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Extension: Binding Definition

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/binding-definition				Version: 0.6.0
Standards status: Informative			Maturity Level: 4	Computable Name: BindingDefinition
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.1.42.10

This provides a definition for a binding. There's really no functional difference between a definition and a description, and this extension will be removed in R6. No tools do anything with the binding definitions (they use binding.description instead).

Context of Use

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

• Element ID: ElementDefinition.binding

Usage info

Usages:

• Examples for this Extension: Appointment, AuditEvent, Basic, BiologicallyDerivedProductDispense... Show 98 more, Observation Body Mass Index Profile, Observation Body Height Profile, BodyStructure, Observation Body Temperature Profile, Observation Body Weight Profile, Observation Blood Pressure Profile, CapabilityStatement, ChargeItem, Example Lipid Profile, Citation, Condition, ConditionDefinition, CQL Library, Address, Age, Attachment, ContactPoint, Count, Distance, Duration, HumanName, Identifier, Money, MoneyQuantity, Quantity, SampledData, Signature, SimpleQuantity, Timing, DeviceAssociation, DeviceDispense, DeviceMetric, Device Metric Observation Profile, DeviceUsage, DiagnosticReport, Document bundle, DocumentReference, Dosage, DataElement constraint on ElementDefinition data type, ElementDefinition, ELM Library, Encounter, EncounterHistory, Endpoint, FHIRPath Library, Example Lipid Profile, Observation Head Circumference Profile, Observation Heart Rate Profile, ImagingSelection, ImagingStudy, Immunization, InventoryItem, Example Lipid Profile, Example Lipid Profile, Logic Library, MeasureReport, MedicationDispense, MedicationRequest, MessageDefinition, Availability, Contributor, DataRequirement, Expression, ExtendedContactDetail, MonetaryComponent, ParameterDefinition, RelatedArtifact, TriggerDefinition, UsageContext, VirtualServiceDetail, Model Information Library, Module Definition Library, Narrative, NutritionOrder, Observation, Observation Oxygen Saturation Profile , Procedure, Publishable ActivityDefinition, Publishable Library, Publishable Measure, Publishable PlanDefinition, QuestionnaireResponse, Reference, Meta, Observation Respiratory Rate Profile, ServiceRequest, Shareable Test Script, Specimen, SpecimenDefinition, Subscription, Task, TestPlan, TestReport, TestScript, Transport, Example Lipid Profile, Vital Signs Profile and Observation Vital Signs Panel Profile

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Formal Views of Extension Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
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()