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The canonical URL for this profile is:
http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/actualgroup
Enforces an enumerated group, rather than a definitional group
This profile was published on Thu, Jan 1, 1970 00:00+1000 as a draft by HL7.
Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.
This indicates the differences between this profile and the base Group structure.
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Group | 1..1 | Group | Group of multiple entities | |
|    membership | 1..1 | code | definitional | conceptual | enumerated Fixed Value: enumerated | |
|  Documentation for this format  | ||||
This provides the consolidated view (aka snapshot) of the profile after applying the changes in this profile to the base Group structure.
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Group | C  | 1..1 | Group | Group of multiple entities | ||||
|    id | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | ||||
|    meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | ||||
|    implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | ||||
|    language | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: All Languages (required): IETF language tag for a human language 
 | |||||
|    text | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation | |||||
|    contained | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |||||
|    extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
|    modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | ||||
|    url | ΣC  | 0..1 | uri | Canonical identifier for this Group, represented as an absolute URI (globally unique) | ||||
|    identifier | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Business Identifier for this Group | ||||
|    version | Σ | 0..1 | string | Business version of the Group | ||||
|    versionAlgorithm[x] | Σ | 0..1 | How to compare versions Binding: Version Algorithm (extensible) | |||||
|     versionAlgorithmString | string | |||||||
|     versionAlgorithmCoding | Coding | |||||||
|    name | Σ | 0..1 | string | Label for Group | ||||
|    title | Σ | 0..1 | string | Name for this Group (human friendly) | ||||
|    status | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | draft | active | retired | unknown Binding: PublicationStatus (required): The lifecycle status of an artifact. | ||||
|    experimental | Σ | 0..1 | boolean | For testing purposes, not real usage | ||||
|    date | Σ | 0..1 | dateTime | Date last changed | ||||
|    publisher | Σ | 0..1 | string | Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual) | ||||
|    contact | Σ | 0..* | ContactDetail | Contact details for the publisher | ||||
|    description | 0..1 | markdown | Natural language description of the group | |||||
|    useContext | Σ | 0..* | UsageContext | The context that the content is intended to support | ||||
|    purpose | 0..1 | markdown | Why this Group is defined | |||||
|    copyright | 0..1 | markdown | Use and/or publishing restrictions | |||||
|    copyrightLabel | 0..1 | string | Copyright holder and year(s) | |||||
|    type | Σ | 0..1 | code | person | animal | practitioner | device | careteam | healthcareservice | location | organization | relatedperson | specimen Binding: Group Type (required): Types of resources that are part of group. | ||||
|    membership | Σ | 1..1 | code | definitional | conceptual | enumerated Binding: Group Membership Basis (required): The basis for membership in a group Fixed Value: enumerated | ||||
|    code | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Kind of Group members Binding: (unbound) (example): Kind of particular resource; e.g. cow, syringe, lake, etc. | ||||
|    quantity | Σ | 0..1 | unsignedInt | Number of members | ||||
|    managingEntity | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization | RelatedPerson | Practitioner | PractitionerRole) | Entity that is the custodian of the Group's definition | ||||
|    combinationMethod | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | all-of | any-of | at-least | at-most | except-subset Binding: Group Characteristic Combination (required) | ||||
|    combinationThreshold | 0..1 | positiveInt | Provides the value of "n" when "at-least" or "at-most" codes are used | |||||
|    characteristic | Σ | 0..* | BackboneElement | Include / Exclude group members by Trait | ||||
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
|     extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
|     modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||
|     code | Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Kind of characteristic Binding: (unbound) (example): List of characteristics used to describe group members; e.g. gender, age, owner, location, etc. | ||||
|     value[x] | Σ | 1..1 | Value held by characteristic Binding: (unbound) (example): Value of descriptive member characteristic; e.g. red, male, pneumonia, Caucasian, etc. | |||||
|      valueCodeableConcept | CodeableConcept | |||||||
|      valueBoolean | boolean | |||||||
|      valueQuantity | Quantity | |||||||
|      valueRange | Range | |||||||
|      valueReference | Reference(Any) | |||||||
|      valueUri | uri | |||||||
|      valueExpression | Expression | |||||||
|     exclude | Σ | 1..1 | boolean | Group includes or excludes | ||||
|     description | 0..1 | markdown | Natural language description of the characteristic | |||||
|     method | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Method for how the characteristic value was determined Binding: Definition Method (example) | |||||
|     determinedBy[x] | 0..1 | Defines the characteristic | ||||||
|      determinedByReference | Reference(Device | DeviceDefinition | DeviceMetric) | |||||||
|      determinedByExpression | Expression | |||||||
|     offset | ?!Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Reference point for comparison Binding: Characteristic Offset (example) | ||||
|     instances[x] | 0..1 | Number of occurrences meeting the characteristic | ||||||
|      instancesQuantity | Quantity | |||||||
|      instancesRange | Range | |||||||
|     duration[x] | 0..1 | Length of time in which the characteristic is met | ||||||
|      durationDuration | Duration | |||||||
|      durationRange | Range | |||||||
|     period | 0..1 | Period | Period over which characteristic is tested | |||||
|     timing | 0..* | RelativeTime | Timing in which the characteristic is determined | |||||
|    member | 0..* | BackboneElement | Who or what is in group | |||||
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
|     extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
|     modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||
|     entity | 1..1 | Reference(CareTeam | Device | Group | HealthcareService | Location | Organization | Patient | Practitioner | PractitionerRole | RelatedPerson | Specimen) | Reference to the group member | |||||
|     period | 0..1 | Period | Period member belonged to the group | |||||
|     inactive | 0..1 | boolean | If member is no longer in group | |||||
|  Documentation for this format  | ||||||||
<!-- ActualGroup --><Group xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir" > <!-- from Element: extension --> <id value="[id]"/><!-- 0..1 Logical id of this artifact --> <meta><!-- I 0..1 Meta Metadata about the resource --></meta> <implicitRules value="[uri]"/><!-- I 0..1 A set of rules under which this content was created --> <language value="[code]"/><!-- I 0..1 Language of the resource content --> <text><!-- I 0..1 Narrative Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation --></text> <contained><!-- 0..* Resource Contained, inline Resources --></contained> <modifierExtension><!-- I 0..* Extension Extensions that cannot be ignored --></modifierExtension> <url value="[uri]"/><!-- I 0..1 Canonical identifier for this Group, represented as an absolute URI (globally unique) --> <identifier><!-- I 0..* Identifier Business Identifier for this Group --></identifier> <version value="[string]"/><!-- I 0..1 Business version of the Group --> <versionAlgorithm[x]><!-- I 0..1 string|Coding How to compare versions --></versionAlgorithm[x]> <name value="[string]"/><!-- I 0..1 Label for Group --> <title value="[string]"/><!-- I 0..1 Name for this Group (human friendly) --> <status value="[code]"/><!-- I 0..1 draft | active | retired | unknown --> <experimental value="[boolean]"/><!-- I 0..1 For testing purposes, not real usage --> <date value="[dateTime]"/><!-- I 0..1 Date last changed --> <publisher value="[string]"/><!-- I 0..1 Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual) --> <contact><!-- I 0..* ContactDetail Contact details for the publisher --></contact> <description value="[markdown]"/><!-- I 0..1 Natural language description of the group --> <useContext><!-- I 0..* UsageContext The context that the content is intended to support --></useContext> <purpose value="[markdown]"/><!-- I 0..1 Why this Group is defined --> <copyright value="[markdown]"/><!-- I 0..1 Use and/or publishing restrictions --> <copyrightLabel value="[string]"/><!-- I 0..1 Copyright holder and year(s) --> <type value="[code]"/><!-- I 0..1 person | animal | practitioner | device | careteam | healthcareservice | location | organization | relatedperson | specimen --> <membership value="[code]"/><!-- I 1..1 definitional | conceptual | enumerated --> <code><!-- I 0..1 CodeableConcept Kind of Group members --></code> <quantity value="[unsignedInt]"/><!-- I 0..1 Number of members --> <managingEntity><!-- I 0..1 Reference(Organization) Entity that is the custodian of the Group's definition --></managingEntity> <combinationMethod value="[code]"/><!-- I 0..1 all-of | any-of | at-least | at-most | except-subset --> <combinationThreshold value="[positiveInt]"/><!-- I 0..1 Provides the value of "n" when "at-least" or "at-most" codes are used --> <characteristic> I 0..* BackboneElement <!-- I 0..* Include / Exclude group members by Trait --> <modifierExtension><!-- I 0..* Extension Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized --></modifierExtension> <code><!-- I 1..1 CodeableConcept Kind of characteristic --></code> <value[x]><!-- I 1..1 CodeableConcept|boolean|Quantity| Range|Reference|uri|Expression Value held by characteristic --></value[x]> <exclude value="[boolean]"/><!-- I 1..1 Group includes or excludes --> <description value="[markdown]"/><!-- I 0..1 Natural language description of the characteristic --> <method><!-- I 0..* CodeableConcept Method for how the characteristic value was determined --></method> <determinedBy[x]><!-- I 0..1 Reference(Device)|Expression Defines the characteristic --></determinedBy[x]> <offset><!-- I 0..1 CodeableConcept Reference point for comparison --></offset> <instances[x]><!-- I 0..1 Quantity|Range Number of occurrences meeting the characteristic --></instances[x]> <duration[x]><!-- I 0..1 Duration|Range Length of time in which the characteristic is met --></duration[x]> <period><!-- I 0..1 Period Period over which characteristic is tested --></period> <timing><!-- I 0..* RelativeTime Timing in which the characteristic is determined --></timing> </characteristic> <member> I 0..* BackboneElement <!-- I 0..* Who or what is in group --> <modifierExtension><!-- I 0..* Extension Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized --></modifierExtension> <entity><!-- I 1..1 Reference(CareTeam) Reference to the group member --></entity> <period><!-- I 0..1 Period Period member belonged to the group --></period> <inactive value="[boolean]"/><!-- I 0..1 If member is no longer in group --> </member> </Group>
{ // ActualGroup
  // from Element: extension
    "meta" : { Meta }, // IMetadata about the resource
    "implicitRules" : "<uri>", // IA set of rules under which this content was created
    "language" : "<code>", // ILanguage of the resource content
    "text" : { Narrative }, // IText summary of the resource, for human interpretation
    "contained" : [{ Resource }], //Contained, inline Resources
    "modifierExtension" : [{ Extension }], // IExtensions that cannot be ignored
    "url" : "<uri>", // ICanonical identifier for this Group, represented as an absolute URI (globally unique)
    "identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // IBusiness Identifier for this Group
    "version" : "<string>", // IBusiness version of the Group
  // value[x]: How to compare versions. One of these 2:
    "versionAlgorithmString" : "<string>", // IHow to compare versions
    "versionAlgorithmCoding" : { Coding }, // IHow to compare versions
    "name" : "<string>", // ILabel for Group
    "title" : "<string>", // IName for this Group (human friendly)
    "status" : "<code>", // Idraft | active | retired | unknown
    "experimental" : <boolean>, // IFor testing purposes, not real usage
    "date" : "<dateTime>", // IDate last changed
    "publisher" : "<string>", // IName of the publisher/steward (organization or individual)
    "contact" : [{ ContactDetail }], // IContact details for the publisher
    "description" : "<markdown>", // INatural language description of the group
    "useContext" : [{ UsageContext }], // IThe context that the content is intended to support
    "purpose" : "<markdown>", // IWhy this Group is defined
    "copyright" : "<markdown>", // IUse and/or publishing restrictions
    "copyrightLabel" : "<string>", // ICopyright holder and year(s)
    "type" : "<code>", // Iperson | animal | practitioner | device | careteam | healthcareservice | location | organization | relatedperson | specimen
    "membership" : "enumerated", // I R! 
    "code" : { CodeableConcept }, // IKind of Group members
    "quantity" : "<unsignedInt>", // INumber of members
    "managingEntity" : { Reference(Organization) }, // IEntity that is the custodian of the Group's definition
    "combinationMethod" : "<code>", // Iall-of | any-of | at-least | at-most | except-subset
    "combinationThreshold" : "<positiveInt>", // IProvides the value of "n" when "at-least" or "at-most" codes are used
    "characteristic" : [{ BackboneElement }], // IInclude / Exclude group members by Trait
    "member" : [{ BackboneElement }] // IWho or what is in group
  }
   This structure is derived from Group.
Differential View
This indicates the differences between this profile and the base Group structure.
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Group | 1..1 | Group | Group of multiple entities | |
|    membership | 1..1 | code | definitional | conceptual | enumerated Fixed Value: enumerated | |
|  Documentation for this format  | ||||
Snapshot View
This provides the consolidated view (aka snapshot) of the profile after applying the changes in this profile to the base Group structure.
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Group | C  | 1..1 | Group | Group of multiple entities | ||||
|    id | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | ||||
|    meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | ||||
|    implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | ||||
|    language | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: All Languages (required): IETF language tag for a human language 
 | |||||
|    text | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation | |||||
|    contained | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |||||
|    extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
|    modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | ||||
|    url | ΣC  | 0..1 | uri | Canonical identifier for this Group, represented as an absolute URI (globally unique) | ||||
|    identifier | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Business Identifier for this Group | ||||
|    version | Σ | 0..1 | string | Business version of the Group | ||||
|    versionAlgorithm[x] | Σ | 0..1 | How to compare versions Binding: Version Algorithm (extensible) | |||||
|     versionAlgorithmString | string | |||||||
|     versionAlgorithmCoding | Coding | |||||||
|    name | Σ | 0..1 | string | Label for Group | ||||
|    title | Σ | 0..1 | string | Name for this Group (human friendly) | ||||
|    status | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | draft | active | retired | unknown Binding: PublicationStatus (required): The lifecycle status of an artifact. | ||||
|    experimental | Σ | 0..1 | boolean | For testing purposes, not real usage | ||||
|    date | Σ | 0..1 | dateTime | Date last changed | ||||
|    publisher | Σ | 0..1 | string | Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual) | ||||
|    contact | Σ | 0..* | ContactDetail | Contact details for the publisher | ||||
|    description | 0..1 | markdown | Natural language description of the group | |||||
|    useContext | Σ | 0..* | UsageContext | The context that the content is intended to support | ||||
|    purpose | 0..1 | markdown | Why this Group is defined | |||||
|    copyright | 0..1 | markdown | Use and/or publishing restrictions | |||||
|    copyrightLabel | 0..1 | string | Copyright holder and year(s) | |||||
|    type | Σ | 0..1 | code | person | animal | practitioner | device | careteam | healthcareservice | location | organization | relatedperson | specimen Binding: Group Type (required): Types of resources that are part of group. | ||||
|    membership | Σ | 1..1 | code | definitional | conceptual | enumerated Binding: Group Membership Basis (required): The basis for membership in a group Fixed Value: enumerated | ||||
|    code | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Kind of Group members Binding: (unbound) (example): Kind of particular resource; e.g. cow, syringe, lake, etc. | ||||
|    quantity | Σ | 0..1 | unsignedInt | Number of members | ||||
|    managingEntity | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Organization | RelatedPerson | Practitioner | PractitionerRole) | Entity that is the custodian of the Group's definition | ||||
|    combinationMethod | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | all-of | any-of | at-least | at-most | except-subset Binding: Group Characteristic Combination (required) | ||||
|    combinationThreshold | 0..1 | positiveInt | Provides the value of "n" when "at-least" or "at-most" codes are used | |||||
|    characteristic | Σ | 0..* | BackboneElement | Include / Exclude group members by Trait | ||||
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
|     extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
|     modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||
|     code | Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Kind of characteristic Binding: (unbound) (example): List of characteristics used to describe group members; e.g. gender, age, owner, location, etc. | ||||
|     value[x] | Σ | 1..1 | Value held by characteristic Binding: (unbound) (example): Value of descriptive member characteristic; e.g. red, male, pneumonia, Caucasian, etc. | |||||
|      valueCodeableConcept | CodeableConcept | |||||||
|      valueBoolean | boolean | |||||||
|      valueQuantity | Quantity | |||||||
|      valueRange | Range | |||||||
|      valueReference | Reference(Any) | |||||||
|      valueUri | uri | |||||||
|      valueExpression | Expression | |||||||
|     exclude | Σ | 1..1 | boolean | Group includes or excludes | ||||
|     description | 0..1 | markdown | Natural language description of the characteristic | |||||
|     method | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Method for how the characteristic value was determined Binding: Definition Method (example) | |||||
|     determinedBy[x] | 0..1 | Defines the characteristic | ||||||
|      determinedByReference | Reference(Device | DeviceDefinition | DeviceMetric) | |||||||
|      determinedByExpression | Expression | |||||||
|     offset | ?!Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Reference point for comparison Binding: Characteristic Offset (example) | ||||
|     instances[x] | 0..1 | Number of occurrences meeting the characteristic | ||||||
|      instancesQuantity | Quantity | |||||||
|      instancesRange | Range | |||||||
|     duration[x] | 0..1 | Length of time in which the characteristic is met | ||||||
|      durationDuration | Duration | |||||||
|      durationRange | Range | |||||||
|     period | 0..1 | Period | Period over which characteristic is tested | |||||
|     timing | 0..* | RelativeTime | Timing in which the characteristic is determined | |||||
|    member | 0..* | BackboneElement | Who or what is in group | |||||
|     id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||
|     extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||
|     modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ||||
|     entity | 1..1 | Reference(CareTeam | Device | Group | HealthcareService | Location | Organization | Patient | Practitioner | PractitionerRole | RelatedPerson | Specimen) | Reference to the group member | |||||
|     period | 0..1 | Period | Period member belonged to the group | |||||
|     inactive | 0..1 | boolean | If member is no longer in group | |||||
|  Documentation for this format  | ||||||||
XML Template
<!-- ActualGroup --><Group xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir" > <!-- from Element: extension --> <id value="[id]"/><!-- 0..1 Logical id of this artifact --> <meta><!-- I 0..1 Meta Metadata about the resource --></meta> <implicitRules value="[uri]"/><!-- I 0..1 A set of rules under which this content was created --> <language value="[code]"/><!-- I 0..1 Language of the resource content --> <text><!-- I 0..1 Narrative Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation --></text> <contained><!-- 0..* Resource Contained, inline Resources --></contained> <modifierExtension><!-- I 0..* Extension Extensions that cannot be ignored --></modifierExtension> <url value="[uri]"/><!-- I 0..1 Canonical identifier for this Group, represented as an absolute URI (globally unique) --> <identifier><!-- I 0..* Identifier Business Identifier for this Group --></identifier> <version value="[string]"/><!-- I 0..1 Business version of the Group --> <versionAlgorithm[x]><!-- I 0..1 string|Coding How to compare versions --></versionAlgorithm[x]> <name value="[string]"/><!-- I 0..1 Label for Group --> <title value="[string]"/><!-- I 0..1 Name for this Group (human friendly) --> <status value="[code]"/><!-- I 0..1 draft | active | retired | unknown --> <experimental value="[boolean]"/><!-- I 0..1 For testing purposes, not real usage --> <date value="[dateTime]"/><!-- I 0..1 Date last changed --> <publisher value="[string]"/><!-- I 0..1 Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual) --> <contact><!-- I 0..* ContactDetail Contact details for the publisher --></contact> <description value="[markdown]"/><!-- I 0..1 Natural language description of the group --> <useContext><!-- I 0..* UsageContext The context that the content is intended to support --></useContext> <purpose value="[markdown]"/><!-- I 0..1 Why this Group is defined --> <copyright value="[markdown]"/><!-- I 0..1 Use and/or publishing restrictions --> <copyrightLabel value="[string]"/><!-- I 0..1 Copyright holder and year(s) --> <type value="[code]"/><!-- I 0..1 person | animal | practitioner | device | careteam | healthcareservice | location | organization | relatedperson | specimen --> <membership value="[code]"/><!-- I 1..1 definitional | conceptual | enumerated --> <code><!-- I 0..1 CodeableConcept Kind of Group members --></code> <quantity value="[unsignedInt]"/><!-- I 0..1 Number of members --> <managingEntity><!-- I 0..1 Reference(Organization) Entity that is the custodian of the Group's definition --></managingEntity> <combinationMethod value="[code]"/><!-- I 0..1 all-of | any-of | at-least | at-most | except-subset --> <combinationThreshold value="[positiveInt]"/><!-- I 0..1 Provides the value of "n" when "at-least" or "at-most" codes are used --> <characteristic> I 0..* BackboneElement <!-- I 0..* Include / Exclude group members by Trait --> <modifierExtension><!-- I 0..* Extension Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized --></modifierExtension> <code><!-- I 1..1 CodeableConcept Kind of characteristic --></code> <value[x]><!-- I 1..1 CodeableConcept|boolean|Quantity| Range|Reference|uri|Expression Value held by characteristic --></value[x]> <exclude value="[boolean]"/><!-- I 1..1 Group includes or excludes --> <description value="[markdown]"/><!-- I 0..1 Natural language description of the characteristic --> <method><!-- I 0..* CodeableConcept Method for how the characteristic value was determined --></method> <determinedBy[x]><!-- I 0..1 Reference(Device)|Expression Defines the characteristic --></determinedBy[x]> <offset><!-- I 0..1 CodeableConcept Reference point for comparison --></offset> <instances[x]><!-- I 0..1 Quantity|Range Number of occurrences meeting the characteristic --></instances[x]> <duration[x]><!-- I 0..1 Duration|Range Length of time in which the characteristic is met --></duration[x]> <period><!-- I 0..1 Period Period over which characteristic is tested --></period> <timing><!-- I 0..* RelativeTime Timing in which the characteristic is determined --></timing> </characteristic> <member> I 0..* BackboneElement <!-- I 0..* Who or what is in group --> <modifierExtension><!-- I 0..* Extension Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized --></modifierExtension> <entity><!-- I 1..1 Reference(CareTeam) Reference to the group member --></entity> <period><!-- I 0..1 Period Period member belonged to the group --></period> <inactive value="[boolean]"/><!-- I 0..1 If member is no longer in group --> </member> </Group>
JSON Template
{ // ActualGroup
  // from Element: extension
    "meta" : { Meta }, // IMetadata about the resource
    "implicitRules" : "<uri>", // IA set of rules under which this content was created
    "language" : "<code>", // ILanguage of the resource content
    "text" : { Narrative }, // IText summary of the resource, for human interpretation
    "contained" : [{ Resource }], //Contained, inline Resources
    "modifierExtension" : [{ Extension }], // IExtensions that cannot be ignored
    "url" : "<uri>", // ICanonical identifier for this Group, represented as an absolute URI (globally unique)
    "identifier" : [{ Identifier }], // IBusiness Identifier for this Group
    "version" : "<string>", // IBusiness version of the Group
  // value[x]: How to compare versions. One of these 2:
    "versionAlgorithmString" : "<string>", // IHow to compare versions
    "versionAlgorithmCoding" : { Coding }, // IHow to compare versions
    "name" : "<string>", // ILabel for Group
    "title" : "<string>", // IName for this Group (human friendly)
    "status" : "<code>", // Idraft | active | retired | unknown
    "experimental" : <boolean>, // IFor testing purposes, not real usage
    "date" : "<dateTime>", // IDate last changed
    "publisher" : "<string>", // IName of the publisher/steward (organization or individual)
    "contact" : [{ ContactDetail }], // IContact details for the publisher
    "description" : "<markdown>", // INatural language description of the group
    "useContext" : [{ UsageContext }], // IThe context that the content is intended to support
    "purpose" : "<markdown>", // IWhy this Group is defined
    "copyright" : "<markdown>", // IUse and/or publishing restrictions
    "copyrightLabel" : "<string>", // ICopyright holder and year(s)
    "type" : "<code>", // Iperson | animal | practitioner | device | careteam | healthcareservice | location | organization | relatedperson | specimen
    "membership" : "enumerated", // I R! 
    "code" : { CodeableConcept }, // IKind of Group members
    "quantity" : "<unsignedInt>", // INumber of members
    "managingEntity" : { Reference(Organization) }, // IEntity that is the custodian of the Group's definition
    "combinationMethod" : "<code>", // Iall-of | any-of | at-least | at-most | except-subset
    "combinationThreshold" : "<positiveInt>", // IProvides the value of "n" when "at-least" or "at-most" codes are used
    "characteristic" : [{ BackboneElement }], // IInclude / Exclude group members by Trait
    "member" : [{ BackboneElement }] // IWho or what is in group
  }
   
Alternate definitions: Master Definition (XML, JSON), Schematron
| Path | Name | Conformance | ValueSet | 
| Group.language | All Languages | required | All Languages | 
| Group.versionAlgorithm[x] | Version Algorithm | extensible | Version Algorithm | 
| Group.status | PublicationStatus | required | PublicationStatus | 
| Group.type | Group Type | required | Group Type | 
| Group.membership | Group Membership Basis | required | Group Membership Basis | 
| Group.code | ?ext | example | |
| Group.combinationMethod | Group Characteristic Combination | required | Group Characteristic Combination | 
| Group.characteristic.code | ?ext | example | |
| Group.characteristic.value[x] | ?ext | example | |
| Group.characteristic.method | Definition Method | example | Definition Method | 
| Group.characteristic.offset | Characteristic Offset | example | Characteristic Offset |