FHIR Clinical Guidelines (v1.0.0) (STU1)

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D.4.1.4 StructureDefinition: - Detailed Descriptions

Definitions for the StructureDefinition-cpg-directionOfRecommendation Profile.

1. Extension
Definition

Specifies whether the recommendation is "for" or "against" a particular activity. For example, the recommendation to prescribe a particular medication, versus the recommendation not to perform a particular procedure.

Control0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
InvariantsDefined on this element
ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (: extension.exists() != value.exists())
2. Extension.id
Definition

Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.

Control0..1
Typestring
3. Extension.extension
Definition

May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. 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 can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.

Control0..*
TypeExtension
Alternate Namesextensions, user content
Comments

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.

InvariantsDefined on this element
ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (: extension.exists() != value.exists())
SlicingThis element introduces a set of slices on Extension.extension. The slices are unordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators:
  • value @ url
4. Extension.url
Definition

Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.

Control1..1
Typeuri
Comments

The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.

Fixed Valuehttp://hl7.org/fhir/uv/cpg/StructureDefinition/cpg-directionOfRecommendation
5. Extension.value[x]
Definition

Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility for a list).

Control0..1
BindingThe codes SHALL be taken from CPG Recommendation Direction The direction of the recommendation, for or against

TypeCodeableConcept
[x] NoteSee Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x]
InvariantsDefined on this element
ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))