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10.1.9 StructureDefinition: Profile sdc-response - XML Profile

XML representation of the sdc-response Profile.

<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="sdc-response"/>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/us/sdc/StructureDefinition/sdc-response"/>
  <name value="Profile sdc-response"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <publisher
             value="Health Level Seven International (Orders and Observations - Structured Data Capture)"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="other"/>
      <value value="d, hap"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <date value="2014-04-21"/>
  <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="QuestionnaireResponse"/>
  <baseDefinition
                  value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/QuestionnaireResponse"/>
  <derivation value="constraint"/>
  <snapshot>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse"/>
      <name value="SDCData"/>
      <short value="A structured set of questions and their answers"/>
      <definition
                  value="Sets expectations for supported capabilities for questionnaire responses for SDC-conformant systems."/>
      <alias value="Form"/>
      <alias value="QuestionnaireAnswers"/>
      <alias value="Form Data"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="QuestionnaireResponse"/>
        <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="Observation[moodCode=EVN]"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="infrastructure.information"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.id">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.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="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.meta">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.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="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.implicitRules">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.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="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.language">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.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="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.text">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.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="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.contained">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.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="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.extension">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.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="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.modifierExtension">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.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="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.identifier">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.identifier"/>
      <short value="Unique id for this set of answers"/>
      <definition
                  value="A business identifier assigned to a particular completed (or partially completed) questionnaire."/>
      <requirements
                    value="Used for tracking, registration and other business purposes."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.identifier"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Identifier"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value=".id"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="id"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.basedOn">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.basedOn"/>
      <short value="Request fulfilled by this Questionnaire"/>
      <definition
                  value="Identifies the order, proposal or plan that is fulfilled in whole or in part by this Questionnaire."/>
      <requirements
                    value="Supports traceability of authorization and confirmation of action on recommendations."/>
      <alias value="order"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.basedOn"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile
                 value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DiagnosticRequest"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ReferralRequest"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/CarePlan"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.parent">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.parent"/>
      <short value="Part of this action"/>
      <definition
                  value="Identifies a procedure or observation that this questionnaire was performed as part of the execution of."/>
      <comments
                value="Composition of questionnaire responses will be handled by the parent questionnaire having answers that reference the child questionnaire.  For relationships to referrals, and other types of requests, use basedOn."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.parent"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Procedure"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.questionnaire">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.questionnaire"/>
      <short value="A structured set of questions"/>
      <definition
                  value="Sets minimum expectations for questionnaire support for SDC-conformant systems, including a number of extensions around display and behavior."/>
      <alias value="Form"/>
      <alias value="CRF"/>
      <alias value="Survey"/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.questionnaire"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile
                 value="http://hl7.org/fhir/us/sdc/StructureDefinition/sdc-questionnaire"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="Entity. Role, or Act"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="Observation[moodCode=DEF]"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="infrastructure.information"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="ihesdc"/>
        <map value="Form_Package"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.status">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.status"/>
      <short value="in-progress | completed | amended"/>
      <definition
                  value="The lifecycle status of the questionnaire response as a whole."/>
      <requirements
                    value="The information on Questionnaire resources  may possibly be gathered during multiple sessions and altered after considered being finished. Questionnaire resources with just questions may serve as template forms, with the applicable publication statuses."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.status"/>
        <min value="1"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description value="Lifecycle status of the questionnaire response."/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference
                     value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/questionnaire-answers-status"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map
             value=".statusCode (also whether there's a revisionControlAct - and possibly mood to distinguish "in-progress" from "published)"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="status"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.subject">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.subject"/>
      <short
             value="Information about an individual or animal receiving health care services"/>
      <definition
                  value="Demographics and other administrative information about an individual or animal receiving care or other health-related services."/>
      <alias value="SubjectOfCare Client Resident"/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.subject"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="Entity. Role, or Act"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="Patient[classCode=PAT]"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="cda"/>
        <map value="ClinicalDocument.recordTarget.patientRole"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="administrative.individual"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.context">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.context"/>
      <short
             value="Encounter or Episode during which questionnaire was completed"/>
      <definition
                  value="The encounter or episode of care with primary association to the questionnaire."/>
      <comments
                value="A questionnaire that was initiated during an encounter but not fully completed during the encounter would still generally be associated with the encounter."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.context"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Encounter"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/EpisodeOfCare"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="context"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.author">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.author"/>
      <short value="Person who received and recorded the answers"/>
      <definition
                  value="Person who received the answers to the questions in the QuestionnaireResponse and recorded them in the system."/>
      <comments
                value="Mapping a subject's answers to multiple choice options and determining what to put in the textual answer is a matter of interpretation.  Authoring by device would indicate that some portion of the questionnaire had been auto-populated."/>
      <requirements
                    value="Need to know who interpreted the subject's answers to the questions in the questionnaire, and selected the appropriate options for answers."/>
      <alias value="Laboratory"/>
      <alias value="Service"/>
      <alias value="Practitioner"/>
      <alias value="Department"/>
      <alias value="Company"/>
      <alias value="Performer"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.author"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Device"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value=".participation[typeCode=AUT].role"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="who.author"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.authored">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.authored"/>
      <short value="Date this version was authored"/>
      <definition
                  value="Identifies when this version of the answer set was created.  Changes whenever the answers are updated."/>
      <comments
                value="May be different from the update time of the resource itself, because that is the status of the collection and authoring.  This element is optional to allow for systems that may not know the value, however it SHOULD be populated if possible."/>
      <requirements
                    value="Clinicians need to be able to check the date that the information in the questionnaire was collected, to derive the context of the answers."/>
      <alias value="Date Created"/>
      <alias value="Date published"/>
      <alias value="Date Issued"/>
      <alias value="Date updated"/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.authored"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="dateTime"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value=".participation[typeCode=AUT].time"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="when.recorded"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.source">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.source"/>
      <short value="The person who answered the questions"/>
      <definition
                  value="The person who answered the questions about the subject."/>
      <comments
                value="If not specified, no inference can be made about who provided the data."/>
      <requirements
                    value="When answering questions about a subject that is minor, incapable of answering or an animal, another human source is used to answer the questions."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.source"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value=".participation[typeCode=INF].role"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="who.source"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item"/>
      <short value="Groups and questions"/>
      <definition
                  value="Corresponds to a group or question item from the original questionnaire."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="BackboneElement"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map
             value=".outboundRelationship[typeCode=COMP].target[classCode=OBS, moodCode=EVN]"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item.id">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.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="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item.extension">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.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="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item.modifierExtension">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.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="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item.linkId">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.linkId"/>
      <short value="Corresponding item within Questionnaire"/>
      <definition
                  value="Identifies the item from the Questionnaire that corresponds to this item in the QuestionnaireResponse resource."/>
      <requirements
                    value="Items can repeat in the answers, so a direct 1..1 correspondence may not exist - requiring correspondence by identifier."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.linkId"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map
             value=".outboundRelationship[typeCode=DEFN].target[classCode=OBS, moodCode=DEFN]"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item.text">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.text"/>
      <short value="Name for group or question text"/>
      <definition
                  value="Text that is displayed above the contents of the group or as the text of the question being answered."/>
      <requirements
                    value="Allows the questionnaire response to be read without access to the questionnaire."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.text"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value=".text"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item.subject">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.subject"/>
      <short
             value="Information about an individual or animal receiving health care services"/>
      <definition
                  value="Identifies the patient this particular questionnaire is describing."/>
      <requirements
                    value="Non-patient questionnaires are outside the scope of the SDC-project."/>
      <alias value="SubjectOfCare Client Resident"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.subject"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="Entity. Role, or Act"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="Patient[classCode=PAT]"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="cda"/>
        <map value="ClinicalDocument.recordTarget.patientRole"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="w5"/>
        <map value="administrative.individual"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item.answer">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer"/>
      <short value="The response(s) to the question"/>
      <definition value="The respondent's answer(s) to the question."/>
      <comments
                value="The value is nested because we cannot have a repeating structure that has variable type."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="BackboneElement"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value=".value[type=LIST_ANY]"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item.answer.id">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer.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="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item.answer.extension">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer.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="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item.answer.modifierExtension">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer.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="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item.answer.value[x]">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer.value[x]"/>
      <short value="Single-valued answer to the question"/>
      <definition
                  value="The answer (or one of the answers) provided by the respondent to the question."/>
      <comments
                value="More complex structures (Attachment, Resource and Quantity) will typically be limited to electronic forms that can expose an appropriate user interface to capture the components and enforce the constraints of a complex data type.  Additional complex types can be introduced through extensions."/>
      <requirements
                    value="Ability to retain a single-valued answer to a question."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer.value[x]"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="boolean"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="date"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="dateTime"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="time"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="instant"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="decimal"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="integer"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="Coding"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="uri"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="Quantity"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="Attachment"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="example"/>
        <description
                     value="Code indicating the response provided for a question."/>
      </binding>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value=".item"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item.answer.item">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer.item"/>
      <short value="Nested groups and questions"/>
      <definition
                  value="Nested groups and/or questions found within this particular answer."/>
      <requirements
                    value="It is useful to have "sub-questions", questions which normally appear when certain answers are given and which collect additional details."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer.item"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <contentReference value="#QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item"/>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map
             value=".outboundRelationship[typeCode=COMP].target[classCode=DOCSECT, moodCode=EVN]"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item.item">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.item"/>
      <short value="Nested questionnaire response items"/>
      <definition
                  value="Questions or sub-groups nested beneath a question or group."/>
      <requirements value="Reports can consist of complex nested groups."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.item"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <contentReference value="#QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map
             value=".outboundRelationship[typeCode=COMP].target[classCode=OBS, moodCode=EVN]"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
  </snapshot>
  <differential>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse"/>
      <name value="SDCData"/>
      <definition
                  value="Sets expectations for supported capabilities for questionnaire responses for SDC-conformant systems."/>
      <alias value="Form Data"/>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.identifier">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.identifier"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.basedOn">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.basedOn"/>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.parent">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.parent"/>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.questionnaire">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.questionnaire"/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile
                 value="http://hl7.org/fhir/us/sdc/StructureDefinition/sdc-questionnaire"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.status">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.status"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.subject">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.subject"/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.context">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.context"/>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.author">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.author"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.authored">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.authored"/>
      <definition
                  value="Identifies when this version of the answer set was created.  Changes whenever the answers are updated."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.source">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.source"/>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item.linkId">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.linkId"/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item.text">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.text"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item.subject">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.subject"/>
      <definition
                  value="Identifies the patient this particular questionnaire is describing."/>
      <requirements
                    value="Non-patient questionnaires are outside the scope of the SDC-project."/>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
        <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item.answer">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item.answer.value[x]">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer.value[x]"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <type>
        <code value="boolean"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="date"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="dateTime"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="time"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="instant"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="decimal"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="integer"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="Coding"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="uri"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="Quantity"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="Attachment"/>
      </type>
      <type>
        <code value="Reference"/>
      </type>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item.answer.item">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer.item"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <contentReference value="#QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item"/>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
    <element id="QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item.item">
      <path value="QuestionnaireResponse.item.item"/>
      <contentReference value="#QuestionnaireResponse:sdcdata.item"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
    </element>
  </differential>
</StructureDefinition>