DSTU2 Ballot Source

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Data-types.xml

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Definition for Value SetDataType

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<ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="data-types"/>
  <meta>
    <lastUpdated value="2015-04-03T14:24:32.000+11:00"/>
    <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-shareable-definition"/>
  </meta>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><!-- Snipped for brevity --></div>
  </text>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid">
    <valueUri value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.3"/>
  </extension>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/data-types"/>
  <version value="0.5.0"/>
  <name value="DataType"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <description value="The type of an element - one of the FHIR data types"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <date value="2015-04-03T14:24:32+11:00"/>
  <define>
    <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid">
      <valueUri value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.3"/>
    </extension>
    <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/data-types"/>
    <caseSensitive value="true"/>
    <concept>
      <code value="Address"/>
      <definition value="There is a variety of postal address formats defined around the world. This format defines
       a superset that is the basis for all addresses around the world."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Age"/>
      <definition value="A duration (length of time) with a UCUM code"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Attachment"/>
      <definition value="For referring to data content defined in other formats."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="BackboneElement"/>
      <definition value="Base definition for all elements that are defined inside a resource - but not those in
       a data type."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="CodeableConcept"/>
      <definition value="A concept that may be defined by a formal reference to a terminology or ontology or may
       be provided by text."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Coding"/>
      <definition value="A reference to a code defined by a terminology system."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="ContactPoint"/>
      <definition value="Details for All kinds of technology mediated contact points for a person or organization,
       including telephone, email, etc."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Count"/>
      <definition value="A count of a discrete element (no unit)"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Distance"/>
      <definition value="A measure of distance"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Duration"/>
      <definition value="A length of time"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Element"/>
      <definition value="Base definition for all elements in a resource."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="ElementDefinition"/>
      <definition value="Captures constraints on each element within the resource, profile, or extension."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Extension"/>
      <definition value="Optional Extensions Element - found in all resources."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="HumanName"/>
      <definition value="A human's name with the ability to identify parts and usage."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Identifier"/>
      <definition value="A technical identifier - identifies some entity uniquely and unambiguously."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Meta"/>
      <definition value="The metadata about a resource. This is content in the resource that is maintained by the
       infrastructure. Changes to the content may not always be associated with version changes
       to the resource."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Money"/>
      <definition value="An amount of money. With regard to precision, see [[X]]"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Narrative"/>
      <definition value="A human-readable formatted text, including images."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Period"/>
      <definition value="A time period defined by a start and end date and optionally time."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Quantity"/>
      <definition value="A measured amount (or an amount that can potentially be measured). Note that measured
       amounts include amounts that are not precisely quantified, including amounts involving
       arbitrary units and floating currencies."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Range"/>
      <definition value="A set of ordered Quantities defined by a low and high limit."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Ratio"/>
      <definition value="A relationship of two Quantity values - expressed as a numerator and a denominator."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Reference"/>
      <definition value="A reference from one resource to another."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="SampledData"/>
      <definition value="A series of measurements taken by a device, with upper and lower limits. There may be
       more than one dimension in the data."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Signature"/>
      <definition value="An XML digital signature along with supporting context."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Timing"/>
      <definition value="Specifies an event that may occur multiple times. Timing schedules are used to record
       when things are expected or requested to occur. The most common usage is in dosage instructions
       for medications. They are also used when planning care of various kinds."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="base64Binary"/>
      <definition value="A stream of bytes"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="boolean"/>
      <definition value="Value of &quot;true&quot; or &quot;false&quot;"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="code"/>
      <definition value="A string which has at least one character and no leading or trailing whitespace and where
       there is no whitespace other than single spaces in the contents"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="date"/>
      <definition value="A date, or partial date (e.g. just year or year + month). There is no time zone. The format
       is a union of the schema types gYear, gYearMonth and date.  Dates SHALL be valid dates."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="dateTime"/>
      <definition value="A date, date-time or partial date (e.g. just year or year + month).  If hours and minutes
       are specified, a time zone SHALL be populated. The format is a union of the schema types
       gYear, gYearMonth, date and dateTime. Seconds must be provided due to schema type constraints
       but may be zero-filled and may be ignored.  Dates SHALL be valid dates."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="decimal"/>
      <definition value="A rational number with implicit precision"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="id"/>
      <definition value="Any combination of lowercase letters, numerals, &quot;-&quot; and &quot;.&quot;, with
       a length limit of 36 characters.  (This might be an integer, an unprefixed OID, UUID or
       any other identifier pattern that meets these constraints.)  Systems SHALL send ids as
       lower-case but SHOULD interpret them case-insensitively."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="instant"/>
      <definition value="An instant in time - known at least to the second"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="integer"/>
      <definition value="A whole number"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="oid"/>
      <definition value="An oid represented as a URI"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="positiveInt"/>
      <definition value="An integer with a value that is positive (e.g. &gt;0)"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="string"/>
      <definition value="A sequence of Unicode characters"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="time"/>
      <definition value="A time during the day, with no date specified"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="unsignedInt"/>
      <definition value="An integer with a value that is not negative (e.g. &gt;= 0)"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="uri"/>
      <definition value="String of characters used to identify a name or a resource"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="uuid"/>
      <definition value="A UUID, represented as a URI"/>
    </concept>
  </define>
</ValueSet>

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.