FHIR Extensions Pack
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This page is part of the FHIR Core Extensions Registry (v5.3.0-ballot-tc1: Release 5.3) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) v5.0.0. This version is a pre-release. The current official version is 5.2.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

Extension: Confidential (Experimental)

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/confidential Version: 5.3.0-ballot-tc1
Standards status: Deprecated Maturity Level: 1 Computable Name: Confidential
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.5.1648

Expresses the access policy associated with the element.

This is an experimental extension definition; the definition is intended for testing purposes, education or evaluation, and the definition is not anticipated to be matured to a point where it is intended for genuine usage.

Context of Use

This extension is deprecated and should no longer be used

This extension is deprecated, use the Inline-sec-label extension instead. The Inline-sec-label extension is generic and useable anywhere and has significant guidance around its use in the defining DS4P Implementation Guide

This extension may be used on the following element(s)

Usage info

Usages:

  • This Extension is not used by any profiles in this Implementation Guide

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Changes since version 5.2.0:

  • The resource metadata has changed (status)

    • Formal Views of Extension Content

    Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Simple Extension with the type uri, CodeableConcept: Expresses the access policy associated with the element.

    Maturity: 1

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..* Extension Confidential
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/confidential"
    ... Slices for value[x] 1..1 Value of extension
    Slice: Unordered, Open by type:$this
    .... valueUri uri
    .... valueCodeableConcept CodeableConcept
    .... value[x]:valueCodeableConcept 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
    Binding: Confidentiality (example)

    doco Documentation for this format
    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..* Extension Confidential
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/confidential"
    .... valueUri uri
    .... valueCodeableConcept CodeableConcept
    .... value[x]:valueCodeableConcept 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
    Binding: Confidentiality (example)

    doco Documentation for this format

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Simple Extension with the type uri, CodeableConcept: Expresses the access policy associated with the element.

    Maturity: 1

    Differential View

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..* Extension Confidential
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/confidential"
    ... Slices for value[x] 1..1 Value of extension
    Slice: Unordered, Open by type:$this
    .... valueUri uri
    .... valueCodeableConcept CodeableConcept
    .... value[x]:valueCodeableConcept 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
    Binding: Confidentiality (example)

    doco Documentation for this format

    Snapshot View

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..* Extension Confidential
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/confidential"
    .... valueUri uri
    .... valueCodeableConcept CodeableConcept
    .... value[x]:valueCodeableConcept 0..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
    Binding: Confidentiality (example)

    doco Documentation for this format

     

    Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

    Terminology Bindings

    PathConformanceValueSetURI
    Extension.value[x]:valueCodeableConceptexampleConfidentiality
    http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-Confidentiality

    Constraints

    IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
    ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
    ext-1error**ALL** extensionsMust have either extensions or value[x], not both
    : extension.exists() != value.exists()

    R4B

    The extension is unchanged in R4B

    R4

    The extension is unchanged in R4

    R3

    The extension is unchanged in R3

    Search Parameters for this Extension

    (none found)