DSTU2

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Extension Who has used and how? - Detailed Descriptions

Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the extension.

Extension
Definition

Consumers of the value set and the implementations, projects or standards that the author has utilized the value set in.

Control0..*
TypeExtension
Comments

This is likely to be a ???point in time??? view and should not be considered an authoritative listing of all uses of the value set.

Extension.id
Definition

unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references).

Control0..1
Typeid
Extension.extension
Definition

May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.

Control0..*
TypeExtension
Alternate Namesextensions, user content
Comments

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

SlicingThis element introduces a set of slices. The slicing rules are:
  • unordered
  • Open
  • discriminators: url
Extension.extension(user)
Definition

This is most likely to be an organization but can be an individual. It would not be a program, that information should be recorded in the usage.use.

Control1..1
TypeExtension
Extension.extension.id
Definition

unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references).

Control0..1
Typeid
Extension.extension.extension(extension)
Definition

An Extension

Control0..0
TypeExtension
Extension.extension.url
Definition

Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.

Control1..1
Typeuri
Comments

The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition should be version specific. This will ideally be the URI for the Resource Profile defining the extension, with the code for the extension after a #.

Fixed Valueuser
Extension.extension.valueString
Definition

Value of extension - may be a resource or one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility in the spec for list).

Control1..1
Typestring
Extension.extension(use)
Definition

A descriptive name of the project or standard in which the value set is used.

Control1..1
TypeExtension
Extension.extension.id
Definition

unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references).

Control0..1
Typeid
Extension.extension.extension(extension)
Definition

An Extension

Control0..0
TypeExtension
Extension.extension.url
Definition

Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.

Control1..1
Typeuri
Comments

The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition should be version specific. This will ideally be the URI for the Resource Profile defining the extension, with the code for the extension after a #.

Fixed Valueuse
Extension.extension.valueString
Definition

Value of extension - may be a resource or one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility in the spec for list).

Control1..1
Typestring
Extension.url
Definition

Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.

Control1..1
Typeuri
Comments

The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition should be version specific. This will ideally be the URI for the Resource Profile defining the extension, with the code for the extension after a #.

Fixed Valuehttp://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-usage
Extension.value[x]
Definition

Value of extension - may be a resource or one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility in the spec for list).

Control0..0
TypeChoice of: boolean, integer, decimal, base64Binary, instant, string, uri, date, dateTime, time, code, oid, id, unsignedInt, positiveInt, markdown, Annotation, Attachment, Identifier, CodeableConcept, Coding, Quantity, Range, Period, Ratio, SampledData, Signature, HumanName, Address, ContactPoint, Timing, Reference, Meta
[x] NoteSee Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x]