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4.3.1.43 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/binding-strength

FHIR Infrastructure

Work Group

Maturity Level: 4

Normative

Use Context: Any

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This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:

http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/binding-strength

Name:

BindingStrength

Definition:

Indication of the degree of conformance expectations associated with a binding.

Committee:

FHIR Infrastructure

Work Group

OID:

2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.43 (for OID based terminology systems)

Source Resource

XML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

This value set is the designated 'entire code system' value set for BindingStrength
OperationDefinition.parameter.binding.strength (Required)
ElementDefinition.binding.strength (Required)

4.3.1.43.1 Content Logical Definition

This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

Include all codes defined in http://hl7.org/fhir/binding-strength

4.3.1.43.2 Expansion

This expansion generated 20 Dec 2017

This value set contains 4 concepts

Expansion based on http://hl7.org/fhir/binding-strength version 3.2.0

All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/binding-strength

Code	Display	Definition
required	Required	To be conformant, the concept in this element SHALL be from the specified value set
extensible	Extensible	To be conformant, the concept in this element SHALL be from the specified value set if any of the codes within the value set can apply to the concept being communicated. If the value set does not cover the concept (based on human review), alternate codings (or, data type allowing, text) may be included instead.
preferred	Preferred	Instances are encouraged to draw from the specified codes for interoperability purposes but are not required to do so to be considered conformant.
example	Example	Instances are not expected or even encouraged to draw from the specified value set. The value set merely provides examples of the types of concepts intended to be included.

See the full registry of value sets defined as part of FHIR.

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Lvl

A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. For value sets, levels are mostly used to organise codes for user convenience, but may follow code system hierarchy - see Code System for further information

Source

The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)

Code

The code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')

Display

The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application

Definition

An explanation of the meaning of the concept

Comments

Additional notes about how to use the code