Display</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Definition</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Status</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">status
            <a name="concept-properties-status"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Status</td> 
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> A code that indicates the status of the concept. Typical values are active, experimental,
                 deprecated, and retired</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">inactive
            <a name="concept-properties-inactive"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Inactive</td> 
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> True if the concept is not considered active - e.g. not a valid concept any more.
                 Property type is boolean, default value is false. Note that the status property
                 may also be used to indicate that a concept is inactive</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">effectiveDate
            <a name="concept-properties-effectiveDate"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> effectiveDate</td> 
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> The date at which the concept status was last changed</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr style="background-color: #ffeeee">
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">deprecated
            <a name="concept-properties-deprecated"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Deprecated</td> 
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> The date at which a concept was deprecated. Concepts that are deprecated but not
                 inactive can still be used, but their use is discouraged, and they should be expected
                 to be made inactive in a future release. Property type is dateTime. Note that the
                 status property may also be used to indicate that a concept is deprecated</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
          <td> deprecated</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">deprecationDate
            <a name="concept-properties-deprecationDate"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Deprecation Date</td> 
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> The date at which a concept was deprecated. Concepts that are deprecated but not
                 inactive can still be used, but their use is discouraged, and they should be expected
                 to be made inactive in a future release. Property type is dateTime. Note that the
                 status property may also be used to indicate that a concept is deprecated</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">retirementDate
            <a name="concept-properties-retirementDate"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Retirement Date</td> 
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> The date at which a concept was retired</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">notSelectable
            <a name="concept-properties-notSelectable"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Not Selectable</td> 
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> The concept is not intended to be chosen by the user - only intended to be used
                 as a selector for other concepts. Note, though, that the interpretation of this
                 is highly contextual; all concepts are selectable in some context. Property type
                 is boolean</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">parent
            <a name="concept-properties-parent"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Parent</td> 
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> The concept identified in this property is a parent of the concept on which it
                 is a property. The property type will be 'code'. The meaning of 'parent' is defined
                 by the hierarchyMeaning attribute</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">child
            <a name="concept-properties-child"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Child</td> 
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> The concept identified in this property is a child of the concept on which it is
                 a property. The property type will be 'code'. The meaning of 'child' is defined
                 by the hierarchyMeaning attribute</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">partOf
            <a name="concept-properties-partOf"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Part Of</td> 
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> The concept identified in this property (by its code) contains this concept as
                 a component (i.e. a part-of relationship rather than a subsumption relationship
                 such as elbow is part-of arm</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">synonym
            <a name="concept-properties-synonym"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Synonym</td> 
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> This property contains an alternative code that may be used to identify this concept
                 instead of the primary code</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">comment
            <a name="concept-properties-comment"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Comment</td> 
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> A string that provides additional detail pertinent to the use or understanding
                 of the concept</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">itemWeight
            <a name="concept-properties-itemWeight"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> itemWeight</td> 
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> A numeric value that allows the comparison (less than, greater than) or other numerical
                 manipulation of a concept (e.g. Adding up components of a score). Scores are usually
                 a whole number, but occasionally decimals are encountered in scores. In questionnaires,
                 the item weight may be represented using the 
                <a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/extensions/StructureDefinition-itemWeight.html">http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/itemWeight</a>  extension
              </p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
          <td/>  
        </tr> 
      </table> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="vocab"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="normative"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="4"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/codesystem-use-markdown">
    <valueBoolean value="true"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1826"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <version value="5.0.0"/> 
  <name value="ConceptProperties"/> 
  <title value="FHIR Defined Concept Properties"/> 
  <status value="draft"/> 
  <experimental value="true"/> 
  <publisher value="FHIR Project"/> 
  <description value="A set of common concept properties for use on coded systems throughout the FHIR
   eco-system."/> 
  <jurisdiction> 
    <coding> 
      <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/> 
      <code value="001"/> 
      <display value="World"/> 
    </coding> 
  </jurisdiction> 
  <caseSensitive value="true"/> 
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/concept-properties"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <property> 
    <code value="status"/> 
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status"/> 
    <description value="A code that indicates the status of the concept. Typical values are active, experimental,
     deprecated, and retired"/> 
    <type value="code"/> 
  </property> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="status"/> 
    <display value="Status"/> 
    <definition value="A code that indicates the status of the concept. Typical values are active, experimental,
     deprecated, and retired"/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept id="t1">
    <code value="inactive"/> 
    <display value="Inactive"/> 
    <definition value="True if the concept is not considered active - e.g. not a valid concept any more.
     Property type is boolean, default value is false. Note that the status property
     may also be used to indicate that a concept is inactive"/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="effectiveDate"/> 
    <display value="effectiveDate"/> 
    <definition value="The date at which the concept status was last changed"/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="deprecated"/> 
    <display value="Deprecated"/> 
    <definition 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, and they should be expected
     to be made inactive in a future release. Property type is dateTime. Note that the
     status property may also be used to indicate that a concept is deprecated"/> 
    <property> 
      <code value="status"/> 
      <valueCode value="deprecated"/> 
    </property> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="deprecationDate"/> 
    <display value="Deprecation Date"/> 
    <definition 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, and they should be expected
     to be made inactive in a future release. Property type is dateTime. Note that the
     status property may also be used to indicate that a concept is deprecated"/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="retirementDate"/> 
    <display value="Retirement Date"/> 
    <definition value="The date at which a concept was retired"/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="notSelectable"/> 
    <display value="Not Selectable"/> 
    <definition value="The concept is not intended to be chosen by the user - only intended to be used
     as a selector for other concepts. Note, though, that the interpretation of this
     is highly contextual; all concepts are selectable in some context. Property type
     is boolean"/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="parent"/> 
    <display value="Parent"/> 
    <definition value="The concept identified in this property is a parent of the concept on which it
     is a property. The property type will be 'code'. The meaning of 'parent' is defined
     by the hierarchyMeaning attribute"/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="child"/> 
    <display value="Child"/> 
    <definition value="The concept identified in this property is a child of the concept on which it is
     a property. The property type will be 'code'. The meaning of 'child' is defined
     by the hierarchyMeaning attribute"/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="partOf"/> 
    <display value="Part Of"/> 
    <definition value="The concept identified in this property (by its code) contains this concept as
     a component (i.e. a part-of relationship rather than a subsumption relationship
     such as elbow is part-of arm"/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="synonym"/> 
    <display value="Synonym"/> 
    <definition value="This property contains an alternative code that may be used to identify this concept
     instead of the primary code"/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="comment"/> 
    <display value="Comment"/> 
    <definition value="A string that provides additional detail pertinent to the use or understanding
     of the concept"/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="itemWeight"/> 
    <display value="itemWeight"/> 
    <definition value="A numeric value that allows the comparison (less than, greater than) or other numerical
     manipulation of a concept (e.g. Adding up components of a score). Scores are usually
     a whole number, but occasionally decimals are encountered in scores. In questionnaires,
     the item weight may be represented using the [[[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/itemW
    eight]]] extension"/> 
  </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.