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Definition for Code System ReferenceHandlingPolicy
{ "resourceType" : "CodeSystem", "id" : "reference-handling-policy", "meta" : { "lastUpdated" : "2019-11-01T09:29:23.356+11:00" }, "text" : { "status" : "generated", "div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>" }, "extension" : [{ "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg", "valueCode" : "fhir" }, { "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status", "valueCode" : "normative" }, { "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version", "valueCode" : "4.0.0" }, { "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm", "valueInteger" : 5 }], "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/reference-handling-policy", "identifier" : [{ "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986", "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.203" }], "version" : "4.0.1", "name" : "ReferenceHandlingPolicy", "title" : "ReferenceHandlingPolicy", "status" : "active", "experimental" : false, "date" : "2019-11-01T09:29:23+11:00", "publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)", "contact" : [{ "telecom" : [{ "system" : "url", "value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir" }, { "system" : "email", "value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org" }] }], "description" : "A set of flags that defines how references are supported.", "caseSensitive" : true, "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/reference-handling-policy", "content" : "complete", "concept" : [{ "code" : "literal", "display" : "Literal References", "definition" : "The server supports and populates Literal references (i.e. using Reference.reference) where they are known (this code does not guarantee that all references are literal; see 'enforced')." }, { "code" : "logical", "display" : "Logical References", "definition" : "The server allows logical references (i.e. using Reference.identifier)." }, { "code" : "resolves", "display" : "Resolves References", "definition" : "The server will attempt to resolve logical references to literal references - i.e. converting Reference.identifier to Reference.reference (if resolution fails, the server may still accept resources; see logical)." }, { "code" : "enforced", "display" : "Reference Integrity Enforced", "definition" : "The server enforces that references have integrity - e.g. it ensures that references can always be resolved. This is typically the case for clinical record systems, but often not the case for middleware/proxy systems." }, { "code" : "local", "display" : "Local References Only", "definition" : "The server does not support references that point to other servers." }] }
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.