FHIR Extensions Pack
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This page is part of the FHIR Core Extensions Registry (v5.3.0: Release 5.3) 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: Narrative Source Control

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/narrative-source-control Version: 5.3.0
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 2 Computable Name: NarrativeSourceControl
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.5.1670

Indicates that validators should check that elements in the narrative have source attribution in their class attributes (boilerplate, generated, extensions and additional), and level of issue associated with the check

Context of Use

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:

  • New Content

    • 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 code: Indicates that validators should check that elements in the narrative have source attribution in their class attributes (boilerplate, generated, extensions and additional), and level of issue associated with the check

    Maturity: 2

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Validators should check that elements in the narrative have source attribution
    ... extension 0..0 Extension
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/narrative-source-control"
    ... value[x] 1..1 code Value of extension
    Binding: IssueSeverity (required)

    doco Documentation for this format
    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Validators should check that elements in the narrative have source attribution
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... extension 0..0 Extension
    Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/narrative-source-control"

    doco Documentation for this format

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Simple Extension with the type code: Indicates that validators should check that elements in the narrative have source attribution in their class attributes (boilerplate, generated, extensions and additional), and level of issue associated with the check

    Maturity: 2

    Differential View

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Validators should check that elements in the narrative have source attribution
    ... extension 0..0 Extension
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/narrative-source-control"
    ... value[x] 1..1 code Value of extension
    Binding: IssueSeverity (required)

    doco Documentation for this format

    Snapshot View

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Validators should check that elements in the narrative have source attribution
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... extension 0..0 Extension
    Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/narrative-source-control"

    doco Documentation for this format

     

    Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

    Terminology Bindings

    Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
    Extension.value[x] Base required Issue Severity 📦5.0.0 FHIR Std.

    Constraints

    Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
    ele-1 error **ALL** elements All FHIR elements must have a @value or children hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
    ext-1 error **ALL** extensions Must 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)