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Example OperationDefinition/CodeSystem-subsumes (XML)

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Operation Definition

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

<OperationDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="CodeSystem-subsumes"/> 
  <text> 
    <status value="extensions"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p> URL: [base]/CodeSystem/$subsumes</p> 
      <p> URL: [base]/CodeSystem/[id]/$subsumes</p> 
      <p> Parameters</p> 
      <table class="grid">
        <tr> 
          <td> 
            <b> Use</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Name</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Scope</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Cardinality</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Type</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Binding</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Documentation</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> IN</td> 
          <td> codeA</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 0..1</td> 
          <td> 
            <a href="datatypes.html#code">code</a> 
          </td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> The &quot;A&quot; code that is to be tested. If a code is provided, a system must
                 be provided</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> IN</td> 
          <td> codeB</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 0..1</td> 
          <td> 
            <a href="datatypes.html#code">code</a> 
          </td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> The &quot;B&quot; code that is to be tested. If a code is provided, a system must
                 be provided</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> IN</td> 
          <td> system</td> 
          <td> type</td> 
          <td> 0..1</td> 
          <td> 
            <a href="datatypes.html#uri">uri</a> 
          </td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> The code system in which subsumption testing is to be performed. This must be provided
                 unless the operation is invoked on a code system instance</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> IN</td> 
          <td> version</td> 
          <td> type</td> 
          <td> 0..1</td> 
          <td> 
            <a href="datatypes.html#string">string</a> 
          </td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> The version of the code system, if one was provided in the source data</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> IN</td> 
          <td> codingA</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 0..1</td> 
          <td> 
            <a href="datatypes.html#Coding">Coding</a> 
          </td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> The &quot;A&quot; Coding that is to be tested. The code system does not have to
                 match the specified subsumption code system, but the relationships between the
                 code systems must be well established</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> IN</td> 
          <td> codingB</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 0..1</td> 
          <td> 
            <a href="datatypes.html#Coding">Coding</a> 
          </td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> The &quot;B&quot; Coding that is to be tested. The code system does not have to
                 match the specified subsumption code system, but the relationships between the
                 code systems must be well established</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> OUT</td> 
          <td> outcome</td> 
          <td/>  
          <td> 1..1</td> 
          <td> 
            <a href="datatypes.html#code">code</a> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <a href="valueset-concept-subsumption-outcome.html">Concept Subsumption Outcome</a>  (Required)
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <div> 
              <p> The subsumption relationship between code/Coding &quot;A&quot; and code/Coding
                 &quot;B&quot;. There are 4 possible codes to be returned (equivalent, subsumes,
                 subsumed-by, and not-subsumed) as defined in the concept-subsumption-outcome value
                 set.  If the server is unable to determine the relationship between the codes/Codings,
                 then it returns an error response with an OperationOutcome.</p> 

            </div> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="5"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="normative"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/OperationDefinition/CodeSystem-subsumes"/> 
  <version value="5.0.0"/> 
  <name value="Subsumes"/> 
  <title value="Subsumption Testing"/> 
  <status value="active"/> 
  <kind value="operation"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <date value="2023-03-26T15:21:02+11:00"/> 
  <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> 
    </telecom> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="email"/> 
      <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <description value="Test the subsumption relationship between code/Coding A and code/Coding B given
   the semantics of subsumption in the underlying code system (see [hierarchyMeaning](codesystem
  -definitions.html#CodeSystem.hierarchyMeaning)).

When invoking this operation, a client SHALL provide both A and B codes, either
   as code or Coding parameters. The system parameter is required unless the operation
   is invoked on an instance of a code system resource. Other parameters are optional"/> 
  <jurisdiction> 
    <coding> 
      <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/> 
      <code value="001"/> 
      <display value="World"/> 
    </coding> 
  </jurisdiction> 
  <affectsState value="false"/> 
  <code value="subsumes"/> 
  <resource value="CodeSystem"/> 
  <system value="false"/> 
  <type value="true"/> 
  <instance value="true"/> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="codeA"/> 
    <use value="in"/> 
    <min value="0"/> 
    <max value="1"/> 
    <documentation value="The &quot;A&quot; code that is to be tested. If a code is provided, a system must
     be provided"/> 
    <type value="code"/> 
  </parameter> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="codeB"/> 
    <use value="in"/> 
    <min value="0"/> 
    <max value="1"/> 
    <documentation value="The &quot;B&quot; code that is to be tested. If a code is provided, a system must
     be provided"/> 
    <type value="code"/> 
  </parameter> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="system"/> 
    <use value="in"/> 
    <scope value="type"/> 
    <min value="0"/> 
    <max value="1"/> 
    <documentation value="The code system in which subsumption testing is to be performed. This must be provided
     unless the operation is invoked on a code system instance"/> 
    <type value="uri"/> 
  </parameter> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="version"/> 
    <use value="in"/> 
    <scope value="type"/> 
    <min value="0"/> 
    <max value="1"/> 
    <documentation value="The version of the code system, if one was provided in the source data"/> 
    <type value="string"/> 
  </parameter> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="codingA"/> 
    <use value="in"/> 
    <min value="0"/> 
    <max value="1"/> 
    <documentation value="The &quot;A&quot; Coding that is to be tested. The code system does not have to
     match the specified subsumption code system, but the relationships between the
     code systems must be well established"/> 
    <type value="Coding"/> 
  </parameter> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="codingB"/> 
    <use value="in"/> 
    <min value="0"/> 
    <max value="1"/> 
    <documentation value="The &quot;B&quot; Coding that is to be tested. The code system does not have to
     match the specified subsumption code system, but the relationships between the
     code systems must be well established"/> 
    <type value="Coding"/> 
  </parameter> 
  <parameter> 
    <name value="outcome"/> 
    <use value="out"/> 
    <min value="1"/> 
    <max value="1"/> 
    <documentation value="The subsumption relationship between code/Coding &quot;A&quot; and code/Coding
     &quot;B&quot;. There are 4 possible codes to be returned (equivalent, subsumes,
     subsumed-by, and not-subsumed) as defined in the concept-subsumption-outcome value
     set.  If the server is unable to determine the relationship between the codes/Codings,
     then it returns an error response with an OperationOutcome."/> 
    <type value="code"/> 
    <binding> 
      <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-bindingName">
        <valueString value="ConceptSubsumptionOutcome"/> 
      </extension> 
      <strength value="required"/> 
      <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/concept-subsumption-outcome|5.0.0"/> 
    </binding> 
  </parameter> 
</OperationDefinition>

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.