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Codesystem-concept-properties.json

Vocabulary Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: Informative

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Definition for Code System FHIR Defined Concept Properties

{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "concept-properties",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2019-12-31T21:03:40.621+11:00"
  },
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
  },
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
    "valueCode" : "vocab"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "normative"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 4
  }],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties",
  "version" : "4.2.0",
  "name" : "FHIR Defined Concept Properties",
  "status" : "draft",
  "publisher" : "FHIR Project",
  "description" : "A set of common concept properties for use on coded systems throughout the FHIR eco-system.",
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/concept-properties",
  "content" : "complete",
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "status",
    "display" : "Status",
    "definition" : "A code that indicates the status of the concept. Typical values are active, experimental, deprecated, and retired"
  },
  {
    "code" : "inactive",
    "display" : "Inactive",
    "definition" : "True if the concept is not considered active - e.g. not a valid concept any more. Property type is boolean, default value is false. Note that the status property may also be used to indicate that a concept is inactive"
  },
  {
    "code" : "deprecated",
    "display" : "Deprecated",
    "definition" : "The date at which a concept was deprecated. Concepts that are deprecated but not inactive can still be used, but their use is discouraged, and they should be expected to be made inactive in a future release. Property type is dateTime. Note that the status property may also be used to indicate that a concept is deprecated"
  },
  {
    "code" : "notSelectable",
    "display" : "Not Selectable",
    "definition" : "The concept is not intended to be chosen by the user - only intended to be used as a selector for other concepts. Note, though, that the interpretation of this is highly contextual; all concepts are selectable in some context. Property type is boolean"
  },
  {
    "code" : "parent",
    "display" : "Parent",
    "definition" : "The concept identified in this property is a parent of the concept on which it is a property. The property type will be 'code'. The meaning of 'parent' is defined by the hierarchyMeaning attribute"
  },
  {
    "code" : "child",
    "display" : "Child",
    "definition" : "The concept identified in this property is a child of the concept on which it is a property. The property type will be 'code'. The meaning of 'child' is defined by the hierarchyMeaning attribute"
  },
  {
    "code" : "partOf",
    "display" : "Part Of",
    "definition" : "The concept identified in this property (by it's code) contains this concept as a component (i.e.. a part-of relationship rather than a subsumption relationship such as elbow is part-of arm"
  },
  {
    "code" : "synonym",
    "display" : "Synonym",
    "definition" : "This property contains an alternative code that may be used to identify this concept instead of the primary code"
  },
  {
    "code" : "comment",
    "display" : "Comment",
    "definition" : "A strng that provides additional detail pertinent to the use or understanding of the concept"
  }]
}

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.