Extensions for Using Data Elements from FHIR R5 in FHIR R4
0.1.0 - STU
Extensions for Using Data Elements from FHIR R5 in FHIR R4
0.1.0 - STU
Extensions for Using Data Elements from FHIR R5 in FHIR R4 - Downloaded Version null See the Directory of published versions
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JSON representation of the ext-R5-Person.communication extension.
{
"resourceType" : "StructureDefinition",
"id" : "ext-R5-Person.communication",
"text" : {
"status" : "extensions",
"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: StructureDefinition ext-R5-Person.communication</b></p><a name=\"ext-R5-Person.communication\"> </a><a name=\"hcext-R5-Person.communication\"> </a><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top;\"><tr style=\"border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top\"><th style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"The logical name of the element\">Name</a></th><th style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"Information about the use of the element\">Flags</a></th><th style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"Minimum and Maximum # of times the element can appear in the instance\">Card.</a></th><th style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px; width: 100px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"Reference to the type of the element\">Type</a></th><th style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"Additional information about the element\">Description & Constraints</a><span style=\"float: right\"><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"Legend for this format\"><img src=\"data:image/png;base64,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\" alt=\"doco\" style=\"background-color: inherit\"/></a></span></th></tr><tr style=\"border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck1.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon_element.gif\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: white; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Element\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> <a href=\"StructureDefinition-ext-R5-Person.communication-definitions.html#Extension\" title=\"R5: `Person.communication` (new:BackboneElement)\">Extension</a><a name=\"Extension\"> </a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">0..*</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/extensibility.html#Extension\">Extension(4.0.1)</a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">R5: A language which may be used to communicate with the person about his or her health (new)<br/></td></tr>\r\n<tr style=\"border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck13.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon_extension_simple.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Simple Extension\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> <a href=\"StructureDefinition-ext-R5-Person.communication-definitions.html#Extension.extension\">Slices for extension</a><a name=\"Extension.extension\"> </a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">1..*</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a style=\"opacity: 0.5; opacity: 0.5\" href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/extensibility.html#Extension\">Extension</a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><span style=\"opacity: 0.5\">Extension</span><br/><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">Slice: </span>Unordered, Open by value:url<br/></td></tr>\r\n<tr style=\"border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck135.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vline.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin_slicer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon_slice_item.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: white; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Slice Item\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> <a href=\"StructureDefinition-ext-R5-Person.communication-definitions.html#Extension.extension:language\" title=\"Slice language: R5: `Person.communication.language` (new:CodeableConcept)\">extension:language</a><a name=\"Extension.extension.2\"> </a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">1..1</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a style=\"opacity: 0.5; opacity: 0.5\" href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/extensibility.html#Extension\">Extension</a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">R5: The language which can be used to communicate with the person about his or her health (new)<br/></td></tr>\r\n<tr style=\"border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck1350.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vline.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vline_slicer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin_slice.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon_element.gif\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Element\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> <a href=\"StructureDefinition-ext-R5-Person.communication-definitions.html#Extension.extension:language.url\">url</a><a name=\"Extension.extension.url\"> </a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">1..1</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a style=\"opacity: 0.5; opacity: 0.5\" href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#uri\">uri</a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><span style=\"color: darkgreen\">"language"</span></td></tr>\r\n<tr style=\"border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck1340.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vline.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vline_slicer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin_end_slice.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon_datatype.gif\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: white; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Data Type\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> <a href=\"StructureDefinition-ext-R5-Person.communication-definitions.html#Extension.extension:language.value[x]\" title=\"The ISO-639-1 alpha 2 code in lower case for the language, optionally followed by a hyphen and the ISO-3166-1 alpha 2 code for the region in upper case; e.g. "en" for English, or "en-US" for American English versus "en-AU" for Australian English.\">value[x]</a><a name=\"Extension.extension.value_x_\"> </a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">1..1</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#CodeableConcept\">CodeableConcept</a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">The language which can be used to communicate with the person about his or her health</td></tr>\r\n<tr style=\"border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck125.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vline.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin_end_slicer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon_slice_item.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Slice Item\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> <a href=\"StructureDefinition-ext-R5-Person.communication-definitions.html#Extension.extension:preferred\" title=\"Slice preferred: R5: `Person.communication.preferred` (new:boolean)\">extension:preferred</a><a name=\"Extension.extension.3\"> </a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">0..1</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a style=\"opacity: 0.5; opacity: 0.5\" href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/extensibility.html#Extension\">Extension</a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">R5: Language preference indicator (new)<br/></td></tr>\r\n<tr style=\"border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck1250.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vline.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_blank.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin_slice.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon_element.gif\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: white; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Element\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> <a href=\"StructureDefinition-ext-R5-Person.communication-definitions.html#Extension.extension:preferred.url\">url</a><a name=\"Extension.extension.url.2\"> </a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">1..1</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a style=\"opacity: 0.5; opacity: 0.5\" href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#uri\">uri</a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><span style=\"color: darkgreen\">"preferred"</span></td></tr>\r\n<tr style=\"border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck1240.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vline.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_blank.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin_end_slice.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon_primitive.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Primitive Data Type\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> <a href=\"StructureDefinition-ext-R5-Person.communication-definitions.html#Extension.extension:preferred.value[x]\" title=\"Indicates whether or not the person prefers this language (over other languages he masters up a certain level).\">value[x]</a><a name=\"Extension.extension.value_x_.2\"> </a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">0..1</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#boolean\">boolean</a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">Language preference indicator</td></tr>\r\n<tr style=\"border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck10.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon_element.gif\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: white; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Element\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> <a href=\"StructureDefinition-ext-R5-Person.communication-definitions.html#Extension.url\">url</a><a name=\"Extension.url\"> </a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\">1..1</td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><a style=\"opacity: 0.5; opacity: 0.5\" href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#uri\">uri</a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><span style=\"color: darkgreen\">"http://hl7.org/fhir/5.0/StructureDefinition/extension-Person.communication"</span></td></tr>\r\n<tr style=\"border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck00.png)\" class=\"hierarchy\"><img src=\"tbl_spacer.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"tbl_vjoin_end.png\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: inherit\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><img src=\"icon_element.gif\" alt=\".\" style=\"background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit\" title=\"Element\" class=\"hierarchy\"/> <a style=\"text-decoration:line-through; text-decoration:line-through\" href=\"StructureDefinition-ext-R5-Person.communication-definitions.html#Extension.value[x]\">value[x]</a><a name=\"Extension.value_x_\"> </a></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><span style=\"text-decoration:line-through\"/><span style=\"text-decoration:line-through\">0</span><span style=\"text-decoration:line-through\">..</span><span style=\"text-decoration:line-through\">0</span></td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"/><td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align : var(--ig-left,left); background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px\" class=\"hierarchy\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Value of extension</span></td></tr>\r\n<tr><td colspan=\"5\" class=\"hierarchy\"><br/><a href=\"https://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#table-views\" title=\"Legend for this format\"><img src=\"data:image/png;base64,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\" alt=\"doco\" style=\"background-color: inherit\"/> Documentation for this format</a></td></tr></table></div>"
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"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.",
"comment" : "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" : [
"extensions",
"user content"
],
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*",
"base" : {
"path" : "Element.extension",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*"
},
"type" : [
{
"code" : "Extension"
}
],
"constraint" : [
{
"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
"xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.0.1"
},
{
"key" : "ext-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "Must have either extensions or value[x], not both",
"expression" : "extension.exists() != value.exists()",
"xpath" : "exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), \"value\")])",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Extension|4.0.1"
}
],
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : false,
"mapping" : [
{
"identity" : "rim",
"map" : "n/a"
}
]
},
{
"id" : "Extension.extension:preferred.url",
"path" : "Extension.extension.url",
"representation" : [
"xmlAttr"
],
"short" : "identifies the meaning of the extension",
"definition" : "Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.",
"comment" : "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.",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Extension.url",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [
{
"extension" : [
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type",
"valueUrl" : "uri"
}
],
"code" : "http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"
}
],
"fixedUri" : "preferred",
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : false,
"mapping" : [
{
"identity" : "rim",
"map" : "N/A"
}
]
},
{
"id" : "Extension.extension:preferred.value[x]",
"path" : "Extension.extension.value[x]",
"short" : "Language preference indicator",
"definition" : "Indicates whether or not the person prefers this language (over other languages he masters up a certain level).",
"comment" : "This language is specifically identified for communicating healthcare information.",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Extension.value[x]",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [
{
"code" : "boolean"
}
],
"constraint" : [
{
"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
"xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.0.1"
}
],
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : false,
"mapping" : [
{
"identity" : "rim",
"map" : "N/A"
}
]
},
{
"id" : "Extension.url",
"path" : "Extension.url",
"representation" : [
"xmlAttr"
],
"short" : "identifies the meaning of the extension",
"definition" : "Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.",
"comment" : "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.",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Extension.url",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [
{
"extension" : [
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fhir-type",
"valueUrl" : "uri"
}
],
"code" : "http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String"
}
],
"fixedUri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/5.0/StructureDefinition/extension-Person.communication",
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : false,
"mapping" : [
{
"identity" : "rim",
"map" : "N/A"
}
]
},
{
"id" : "Extension.value[x]",
"path" : "Extension.value[x]",
"short" : "Value of extension",
"definition" : "Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see [Extensibility](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/extensibility.html) for a list).",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "0",
"base" : {
"path" : "Extension.value[x]",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [
{
"code" : "base64Binary"
},
{
"code" : "boolean"
},
{
"code" : "canonical"
},
{
"code" : "code"
},
{
"code" : "date"
},
{
"code" : "dateTime"
},
{
"code" : "decimal"
},
{
"code" : "id"
},
{
"code" : "instant"
},
{
"code" : "integer"
},
{
"code" : "markdown"
},
{
"code" : "oid"
},
{
"code" : "positiveInt"
},
{
"code" : "string"
},
{
"code" : "time"
},
{
"code" : "unsignedInt"
},
{
"code" : "uri"
},
{
"code" : "url"
},
{
"code" : "uuid"
},
{
"code" : "Address"
},
{
"code" : "Age"
},
{
"code" : "Annotation"
},
{
"code" : "Attachment"
},
{
"code" : "CodeableConcept"
},
{
"code" : "Coding"
},
{
"code" : "ContactPoint"
},
{
"code" : "Count"
},
{
"code" : "Distance"
},
{
"code" : "Duration"
},
{
"code" : "HumanName"
},
{
"code" : "Identifier"
},
{
"code" : "Money"
},
{
"code" : "Period"
},
{
"code" : "Quantity"
},
{
"code" : "Range"
},
{
"code" : "Ratio"
},
{
"code" : "Reference"
},
{
"code" : "SampledData"
},
{
"code" : "Signature"
},
{
"code" : "Timing"
},
{
"code" : "ContactDetail"
},
{
"code" : "Contributor"
},
{
"code" : "DataRequirement"
},
{
"code" : "Expression"
},
{
"code" : "ParameterDefinition"
},
{
"code" : "RelatedArtifact"
},
{
"code" : "TriggerDefinition"
},
{
"code" : "UsageContext"
},
{
"code" : "Dosage"
},
{
"code" : "Meta"
}
],
"constraint" : [
{
"key" : "ele-1",
"severity" : "error",
"human" : "All FHIR elements must have a @value or children",
"expression" : "hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())",
"xpath" : "@value|f:*|h:div",
"source" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Element|4.0.1"
}
],
"isModifier" : false,
"isSummary" : false,
"mapping" : [
{
"identity" : "rim",
"map" : "N/A"
}
]
}
]
},
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"element" : [
{
"id" : "Extension",
"path" : "Extension",
"short" : "R5: A language which may be used to communicate with the person about his or her health (new)",
"definition" : "R5: `Person.communication` (new:BackboneElement)",
"comment" : "Element `Person.communication` has a context of Person based on following the parent source element upwards and mapping to `Person`.\nElement `Person.communication` has no mapping targets in FHIR R4. Typically, this is because the element has been added (is a new element).\nIf no language is specified, this *implies* that the default local language is spoken. If you need to convey proficiency for multiple modes, then you need multiple Person.Communication associations. For animals, language is not a relevant field, and should be absent from the instance. If the Patient does not speak the default local language, then the Interpreter Required Standard can be used to explicitly declare that an interpreter is required.\n\nNote that this property should not be used to update any linked/logically linked practitioner resources as it serves as a language that can be used to communicate with patients - however it may be used to inform the value on practitioner, along with their role at the organization (with the practitioner's permission)",
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"max" : "*",
"base" : {
"path" : "Extension",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*"
},
"isModifier" : false
},
{
"id" : "Extension.extension",
"path" : "Extension.extension",
"slicing" : {
"discriminator" : [
{
"type" : "value",
"path" : "url"
}
],
"ordered" : false,
"rules" : "open"
},
"min" : 1,
"max" : "*",
"base" : {
"path" : "Extension.extension",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*"
}
},
{
"id" : "Extension.extension:language",
"path" : "Extension.extension",
"sliceName" : "language",
"short" : "R5: The language which can be used to communicate with the person about his or her health (new)",
"definition" : "R5: `Person.communication.language` (new:CodeableConcept)",
"comment" : "Element `Person.communication.language` is part of an existing definition because parent element `Person.communication` requires a cross-version extension.\nElement `Person.communication.language` has a context of Person based on following the parent source element upwards and mapping to `Person`.\nElement `Person.communication.language` has no mapping targets in FHIR R4. Typically, this is because the element has been added (is a new element).\nThe structure aa-BB with this exact casing is one the most widely used notations for locale. However not all systems actually code this but instead have it as free text. Hence CodeableConcept instead of code as the data type.",
"requirements" : "Most systems in multilingual countries will want to convey language. Not all systems actually need the regional dialect. Element `Person.communication.language` is part of an existing definition because parent element `Person.communication` requires a cross-version extension.\nElement `Person.communication.language` has a context of Person based on following the parent source element upwards and mapping to `Person`.\nElement `Person.communication.language` has no mapping targets in FHIR R4. Typically, this is because the element has been added (is a new element).",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Extension.extension",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*"
}
},
{
"id" : "Extension.extension:language.url",
"path" : "Extension.extension.url",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Extension.url",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1"
},
"fixedUri" : "language"
},
{
"id" : "Extension.extension:language.value[x]",
"path" : "Extension.extension.value[x]",
"short" : "The language which can be used to communicate with the person about his or her health",
"definition" : "The ISO-639-1 alpha 2 code in lower case for the language, optionally followed by a hyphen and the ISO-3166-1 alpha 2 code for the region in upper case; e.g. \"en\" for English, or \"en-US\" for American English versus \"en-AU\" for Australian English.",
"comment" : "The structure aa-BB with this exact casing is one the most widely used notations for locale. However not all systems actually code this but instead have it as free text. Hence CodeableConcept instead of code as the data type.",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Extension.value[x]",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [
{
"code" : "CodeableConcept"
}
]
},
{
"id" : "Extension.extension:preferred",
"path" : "Extension.extension",
"sliceName" : "preferred",
"short" : "R5: Language preference indicator (new)",
"definition" : "R5: `Person.communication.preferred` (new:boolean)",
"comment" : "Element `Person.communication.preferred` is part of an existing definition because parent element `Person.communication` requires a cross-version extension.\nElement `Person.communication.preferred` has a context of Person based on following the parent source element upwards and mapping to `Person`.\nElement `Person.communication.preferred` has no mapping targets in FHIR R4. Typically, this is because the element has been added (is a new element).\nThis language is specifically identified for communicating healthcare information.",
"requirements" : "People that master multiple languages up to certain level may prefer one or more, i.e. feel more confident in communicating in a particular language making other languages sort of a fall back method. Element `Person.communication.preferred` is part of an existing definition because parent element `Person.communication` requires a cross-version extension.\nElement `Person.communication.preferred` has a context of Person based on following the parent source element upwards and mapping to `Person`.\nElement `Person.communication.preferred` has no mapping targets in FHIR R4. Typically, this is because the element has been added (is a new element).",
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"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Extension.extension",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "*"
}
},
{
"id" : "Extension.extension:preferred.url",
"path" : "Extension.extension.url",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Extension.url",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1"
},
"fixedUri" : "preferred"
},
{
"id" : "Extension.extension:preferred.value[x]",
"path" : "Extension.extension.value[x]",
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"definition" : "Indicates whether or not the person prefers this language (over other languages he masters up a certain level).",
"comment" : "This language is specifically identified for communicating healthcare information.",
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"max" : "1",
"base" : {
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"min" : 0,
"max" : "1"
},
"type" : [
{
"code" : "boolean"
}
]
},
{
"id" : "Extension.url",
"path" : "Extension.url",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1",
"base" : {
"path" : "Extension.url",
"min" : 1,
"max" : "1"
},
"fixedUri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/5.0/StructureDefinition/extension-Person.communication"
},
{
"id" : "Extension.value[x]",
"path" : "Extension.value[x]",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "0",
"base" : {
"path" : "Extension.value[x]",
"min" : 0,
"max" : "1"
}
}
]
}
}
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