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Profile qicore-location


<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="qicore-location"/>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-location"/>
  <name value="Profile qicore-location"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <publisher
             value="Health Level Seven International (Clinical Quality Information - QICore)"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="other"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/special/committees/CQI"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <date value="2015-02-27"/>
  <mapping>
    <identity value="qdm"/>
    <uri value="http://www.healthit.gov/quality-data-model"/>
    <name value="Quality Data Model"/>
  </mapping>
  <mapping>
    <identity value="rim"/>
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/v3"/>
    <name value="RIM Mapping"/>
  </mapping>
  <mapping>
    <identity value="w5"/>
    <uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/w5"/>
    <name value="W5 Mapping"/>
  </mapping>
  <kind value="resource"/>
  <abstract value="false"/>
  <type value="Location"/>
  <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Location"/>
  <derivation value="constraint"/>
  <snapshot>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location">
      <path value="Location"/>
      <name value="QICore-Location"/>
      <short value="Details and position information for a physical place"/>
      <definition
                  value="Details and position information for a physical place where services are provided  and resources and participants may be stored, found, contained or accommodated."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Location"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <constraint>
        <key value="dom-2"/>
        <severity value="error"/>
        <human
               value="If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources"/>
        <expression value="contained.contained.empty()"/>
        <xpath value="not(parent::f:contained and f:contained)"/>
      </constraint>
      <constraint>
        <key value="dom-1"/>
        <severity value="error"/>
        <human
               value="If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain any narrative"/>
        <expression value="contained.text.empty()"/>
        <xpath value="not(parent::f:contained and f:text)"/>
      </constraint>
      <constraint>
        <key value="dom-4"/>
        <severity value="error"/>
        <human
               value="If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated"/>
        <expression
                    value="contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()"/>
        <xpath
               value="not(exists(f:contained/*/f:meta/f:versionId)) and not(exists(f:contained/*/f:meta/f:lastUpdated))"/>
      </constraint>
      <constraint>
        <key value="dom-3"/>
        <severity value="error"/>
        <human
               value="If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource"/>
        <expression
                    value="contained.where(('#'+id in %resource.descendants().reference).not()).empty()"/>
        <xpath
               value="not(exists(for $id in f:contained/*/@id return $id[not(ancestor::f:contained/parent::*/descendant::f:reference/@value=concat('#', $id))]))"/>
      </constraint>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="Entity. Role, or Act"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value=".Role[classCode=SDLC]"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="administrative.entity"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="qdm"/>
        <map value="Encounter.facility location"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.id">
      <path value="Location.id"/>
      <short value="Logical id of this artifact"/>
      <definition
                  value="The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes."/>
      <comments
                value="The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Resource.id"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="id"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.meta">
      <path value="Location.meta"/>
      <short value="Metadata about the resource"/>
      <definition
                  value="The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure. Changes to the content may not always be associated with version changes to the resource."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Resource.meta"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Meta"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.implicitRules">
      <path value="Location.implicitRules"/>
      <short value="A set of rules under which this content was created"/>
      <definition
                  value="A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content."/>
      <comments
                value="Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term. However, the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define, collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers and/or specification writers should avoid using this element as much as possible."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Resource.implicitRules"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="uri"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.language">
      <path value="Location.language"/>
      <short value="Language of the resource content"/>
      <definition value="The base language in which the resource is written."/>
      <comments
                value="Language is provided to support indexing and accessibility (typically, services such as text to speech use the language tag). The html language tag in the narrative applies  to the narrative. The language tag on the resource may be used to specify the language of other presentations generated from the data in the resource  Not all the content has to be in the base language. The Resource.language should not be assumed to apply to the narrative automatically. If a language is specified, it should it also be specified on the div element in the html (see rules in HTML5 for information about the relationship between xml:lang and the html lang attribute)."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Resource.language"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <binding>
        <extension
                   url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/elementdefinition-maxValueSet">
          <valueReference>
            <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/all-languages"/>
          </valueReference>
        </extension>
        <strength value="extensible"/>
        <description value="A human language."/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.text">
      <path value="Location.text"/>
      <short value="Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation"/>
      <definition
                  value="A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource, and may be used to represent the content of the resource to a human. The narrative need not encode all the structured data, but is required to contain sufficient detail to make it "clinically safe" for a human to just read the narrative. Resource definitions may define what content should be represented in the narrative to ensure clinical safety."/>
      <comments
                value="Contained resources do not have narrative. Resources that are not contained SHOULD have a narrative. In some cases, a resource may only have text with little or no additional discrete data (as long as all minOccurs=1 elements are satisfied).  This may be necessary for data from legacy systems where information is captured as a "text blob" or where text is additionally entered raw or narrated and encoded in formation is added later."/>
      <alias value="narrative"/>
      <alias value="html"/>
      <alias value="xhtml"/>
      <alias value="display"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="DomainResource.text"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Narrative"/>
      </type>
      <condition value="dom-1"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="Act.text?"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.contained">
      <path value="Location.contained"/>
      <short value="Contained, inline Resources"/>
      <definition
                  value="These resources do not have an independent existence apart from the resource that contains them - they cannot be identified independently, and nor can they have their own independent transaction scope."/>
      <comments
                value="This should never be done when the content can be identified properly, as once identification is lost, it is extremely difficult (and context dependent) to restore it again."/>
      <alias value="inline resources"/>
      <alias value="anonymous resources"/>
      <alias value="contained resources"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="DomainResource.contained"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Resource"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="N/A"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.extension">
      <path value="Location.extension"/>
      <short value="Additional Content defined by implementations"/>
      <definition
                  value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension."/>
      <comments
                value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.  The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone."/>
      <alias value="extensions"/>
      <alias value="user content"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="DomainResource.extension"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="N/A"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.modifierExtension">
      <path value="Location.modifierExtension"/>
      <short value="Extensions that cannot be ignored"/>
      <definition
                  value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource, and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions."/>
      <comments
                value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.  The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone."/>
      <alias value="extensions"/>
      <alias value="user content"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="DomainResource.modifierExtension"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="N/A"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.identifier">
      <path value="Location.identifier"/>
      <short value="Unique code or number identifying the location to its users"/>
      <definition
                  value="Unique code or number identifying the location to its users."/>
      <requirements
                    value="Organization label locations in registries, need to keep track of those."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Location.identifier"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Identifier"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value=".id"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="id"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.status">
      <path value="Location.status"/>
      <short value="active | suspended | inactive"/>
      <definition value="active | suspended | inactive."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Location.status"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description value="Indicates whether the location is still in use."/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/location-status"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value=".statusCode"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="status"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.name">
      <path value="Location.name"/>
      <short value="Name of the location as used by humans"/>
      <definition
                  value="Name of the location as used by humans. Does not need to be unique."/>
      <comments
                value="If the name of an location changes, consider putting the old name in the alias column so that it can still be located through searches."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Location.name"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value=".name"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.alias">
      <path value="Location.alias"/>
      <short
             value="A list of alternate names that the location is known as, or was known as in the past"/>
      <definition
                  value="A list of alternate names that the location is known as, or was known as in the past."/>
      <comments
                value="There are no dates associated with the alias/historic names, as this is not intended to track when names were used, but to assist in searching so that older names can still result in identifying the location."/>
      <requirements
                    value="Over time locations and organizations go through many changes and can be known by different names.  For searching knowing previous names that the location was known by can be very useful."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Location.alias"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value=".name"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.description">
      <path value="Location.description"/>
      <short
             value="Additional details about the location that could be displayed as further information to identify the location beyond its name"/>
      <definition
                  value="Description of the Location, which helps in finding or referencing the place."/>
      <requirements
                    value="Humans need additional information to verify a correct location has been identified."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Location.description"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value=".playingEntity[classCode=PLC determinerCode=INSTANCE].desc"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.mode">
      <path value="Location.mode"/>
      <short value="instance | kind"/>
      <definition
                  value="Indicates whether a resource instance represents a specific location or a class of locations."/>
      <requirements
                    value="When using a Location resource for scheduling or orders, we need to be able to refer to a class of Locations instead of a specific Location."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Location.mode"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description
                     value="Indicates whether a resource instance represents a specific location or a class of locations."/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/location-mode"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value=".playingEntity[classCode=PLC].determinerCode"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="class"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.type">
      <path value="Location.type"/>
      <short value="Type of function performed"/>
      <definition
                  value="Indicates the type of function performed at the location."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Location.type"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="CodeableConcept"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="extensible"/>
        <description
                     value="Indicates the type of function performed at the location."/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference
                     value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-ServiceDeliveryLocationRoleType"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value=".code"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="class"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="qdm"/>
        <map value="Encounter.facility location"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.telecom">
      <path value="Location.telecom"/>
      <short value="Contact details of the location"/>
      <definition
                  value="The contact details of communication devices available at the location. This can include phone numbers, fax numbers, mobile numbers, email addresses and web sites."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Location.telecom"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="ContactPoint"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value=".telecom"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.address">
      <path value="Location.address"/>
      <short value="Physical location"/>
      <definition value="Physical location."/>
      <comments
                value="This was kept as 0..1 as there is no use property on the address, so wouldn't be able to identify different address types."/>
      <requirements
                    value="If locations can be visited, we need to keep track of their address."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Location.address"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Address"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value=".addr"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.address.id">
      <path value="Location.address.id"/>
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
      <short value="xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)"/>
      <definition
                  value="unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Element.id"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.address.extension">
      <path value="Location.address.extension"/>
      <short value="Additional Content defined by implementations"/>
      <definition
                  value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension."/>
      <comments
                value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.  The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone."/>
      <alias value="extensions"/>
      <alias value="user content"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Element.extension"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.address.use">
      <path value="Location.address.use"/>
      <short value="home | work | temp | old - purpose of this address"/>
      <definition value="The purpose of this address."/>
      <comments
                value="This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not mistake a temporary or old address etc.for a current/permanent one. Applications can assume that an address is current unless it explicitly says that it is temporary or old."/>
      <requirements
                    value="Allows an appropriate address to be chosen from a list of many."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Address.use"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <exampleCode value="home"/>
      <isModifier value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description value="The use of an address"/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/address-use"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="XAD.7"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="unique(./use)"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="servd"/>
        <map value="./AddressPurpose"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.address.type">
      <path value="Location.address.type"/>
      <short value="postal | physical | both"/>
      <definition
                  value="Distinguishes between physical addresses (those you can visit) and mailing addresses (e.g. PO Boxes and care-of addresses). Most addresses are both."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Address.type"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <exampleCode value="both"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description value="The type of an address (physical / postal)"/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/address-type"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="XAD.18"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="unique(./use)"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="vcard"/>
        <map value="address type parameter"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.address.text">
      <path value="Location.address.text"/>
      <short value="Text representation of the address"/>
      <definition value="A full text representation of the address."/>
      <comments value="Can provide both a text representation and parts."/>
      <requirements value="A renderable, unencoded form."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Address.text"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <exampleString value="137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="XAD.1 + XAD.2 + XAD.3 + XAD.4 + XAD.5 + XAD.6"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="./formatted"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="vcard"/>
        <map value="address label parameter"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.address.line">
      <path value="Location.address.line"/>
      <short value="Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc."/>
      <definition
                  value="This component contains the house number, apartment number, street name, street direction,  P.O. Box number, delivery hints, and similar address information."/>
      <requirements value="home | work | temp | old - purpose of this address."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Address.line"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <exampleString value="137 Nowhere Street"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map
             value="XAD.1 + XAD.2 (note: XAD.1 and XAD.2 have different meanings for a company address than for a person address)"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="AD.part[parttype = AL]"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="vcard"/>
        <map value="street"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="servd"/>
        <map value="./StreetAddress (newline delimitted)"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.address.city">
      <path value="Location.address.city"/>
      <short value="Name of city, town etc."/>
      <definition
                  value="The name of the city, town, village or other community or delivery center."/>
      <alias value="Municpality"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Address.city"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <exampleString value="Erewhon"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="XAD.3"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="AD.part[parttype = CTY]"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="vcard"/>
        <map value="locality"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="servd"/>
        <map value="./Jurisdiction"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.address.district">
      <path value="Location.address.district"/>
      <short value="District name (aka county)"/>
      <definition value="The name of the administrative area (county)."/>
      <comments
                value="District is sometimes known as county, but in some regions 'county' is used in place of city (municipality), so county name should be conveyed in city instead."/>
      <alias value="County"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Address.district"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <exampleString value="Madison"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="XAD.9"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="AD.part[parttype = CNT | CPA]"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.address.state">
      <path value="Location.address.state"/>
      <short value="Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok)"/>
      <definition
                  value="Sub-unit of a country with limited sovereignty in a federally organized country. A code may be used if codes are in common use (i.e. US 2 letter state codes)."/>
      <alias value="Province"/>
      <alias value="Territory"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Address.state"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="preferred"/>
        <description value="Two letter USPS alphabetic codes."/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/usps-state"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="XAD.4"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="AD.part[parttype = STA]"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="vcard"/>
        <map value="region"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="servd"/>
        <map value="./Region"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.address.postalCode">
      <path value="Location.address.postalCode"/>
      <short value="Postal code for area"/>
      <definition
                  value="A postal code designating a region defined by the postal service."/>
      <alias value="Zip"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Address.postalCode"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <exampleString value="9132"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="XAD.5"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="AD.part[parttype = ZIP]"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="vcard"/>
        <map value="code"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="servd"/>
        <map value="./PostalIdentificationCode"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.address.country">
      <path value="Location.address.country"/>
      <short value="Country (can be ISO 3166 3 letter code)"/>
      <definition
                  value="Country - a nation as commonly understood or generally accepted."/>
      <comments
                value="ISO 3166 3 letter codes can be used in place of a full country name."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Address.country"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="XAD.6"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="AD.part[parttype = CNT]"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="vcard"/>
        <map value="country"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="servd"/>
        <map value="./Country"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.address.period">
      <path value="Location.address.period"/>
      <short value="Time period when address was/is in use"/>
      <definition value="Time period when address was/is in use."/>
      <requirements value="Allows addresses to be placed in historical context."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Address.period"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Period"/>
      </type>
      <examplePeriod>
        <start value="2010-03-23"/>
        <end value="2010-07-01"/>
      </examplePeriod>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="XAD.12 / XAD.13 + XAD.14"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="./usablePeriod[type="IVL<TS>"]"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="servd"/>
        <map value="./StartDate and ./EndDate"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.physicalType">
      <path value="Location.physicalType"/>
      <short value="Physical form of the location"/>
      <definition
                  value="Physical form of the location, e.g. building, room, vehicle, road."/>
      <requirements
                    value="For purposes of showing relevant locations in queries, we need to categorize locations."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Location.physicalType"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="CodeableConcept"/>
      </type>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="example"/>
        <description value="Physical form of the location"/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/location-physical-type"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value=".playingEntity [classCode=PLC].code"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="class"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.position">
      <path value="Location.position"/>
      <short value="The absolute geographic location"/>
      <definition
                  value="The absolute geographic location of the Location, expressed using the WGS84 datum (This is the same co-ordinate system used in KML)."/>
      <requirements
                    value="For mobile applications and automated route-finding knowing the exact location of the Location is required."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Location.position"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="BackboneElement"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map
             value=".playingEntity [classCode=PLC determinerCode=INSTANCE].positionText"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.position.id">
      <path value="Location.position.id"/>
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
      <short value="xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)"/>
      <definition
                  value="unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Element.id"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.position.extension">
      <path value="Location.position.extension"/>
      <short value="Additional Content defined by implementations"/>
      <definition
                  value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance  applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension."/>
      <comments
                value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.  The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone."/>
      <alias value="extensions"/>
      <alias value="user content"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Element.extension"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.position.modifierExtension">
      <path value="Location.position.modifierExtension"/>
      <short value="Extensions that cannot be ignored"/>
      <definition
                  value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element, and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. In order to make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions."/>
      <comments
                value="There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions.  The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone."/>
      <alias value="extensions"/>
      <alias value="user content"/>
      <alias value="modifiers"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="BackboneElement.modifierExtension"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <isModifier value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="N/A"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.position.longitude">
      <path value="Location.position.longitude"/>
      <short value="Longitude with WGS84 datum"/>
      <definition
                  value="Longitude. The value domain and the interpretation are the same as for the text of the longitude element in KML (see notes below)."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Location.position.longitude"/>
        <min value="1"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="decimal"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map
             value="(RIM Opted not to map the sub-elements of GPS location, is now an OBS)"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.position.latitude">
      <path value="Location.position.latitude"/>
      <short value="Latitude with WGS84 datum"/>
      <definition
                  value="Latitude. The value domain and the interpretation are the same as for the text of the latitude element in KML (see notes below)."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Location.position.latitude"/>
        <min value="1"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="decimal"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map
             value="(RIM Opted not to map the sub-elements of GPS location, is now an OBS)"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.position.altitude">
      <path value="Location.position.altitude"/>
      <short value="Altitude with WGS84 datum"/>
      <definition
                  value="Altitude. The value domain and the interpretation are the same as for the text of the altitude element in KML (see notes below)."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Location.position.altitude"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="decimal"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map
             value="(RIM Opted not to map the sub-elements of GPS location, is now an OBS)"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.managingOrganization">
      <path value="Location.managingOrganization"/>
      <short value="Organization responsible for provisioning and upkeep"/>
      <definition
                  value="The organization responsible for the provisioning and upkeep of the location."/>
      <comments
                value="This can also be used as the part of the organization hierarchy where this location provides services. These services can be defined through the HealthcareService resource."/>
      <requirements value="Need to know who manages the location."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Location.managingOrganization"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile
                 value="http://hl7.org/fhir/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-organization"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value=".scopingEntity[classCode=ORG determinerKind=INSTANCE]"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.partOf">
      <path value="Location.partOf"/>
      <short value="Another Location this one is physically part of"/>
      <definition
                  value="Another Location which this Location is physically part of."/>
      <requirements
                    value="For purposes of location, display and identification, knowing which locations are located within other locations is important."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Location.partOf"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile
                 value="http://hl7.org/fhir/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-location"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value=".inboundLink[typeCode=PART].source[classCode=SDLC]"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.endpoint">
      <path value="Location.endpoint"/>
      <short
             value="Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the location"/>
      <definition
                  value="Technical endpoints providing access to services operated for the location."/>
      <requirements
                    value="Organizations may have different systems at different locations that provide various services and need to be able to define the technical connection details for how to connect to them, and for what purpose."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Location.endpoint"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Endpoint"/>
      </type>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
  </snapshot>
  <differential>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location">
      <path value="Location"/>
      <name value="QICore-Location"/>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="qdm"/>
        <map value="Encounter.facility location"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.status">
      <path value="Location.status"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.mode">
      <path value="Location.mode"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.type">
      <path value="Location.type"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="qdm"/>
        <map value="Encounter.facility location"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.address">
      <path value="Location.address"/>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.address.state">
      <path value="Location.address.state"/>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="preferred"/>
        <description value="Two letter USPS alphabetic codes."/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/usps-state"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.managingOrganization">
      <path value="Location.managingOrganization"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile
                 value="http://hl7.org/fhir/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-organization"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="Location:qicore-location.partOf">
      <path value="Location.partOf"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile
                 value="http://hl7.org/fhir/qicore/StructureDefinition/qicore-location"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
  </differential>
</StructureDefinition>