FHIR Release 3 (STU)

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Codesystem-item-type.json

Vocabulary Work GroupMaturity Level: N/ABallot Status: Informative

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Definition for Code System QuestionnaireItemType

{
  "resourceType": "CodeSystem",
  "id": "item-type",
  "meta": {
    "lastUpdated": "2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00"
  },
  "text": {
    "status": "generated",
    "div": "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
  },
  "extension": [
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-ballot-status",
      "valueString": "Informative"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
      "valueInteger": 3
    },
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
      "valueCode": "fhir"
    }
  ],
  "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/item-type",
  "identifier": {
    "system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.438"
  },
  "version": "3.0.2",
  "name": "QuestionnaireItemType",
  "status": "draft",
  "experimental": false,
  "date": "2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00",
  "publisher": "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
  "contact": [
    {
      "telecom": [
        {
          "system": "url",
          "value": "http://hl7.org/fhir"
        },
        {
          "system": "email",
          "value": "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description": "Distinguishes groups from questions and display text and indicates data type for questions",
  "caseSensitive": true,
  "valueSet": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/item-type",
  "content": "complete",
  "property": [
    {
      "code": "notSelectable",
      "uri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#notSelectable",
      "description": "Indicates that the code is abstract - only intended to be used as a selector for other concepts",
      "type": "boolean"
    }
  ],
  "concept": [
    {
      "code": "group",
      "display": "Group",
      "definition": "An item with no direct answer but should have at least one child item."
    },
    {
      "code": "display",
      "display": "Display",
      "definition": "Text for display that will not capture an answer or have child items."
    },
    {
      "code": "question",
      "display": "Question",
      "definition": "An item that defines a specific answer to be captured, and may have child items.\n(the answer provided in the QuestionnaireResponse should be of the defined datatype)",
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "notSelectable",
          "valueBoolean": true
        }
      ],
      "concept": [
        {
          "code": "boolean",
          "display": "Boolean",
          "definition": "Question with a yes/no answer (valueBoolean)"
        },
        {
          "code": "decimal",
          "display": "Decimal",
          "definition": "Question with is a real number answer (valueDecimal)"
        },
        {
          "code": "integer",
          "display": "Integer",
          "definition": "Question with an integer answer (valueInteger)"
        },
        {
          "code": "date",
          "display": "Date",
          "definition": "Question with a date answer (valueDate)"
        },
        {
          "code": "dateTime",
          "display": "Date Time",
          "definition": "Question with a date and time answer (valueDateTime)"
        },
        {
          "code": "time",
          "display": "Time",
          "definition": "Question with a time (hour:minute:second) answer independent of date. (valueTime)"
        },
        {
          "code": "string",
          "display": "String",
          "definition": "Question with a short (few words to short sentence) free-text entry answer (valueString)"
        },
        {
          "code": "text",
          "display": "Text",
          "definition": "Question with a long (potentially multi-paragraph) free-text entry answer (valueString)"
        },
        {
          "code": "url",
          "display": "Url",
          "definition": "Question with a URL (website, FTP site, etc.) answer (valueUri)"
        },
        {
          "code": "choice",
          "display": "Choice",
          "definition": "Question with a Coding drawn from a list of options (specified in either the option property, or via the valueset referenced in the options property) as an answer (valueCoding)"
        },
        {
          "code": "open-choice",
          "display": "Open Choice",
          "definition": "Answer is a Coding drawn from a list of options (as with the choice type) or a free-text entry in a string (valueCoding or valueString)"
        },
        {
          "code": "attachment",
          "display": "Attachment",
          "definition": "Question with binary content such as a image, PDF, etc. as an answer (valueAttachment)"
        },
        {
          "code": "reference",
          "display": "Reference",
          "definition": "Question with a reference to another resource (practitioner, organization, etc.) as an answer (valueReference)"
        },
        {
          "code": "quantity",
          "display": "Quantity",
          "definition": "Question with a combination of a numeric value and unit, potentially with a comparator (<, >, etc.) as an answer. (valueQuantity)\nThere is an extension 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-unit' that can be used to define what unit whould be captured (or the a unit that has a ucum conversion from the provided unit)"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

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.