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FHIR Infrastructure Work Group | Maturity Level: 4 | Ballot Status: Normative |
Normative Candidate Note: Some of the content on this page (marked clearly) is candidate normative content for R4 in the Infrastructure Package. Once normative, it will lose it's Maturity Level, and breaking changes will no longer be made.
Table of Contents
ContactDetail | Contributor | DataRequirement | ParameterDefinition |
RelatedArtifact | TriggerDefinition | UsageContext |
See also Base Definition, Examples and Mappings.
ContactDetail | |
Standards Status | This element has a standards status of "Normative" which is different to the status of the whole resource |
Definition | Specifies contact information for a person or organization. |
Control | 1..1 |
Requirements | Need to track contact information in the same way across multiple resources. |
Summary | true |
ContactDetail.name | |
Definition | The name of an individual to contact. |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | string |
Summary | true |
Comments | If there is no named individual, the telecom information is for the organization as a whole. |
ContactDetail.telecom | |
Definition | The contact details for the individual (if a name was provided) or the organization. |
Control | 0..* |
Type | ContactPoint |
Summary | true |
Normative Candidate Note: This DataType is candidate normative content as part of the overall resource for R4 in the Infrastructure Package. Once normative, it will lose it's Maturity Level, and breaking changes will no longer be made.
See also Base Definition, Examples and Mappings.
Contributor | |
Standards Status | This element has a standards status of "Trial Use" which is different to the status of the whole resource |
Definition | A contributor to the content of a knowledge asset, including authors, editors, reviewers, and endorsers. |
Control | 1..1 |
Requirements | Need to track contributor information in the same way across multiple resources. |
Summary | true |
Contributor.type | |
Definition | The type of contributor. |
Control | 1..1 |
Terminology Binding | ContributorType (Required) |
Type | code |
Summary | true |
Contributor.name | |
Definition | The name of the individual or organization responsible for the contribution. |
Control | 1..1 |
Type | string |
Summary | true |
Contributor.contact | |
Definition | Contact details to assist a user in finding and communicating with the contributor. |
Control | 0..* |
Type | ContactDetail |
Summary | true |
Normative Candidate Note: This DataType (and the rest on this page) is not normative - it is still undergoing Trial Use while more experience is gathered.
See also Base Definition, Examples and Mappings.
DataRequirement | |
Standards Status | This element has a standards status of "Trial Use" which is different to the status of the whole resource |
Definition | Describes a required data item for evaluation in terms of the type of data, and optional code or date-based filters of the data. |
Control | 1..1 |
Summary | true |
DataRequirement.type | |
Definition | The type of the required data, specified as the type name of a resource. For profiles, this value is set to the type of the base resource of the profile. |
Control | 1..1 |
Terminology Binding | Any defined Resource or Data Type name (including "Any" and "Type") |
Type | code |
Summary | true |
DataRequirement.profile | |
Definition | The profile of the required data, specified as the uri of the profile definition. |
Control | 0..* |
Type | uri |
Summary | true |
DataRequirement.mustSupport | |
Definition | Indicates that specific elements of the type are referenced by the knowledge module and must be supported by the consumer in order to obtain an effective evaluation. This does not mean that a value is required for this element, only that the consuming system must understand the element and be able to provide values for it if they are available. Note that the value for this element can be a path to allow references to nested elements. In that case, all the elements along the path must be supported. |
Control | 0..* |
Type | string |
Summary | true |
DataRequirement.codeFilter | |
Definition | Code filters specify additional constraints on the data, specifying the value set of interest for a particular element of the data. Each code filter defines an additional constraint on the data, i.e. code filters are AND'ed, not OR'ed. |
Control | 0..* |
Summary | true |
DataRequirement.codeFilter.path | |
Definition | The code-valued attribute of the filter. The specified path must be resolvable from the type of the required data. The path is allowed to contain qualifiers (.) to traverse sub-elements, as well as indexers ([x]) to traverse multiple-cardinality sub-elements. Note that the index must be an integer constant. The path must resolve to an element of type code, Coding, or CodeableConcept. |
Control | 1..1 |
Type | string |
Summary | true |
Comments | The path attribute is a limited subset of FHIRPath that allows path traversal, but not calculation. |
DataRequirement.codeFilter.valueSet[x] | |
Definition | The valueset for the code filter. The valueSet and code elements are additive. If valueSet is specified, the filter will return only those data items for which the value of the code-valued element specified in the path is a member of the specified valueset. |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | uri|Reference(ValueSet) |
[x] Note | See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x] |
Summary | true |
DataRequirement.codeFilter.code | |
Definition | The codes for the code filter. If values are given, the filter will return only those data items for which the code-valued attribute specified by the path has a value that is one of the specified codes. If codes are specified in addition to a value set, the filter returns items matching a code in the value set or one of the specified codes. |
Control | 0..* |
Type | Coding |
Summary | true |
DataRequirement.dateFilter | |
Definition | Date filters specify additional constraints on the data in terms of the applicable date range for specific elements. Each date filter specifies an additional constraint on the data, i.e. date filters are AND'ed, not OR'ed. |
Control | 0..* |
Summary | true |
DataRequirement.dateFilter.path | |
Definition | The date-valued attribute of the filter. The specified path must be resolvable from the type of the required data. The path is allowed to contain qualifiers (.) to traverse sub-elements, as well as indexers ([x]) to traverse multiple-cardinality sub-elements. Note that the index must be an integer constant. The path must resolve to an element of type dateTime, Period, Schedule, or Timing. |
Control | 1..1 |
Type | string |
Summary | true |
Comments | The path attribute is a limited subset of FHIRPath that allows path traversal, but not calculation. |
DataRequirement.dateFilter.value[x] | |
Definition | The value of the filter. If period is specified, the filter will return only those data items that fall within the bounds determined by the Period, inclusive of the period boundaries. If dateTime is specified, the filter will return only those data items that are equal to the specified dateTime. If a Duration is specified, the filter will return only those data items that fall within Duration before now. |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | dateTime|Period|Duration |
[x] Note | See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x] |
Summary | true |
See also Base Definition, Examples and Mappings.
ParameterDefinition | |
Standards Status | This element has a standards status of "Trial Use" which is different to the status of the whole resource |
Definition | The parameters to the module. This collection specifies both the input and output parameters. Input parameters are provided by the caller as part of the $evaluate operation. Output parameters are included in the GuidanceResponse. |
Control | 1..1 |
Summary | true |
ParameterDefinition.name | |
Definition | The name of the parameter used to allow access to the value of the parameter in evaluation contexts. |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | code |
Summary | true |
ParameterDefinition.use | |
Definition | Whether the parameter is input or output for the module. |
Control | 1..1 |
Terminology Binding | OperationParameterUse (Required) |
Type | code |
Summary | true |
ParameterDefinition.min | |
Definition | The minimum number of times this parameter SHALL appear in the request or response. |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | integer |
Summary | true |
ParameterDefinition.max | |
Definition | The maximum number of times this element is permitted to appear in the request or response. |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | string |
Summary | true |
ParameterDefinition.documentation | |
Definition | A brief discussion of what the parameter is for and how it is used by the module. |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | string |
Summary | true |
ParameterDefinition.type | |
Definition | The type of the parameter. |
Control | 1..1 |
Terminology Binding | Any defined Resource or Data Type name (including "Any" and "Type") |
Type | code |
Summary | true |
ParameterDefinition.profile | |
Definition | If specified, this indicates a profile that the input data must conform to, or that the output data will conform to. |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | Reference(StructureDefinition) |
Summary | true |
See also Base Definition, Examples and Mappings.
RelatedArtifact | |
Standards Status | This element has a standards status of "Trial Use" which is different to the status of the whole resource |
Definition | Related artifacts such as additional documentation, justification, or bibliographic references. |
Control | 1..1 |
Requirements | Knowledge resources must be able to provide enough information for consumers of the content (and/or interventions or results produced by the content) to be able to determine and understand the justification for and evidence in support of the content. |
Summary | true |
Comments | Each related artifact is either an attachment, or a reference to another knowledge resource, but not both. |
RelatedArtifact.type | |
Definition | The type of relationship to the related artifact. |
Control | 1..1 |
Terminology Binding | RelatedArtifactType (Required) |
Type | code |
Summary | true |
RelatedArtifact.display | |
Definition | A brief description of the document or knowledge resource being referenced, suitable for display to a consumer. |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | string |
Summary | true |
RelatedArtifact.citation | |
Definition | A bibliographic citation for the related artifact. This text SHOULD be formatted according to an accepted citation format. |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | string |
Summary | true |
Comments | Additional structured information about citations should be captured as extensions. |
RelatedArtifact.url | |
Definition | A url for the artifact that can be followed to access the actual content. |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | uri |
Summary | true |
Comments | If a document or resource element is present, this element SHALL NOT be provided (use the url or reference in the Attachment or resource reference). |
RelatedArtifact.document | |
Definition | The document being referenced, represented as an attachment. This is exclusive with the resource element. |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | Attachment |
Summary | true |
RelatedArtifact.resource | |
Definition | The related resource, such as a library, value set, profile, or other knowledge resource. |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | Reference(Any) |
Summary | true |
Comments | If the type is predecessor, this is a reference to the succeeding knowledge resource. If the type is successor, this is a reference to the prior knowledge resource. |
See also Base Definition, Examples and Mappings.
TriggerDefinition | |
Standards Status | This element has a standards status of "Trial Use" which is different to the status of the whole resource |
Definition | A description of a triggering event. Triggering events can be named events, data events, or periodic, as determined by the type element. |
Control | 1..1 |
Summary | true |
Comments | If an event is a named-event, it means the event is completely pre-coordinated, and no other information can be specified for the event. If the event is one of the data- events, the data and condition elements specify the triggering criteria. The data element specifies the structured component, and the condition element provides additional optional refinement of that structured component. If the event is periodic, the timing element defines when the event is triggered. For both data- and periodic events, a name can be provided as a shorthand for the formal semantics provided by the other elements. |
Invariants | Defined on this element trd-1: Either timing, or a data requirement, but not both (expression : data.empty() or timing.empty(), xpath: not(exists(f:data)) or not(exists(*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'timing')))) trd-2: A condition only if there is a data requirement (expression : condition.exists() implies data.exists(), xpath: not(exists(f:condition)) or exists(f:data)) |
TriggerDefinition.type | |
Definition | The type of triggering event. |
Control | 1..1 |
Terminology Binding | TriggerType (Required) |
Type | code |
Summary | true |
TriggerDefinition.name | |
Definition | A formal name for the event. This may be an absolute URI that identifies the event formally (e.g. from a trigger registry), or a simple relative URI that identifies the event in a local context. |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | string |
Summary | true |
Comments | An event name can be provided for all event types, but is required for named events. If a name is provided for a type other than named events, it is considered to be a shorthand for the semantics described by the formal description of the event. |
TriggerDefinition.timing[x] | |
Definition | The timing of the event (if this is a periodic trigger). |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | Timing|Reference(Schedule)|date|dateTime |
[x] Note | See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x] |
Summary | true |
TriggerDefinition.data | |
Definition | The triggering data of the event (if this is a data trigger). |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | DataRequirement |
Summary | true |
Comments | This element shall be present for any data type trigger. |
TriggerDefinition.condition | |
Definition | A boolean-valued expression that is evaluated in the context of the container of the trigger definition and returns whether or not the trigger fires. |
Control | 0..1 |
Requirements | Need to be able to formally describe the triggering criteria. |
Summary | true |
Comments | This element can be only be specified for data type triggers and provides additional semantics for the trigger. The context available within the condition is based on the type of data event. For all events, the current resource will be available as context. In addition, for modification events, the previous resource will also be available. |
TriggerDefinition.condition.description | |
Definition | A brief, natural language description of the condition that effectively communicates the intended semantics. |
Control | 0..1 |
Type | string |
Summary | true |
TriggerDefinition.condition.language | |
Definition | The media type of the language for the expression. |
Control | 1..1 |
Terminology Binding | ExpressionLanguage (Extensible but limited to ??) |
Type | code |
Summary | true |
TriggerDefinition.condition.expression | |
Definition | An expression that returns true or false, indicating whether or not the condition is satisfied. |
Control | 1..1 |
Type | string |
Summary | true |
Comments | The expression may be inlined, or may be a simple absolute URI, which is a reference to a named expression within a logic library referenced by a library element or extension within the containing resource. If the expression is a FHIR Path expression, it evaluates in the context of a resource of one of the type identified in the data requirement, and may also refer to the variable %previous for delta comparisons on events of type data-changed, data-modified, and data-deleted which will always have the same type. |
See also Base Definition, Examples and Mappings.
UsageContext | |
Standards Status | This element has a standards status of "Trial Use" which is different to the status of the whole resource |
Definition | Specifies clinical/business/etc metadata that can be used to retrieve, index and/or categorize an artifact. This metadata can either be specific to the applicable population (e.g., age category, DRG) or the specific context of care (e.g., venue, care setting, provider of care). |
Control | 1..1 |
Requirements | Consumers of the resource must be able to determine the intended applicability for the resource. Ideally, this information would be used programmatically to determine when and how it should be incorporated or exposed. |
Summary | true |
UsageContext.code | |
Definition | A code that identifies the type of context being specified by this usage context. |
Control | 1..1 |
Terminology Binding | UsageContextType (Extensible) |
Type | Coding |
Summary | true |
UsageContext.value[x] | |
Definition | A value that defines the context specified in this context of use. The interpretation of the value is defined by the code. |
Control | 1..1 |
Terminology Binding | Context of Use ValueSet (Example) |
Type | CodeableConcept|Quantity|Range |
[x] Note | See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x] |
Summary | true |