FHIR Extensions Pack
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This page is part of the FHIR Core Extensions Registry (v5.2.0: Release 5.2) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) v5.0.0. This is the current published version. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

Extension: CodeSystem Other Name

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/codesystem-otherName Version: 5.2.0
Standards status: Deprecated Maturity Level: 3 Responsible: HL7 International / Terminology Infrastructure Computable Name: CSOtherName
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.5.1147

Human readable names for the codesystem. This codesystem has been deprecated. The codesystem-otherTitle extension should be used for capturing other human readable names.

Context of Use

This extension is deprecated and should no longer be used

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

Usage info

Usage:

Changes since version 1.0.0:

  • The resource metadata has changed (publisher, description)

    • 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

    Complex Extension: Human readable names for the codesystem. This codesystem has been deprecated. The codesystem-otherTitle extension should be used for capturing other human readable names.

    • name: string: This name is intended to be human readable, short and as specific as possible and to convey the purpose of the value set. It is considered to be the name of the value set.
    • preferred: boolean: Flag that this Name in this Name Language is the preferred human-readable signifier in this language.

    Maturity: 3

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
    .. Extension 0..* Extension Alternative names
    ... Slices for extension Content/Rules for all slices
    .... extension:name 1..1 Extension Human readable, short and specific
    ..... extension 0..0
    ..... url 1..1 uri "name"
    ..... value[x] 1..1 string Value of extension
    .... extension:preferred 0..1 Extension Which name is preferred for this language
    ..... extension 0..0
    ..... url 1..1 uri "preferred"
    ..... value[x] 1..1 boolean Value of extension
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/codesystem-otherName"
    ... value[x] 0..0

    doco Documentation for this format
    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
    .. Extension 0..* Extension Alternative names
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... Slices for extension 1..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations
    Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
    .... extension:name 1..1 Extension Human readable, short and specific
    ..... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ..... extension 0..0
    ..... url 1..1 uri "name"
    ..... value[x] 1..1 string Value of extension
    .... extension:preferred 0..1 Extension Which name is preferred for this language
    ..... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ..... extension 0..0
    ..... url 1..1 uri "preferred"
    ..... value[x] 1..1 boolean Value of extension
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/codesystem-otherName"

    doco Documentation for this format

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Complex Extension: Human readable names for the codesystem. This codesystem has been deprecated. The codesystem-otherTitle extension should be used for capturing other human readable names.

    • name: string: This name is intended to be human readable, short and as specific as possible and to convey the purpose of the value set. It is considered to be the name of the value set.
    • preferred: boolean: Flag that this Name in this Name Language is the preferred human-readable signifier in this language.

    Maturity: 3

    Differential View

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
    .. Extension 0..* Extension Alternative names
    ... Slices for extension Content/Rules for all slices
    .... extension:name 1..1 Extension Human readable, short and specific
    ..... extension 0..0
    ..... url 1..1 uri "name"
    ..... value[x] 1..1 string Value of extension
    .... extension:preferred 0..1 Extension Which name is preferred for this language
    ..... extension 0..0
    ..... url 1..1 uri "preferred"
    ..... value[x] 1..1 boolean Value of extension
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/codesystem-otherName"
    ... value[x] 0..0

    doco Documentation for this format

    Snapshot View

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
    .. Extension 0..* Extension Alternative names
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... Slices for extension 1..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations
    Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
    .... extension:name 1..1 Extension Human readable, short and specific
    ..... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ..... extension 0..0
    ..... url 1..1 uri "name"
    ..... value[x] 1..1 string Value of extension
    .... extension:preferred 0..1 Extension Which name is preferred for this language
    ..... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ..... extension 0..0
    ..... url 1..1 uri "preferred"
    ..... value[x] 1..1 boolean Value of extension
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/codesystem-otherName"

    doco Documentation for this format

     

    Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

    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()

    Search Parameters for this Extension

    (none found)