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| Patient Administration  Work Group | Maturity Level: 0 | Trial Use | Compartments: Not linked to any defined compartments | 
Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the VerificationResult resource.
| VerificationResult | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult | 
| Definition | Describes validation requirements, source(s), status and dates for one or more elements. | 
| Control | 1..1 | 
| Type | DomainResource | 
| VerificationResult.target | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.target | 
| Definition | A resource that was validated. | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Type | Reference(Any) | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.targetLocation | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.targetLocation | 
| Definition | The fhirpath location(s) within the resource that was validated. | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Type | string | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.need | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.need | 
| Definition | The frequency with which the target must be validated (none; initial; periodic). | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Terminology Binding | Need (Preferred) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.status | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.status | 
| Definition | The validation status of the target (attested; validated; in process; requires revalidation; validation failed; revalidation failed). | 
| Control | 1..1 | 
| Terminology Binding | Status (Required) | 
| Type | code | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.statusDate | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.statusDate | 
| Definition | When the validation status was updated. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | dateTime | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.validationType | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.validationType | 
| Definition | What the target is validated against (nothing; primary source; multiple sources). | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Terminology Binding | Validation-type (Preferred) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.validationProcess | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.validationProcess | 
| Definition | The primary process by which the target is validated (edit check; value set; primary source; multiple sources; standalone; in context). | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Terminology Binding | Validation-process (Example) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.frequency | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.frequency | 
| Definition | Frequency of revalidation. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | Timing | 
| VerificationResult.lastPerformed | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.lastPerformed | 
| Definition | The date/time validation was last completed (incl. failed validations). | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | dateTime | 
| VerificationResult.nextScheduled | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.nextScheduled | 
| Definition | The date when target is next validated, if appropriate. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | date | 
| VerificationResult.failureAction | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.failureAction | 
| Definition | The result if validation fails (fatal; warning; record only; none). | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Terminology Binding | Failure-action (Preferred) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.primarySource | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.primarySource | 
| Definition | Information about the primary source(s) involved in validation. | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| VerificationResult.primarySource.organization | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.primarySource.organization | 
| Definition | Reference to the primary source. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | Reference(Organization) | 
| VerificationResult.primarySource.type | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.primarySource.type | 
| Definition | Type of primary source (License Board; Primary Education; Continuing Education; Postal Service; Relationship owner; Registration Authority; legal source; issuing source; authoritative source). | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Terminology Binding | Primary-source-type (Example) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.primarySource.validationProcess | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.primarySource.validationProcess | 
| Definition | Method for communicating with the primary source (manual; API; Push). | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.primarySource.validationStatus | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.primarySource.validationStatus | 
| Definition | Status of the validation of the target against the primary source (successful; failed; unknown). | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Terminology Binding | Validation-status (Preferred) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| VerificationResult.primarySource.validationDate | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.primarySource.validationDate | 
| Definition | When the target was validated against the primary source. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | dateTime | 
| VerificationResult.primarySource.canPushUpdates | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.primarySource.canPushUpdates | 
| Definition | Ability of the primary source to push updates/alerts (yes; no; undetermined). | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Terminology Binding | Can-push-updates (Preferred) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.primarySource.pushTypeAvailable | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.primarySource.pushTypeAvailable | 
| Definition | Type of alerts/updates the primary source can send (specific requested changes; any changes; as defined by source). | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| Terminology Binding | Push-type-available (Preferred) | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| VerificationResult.attestation | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.attestation | 
| Definition | Information about the entity attesting to information. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| VerificationResult.attestation.source | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.attestation.source | 
| Definition | The individual attesting to information. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | Reference(Practitioner) | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.attestation.organization | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.attestation.organization | 
| Definition | The organization attesting to information. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | Reference(Organization) | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.attestation.method | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.attestation.method | 
| Definition | Who is providing the attested information (owner; authorized representative; authorized intermediary; non-authorized source). | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | CodeableConcept | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.attestation.date | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.attestation.date | 
| Definition | The date the information was attested to. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | date | 
| Summary | true | 
| VerificationResult.attestation.sourceIdentityCertificate | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.attestation.sourceIdentityCertificate | 
| Definition | A digital identity certificate associated with the attestation source. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | string | 
| VerificationResult.attestation.proxyIdentityCertificate | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.attestation.proxyIdentityCertificate | 
| Definition | A digital identity certificate associated with the proxy entity submitting attested information on behalf of the attestation source. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | string | 
| VerificationResult.attestation.signedProxyRight[x] | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.attestation.signedProxyRight[x] | 
| Definition | Signed assertion by the proxy entity indicating that they have the right to submit attested information on behalf of the attestation source. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | string|uri | 
| [x] Note | See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x] | 
| VerificationResult.attestation.signedSourceAttestation[x] | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.attestation.signedSourceAttestation[x] | 
| Definition | Signed assertion by the attestation source that they have attested to the information. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | string|uri | 
| [x] Note | See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x] | 
| VerificationResult.validator | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.validator | 
| Definition | Information about the entity validating information. | 
| Control | 0..* | 
| VerificationResult.validator.organization | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.validator.organization | 
| Definition | Reference to the organization validating information. | 
| Control | 1..1 | 
| Type | Reference(Organization) | 
| VerificationResult.validator.identityCertificate | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.validator.identityCertificate | 
| Definition | A digital identity certificate associated with the validator. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | string | 
| VerificationResult.validator.signedValidatorAttestation[x] | |
| Element Id | VerificationResult.validator.signedValidatorAttestation[x] | 
| Definition | Signed assertion by the validator that they have validated the information. | 
| Control | 0..1 | 
| Type | string|uri | 
| [x] Note | See Choice of Data Types for further information about how to use [x] |