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5.21.11.3 StructureDefinition: QICore-Communication 
The official URL for this profile is:
http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/communication-qicore-qicore-communication
Profile of Communication for decision support/quality metrics. Defines the core set of elements and extensions for quality rule and measure authors.
This profile was published on Fri, Feb 27, 2015 00:00+1100 as a draft by Health Level Seven, Inc. - CQI WG.
5.21.11.3.1
Formal Views of Profile Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.
This structure is derived from Communication.
Summary
Must-Support: 8 elements
Structures
This structure refers to these other structures:
Extensions
This structure refers to these extensions:
Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
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 Communication | | 1..1 | Communication | A record of information transmitted from a sender to a receiver |
  meta | | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource |
  implicitRules | ?! | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created |
  language | | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: Language (required) |
  text | I | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
  contained | | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources |
  communication-reasonNotPerformed | | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Extension |
  modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
  identifier | | 0..* | Identifier | Unique identifier |
  category | S | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Message category |
  sender | S | 0..1 | practitioner-qicore-qicore-practitioner, patient-qicore-qicore-patient, device-qicore-qicore-device, relatedperson-qicore-qicore-relatedperson, organization-qicore-qicore-organization | Message sender |
  recipient | S | 0..* | practitioner-qicore-qicore-practitioner, patient-qicore-qicore-patient, device-qicore-qicore-device, relatedperson-qicore-qicore-relatedperson, organization-qicore-qicore-organization | Message recipient |
  payload | | 0..* | | Message payload |
   extension | | 0..* | Extension | Additional Content defined by implementations |
   modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
   content[x] | | 1..1 | string, Attachment, Resource | Message part content |
  medium | | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Communication medium Binding: QICoreCommunicationMedium (example) |
  status | ?! S | 0..1 | code | in-progress | completed | suspended | rejected | failed Binding: CommunicationStatus (required) |
  encounter | S | 0..1 | encounter-qicore-qicore-encounter | Encounter leading to message |
  sent | S | 0..1 | dateTime | When sent |
  received | S | 0..1 | dateTime | When received |
  reason | | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Indication for message |
  subject | S | 0..1 | patient-qicore-qicore-patient | Focus of message |
This structure is derived from Communication.
Summary
Must-Support: 8 elements
Structures
This structure refers to these other structures:
Extensions
This structure refers to these extensions:
Snapshot View
Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
---|
 Communication | | 1..1 | Communication | A record of information transmitted from a sender to a receiver |
  meta | | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource |
  implicitRules | ?! | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created |
  language | | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: Language (required) |
  text | I | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
  contained | | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources |
  communication-reasonNotPerformed | | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Extension |
  modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
  identifier | | 0..* | Identifier | Unique identifier |
  category | S | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Message category |
  sender | S | 0..1 | practitioner-qicore-qicore-practitioner, patient-qicore-qicore-patient, device-qicore-qicore-device, relatedperson-qicore-qicore-relatedperson, organization-qicore-qicore-organization | Message sender |
  recipient | S | 0..* | practitioner-qicore-qicore-practitioner, patient-qicore-qicore-patient, device-qicore-qicore-device, relatedperson-qicore-qicore-relatedperson, organization-qicore-qicore-organization | Message recipient |
  payload | | 0..* | | Message payload |
   extension | | 0..* | Extension | Additional Content defined by implementations |
   modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
   content[x] | | 1..1 | string, Attachment, Resource | Message part content |
  medium | | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Communication medium Binding: QICoreCommunicationMedium (example) |
  status | ?! S | 0..1 | code | in-progress | completed | suspended | rejected | failed Binding: CommunicationStatus (required) |
  encounter | S | 0..1 | encounter-qicore-qicore-encounter | Encounter leading to message |
  sent | S | 0..1 | dateTime | When sent |
  received | S | 0..1 | dateTime | When received |
  reason | | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Indication for message |
  subject | S | 0..1 | patient-qicore-qicore-patient | Focus of message |
Other representations of profile: (todo)
5.21.11.3.2 Terminology Bindings 
5.21.11.3.3 Constraints 
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