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Defined-types.xml

Definition for Value SetFHIRDefinedType

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<ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <h2>FHIRDefinedType</h2>
      <p>Either a resource or a data type</p>
      <p>This value set defines its own terms in the system http://hl7.org/fhir/defined-types</p>
      <table>
        <tr>
          <td>
            <b>Code</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Display</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Definition</b>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Address
            <a name="Address"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>There is a variety of postal address formats defined around the world. This format defines
             a superset that is the basis for all addresses around the world.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Age
            <a name="Age"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>There SHALL be a code if there is a value and it SHALL be an expression of time.  If system
             is present, it SHALL be UCUM.  If value is present, it SHALL be positive.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Attachment
            <a name="Attachment"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>For referring to data content defined in other formats.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>CodeableConcept
            <a name="CodeableConcept"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A concept that may be defined by a formal reference to a terminology or ontology or may
             be provided by text.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Coding
            <a name="Coding"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A reference to a code defined by a terminology system.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Contact
            <a name="Contact"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>All kinds of technology mediated contact details for a person or organization, including
             telephone, email, etc.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Count
            <a name="Count"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>There SHALL be a code with a value of &quot;1&quot; if there is a value and it SHALL be
             an expression of length.  If system is present, it SHALL be UCUM.  If present, the value
             SHALL a whole number.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Distance
            <a name="Distance"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>There SHALL be a code if there is a value and it SHALL be an expression of length.  If
             system is present, it SHALL be UCUM.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Duration
            <a name="Duration"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>There SHALL be a code if there is a value and it SHALL be an expression of time.  If system
             is present, it SHALL be UCUM.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Extension
            <a name="Extension"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>Optional Extensions Element - found in all resources.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>HumanName
            <a name="HumanName"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A human's name with the ability to identify parts and usage.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Identifier
            <a name="Identifier"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A technical identifier - identifies some entity uniquely and unambiguously.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Money
            <a name="Money"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>There SHALL be a code if there is a value and it SHALL be an expression of currency. 
             If system is present, it SHALL be ISO 4217 (system = &quot;urn:std:iso:4217&quot; - currency).</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Narrative
            <a name="Narrative"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A human-readable formatted text, including images.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Period
            <a name="Period"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A time period defined by a start and end date and optionally time.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Quantity
            <a name="Quantity"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A measured amount (or an amount that can potentially be measured). Note that measured
             amounts include amounts that are not precisely quantified, including amounts involving
             arbitrary units and floating currencies.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Range
            <a name="Range"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A set of ordered Quantities defined by a low and high limit.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Ratio
            <a name="Ratio"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A relationship of two Quantity values - expressed as a numerator and a denominator.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>ResourceReference
            <a name="ResourceReference"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A reference from one resource to another.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>SampledData
            <a name="SampledData"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A series of measurements taken by a device, with upper and lower limits. There may be
             more than one dimension in the data.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Schedule
            <a name="Schedule"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>Specifies an event that may occur multiple times. Schedules are used for to reord when
             things are expected or requested to occur.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>base64Binary
            <a name="base64Binary"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A stream of bytes</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>boolean
            <a name="boolean"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>Value of &quot;true&quot; or &quot;false&quot;</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>code
            <a name="code"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A string which has at least one character and no leading or trailing whitespace and where
             there is no whitespace other than single spaces in the contents</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>date
            <a name="date"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A date, or partial date (e.g. just year or year + month). There is no time zone. The format
             is a union of the schema types gYear, gYearMonth and date.  Dates SHALL be valid dates.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>dateTime
            <a name="dateTime"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A date, date-time or partial date (e.g. just year or year + month).  If hours and minutes
             are specified, a time zone SHALL be populated. The format is a union of the schema types
             gYear, gYearMonth, date and dateTime. Seconds may be provided but may also be ignored.
              Dates SHALL be valid dates.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>decimal
            <a name="decimal"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A rational number with implicit precision</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>id
            <a name="id"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A whole number in the range 0 to 2^64-1, optionally represented in hex, a uuid, an oid
             or any other combination of lower-case letters a-z, numerals, &quot;-&quot; and &quot;.&quot;,
             with a length limit of 36 characters</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>instant
            <a name="instant"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>An instant in time - known at least to the second</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>integer
            <a name="integer"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A whole number</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>oid
            <a name="oid"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>An oid represented as a URI</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>string
            <a name="string"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A sequence of Unicode characters</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>uri
            <a name="uri"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>String of characters used to identify a name or a resource</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>uuid
            <a name="uuid"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A UUID, represented as a URI</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>AdverseReaction
            <a name="AdverseReaction"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>Records an unexpected reaction suspected to be related to the exposure of the reaction
             subject to a substance.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Alert
            <a name="Alert"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>Prospective warnings of potential issues when providing care to the patient.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>AllergyIntolerance
            <a name="AllergyIntolerance"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>Indicates the patient has a susceptibility to an adverse reaction upon exposure to a specified
             substance.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>CarePlan
            <a name="CarePlan"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>Describes the intention of how one or more practitioners intend to deliver care for a
             particular patient for a period of time, possibly limited to care for a specific condition
             or set of conditions.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Composition
            <a name="Composition"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A set of healthcare-related information that is assembled together into a single logical
             document that provides a single coherent statement of meaning, establishes its own context
             and that has clinical attestation with regard to who is making the statement.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>ConceptMap
            <a name="ConceptMap"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A statement of relationships from one set of concepts to one or more other concept systems.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Condition
            <a name="Condition"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>Use to record detailed information about conditions, problems or diagnoses recognized
             by a clinician. There are many uses including: recording a Diagnosis during an Encounter;
             populating a problem List or a Summary Statement, such as a Discharge Summary.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Conformance
            <a name="Conformance"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A conformance statement is a set of requirements for a desired implementation or a description
             of how a target application fulfills those requirements in a particular implementation.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Device
            <a name="Device"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>This resource identifies an instance of a manufactured thing that is used in the provision
             of healthcare without being substantially changed through that activity. The device may
             be a machine, an insert, a computer, an application, etc. This includes durable (reusable)
             medical equipment as well as disposable equipment used for diagnostic, treatment, and
             research for healthcare and public health.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>DeviceObservationReport
            <a name="DeviceObservationReport"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>Describes the data produced by a device at a point in time.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>DiagnosticOrder
            <a name="DiagnosticOrder"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A request for a diagnostic investigation service to be performed.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>DiagnosticReport
            <a name="DiagnosticReport"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>The findings and interpretation of diagnostic  tests performed on patients, groups of
             patients, devices, and locations, and/or specimens derived from these. The report includes
             clinical context such as requesting and provider information, and some mix of atomic results,
             images, textual and coded interpretation, and formatted representation of diagnostic reports.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>DocumentManifest
            <a name="DocumentManifest"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A manifest that defines a set of documents.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>DocumentReference
            <a name="DocumentReference"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A reference to a document.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Encounter
            <a name="Encounter"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>An interaction between a patient and healthcare provider(s) for the purpose of providing
             healthcare service(s) or assessing the health status of a patient.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>FamilyHistory
            <a name="FamilyHistory"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>Significant health events and conditions for people related to the subject relevant in
             the context of care for the subject.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Group
            <a name="Group"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>Represents a defined collection of entities that may be discussed or acted upon collectively
             but which are not expected to act collectively and are not formally or legally recognized.
              I.e. A collection of entities that isn't an Organization.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>ImagingStudy
            <a name="ImagingStudy"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>Manifest of a set of images produced in study. The set of images may include every image
             in the study, or it may be an incomplete sample, such as a list of key images.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Immunization
            <a name="Immunization"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>Immunization event information.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>ImmunizationRecommendation
            <a name="ImmunizationRecommendation"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A patient's point-of-time immunization status and recommendation with optional supporting
             justification.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>List
            <a name="List"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A set of information summarized from a list of other resources.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Location
            <a name="Location"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>Details and position information for a physical place where services are provided  and
             resources and participants may be stored, found, contained or accommodated.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Media
            <a name="Media"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A photo, video, or audio recording acquired or used in healthcare. The actual content
             may be inline or provided by direct reference.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Medication
            <a name="Medication"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>Primarily used for identification and definition of Medication, but also covers ingredients
             and packaging.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>MedicationAdministration
            <a name="MedicationAdministration"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>Describes the event of a patient being given a dose of a medication.  This may be as simple
             as swallowing a tablet or it may be a long running infusion.

Related resources tie this event to the authorizing prescription, and the specific encounter
             between patient and health care practitioner.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>MedicationDispense
            <a name="MedicationDispense"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>Dispensing a medication to a named patient.  This includes a description of the supply
             provided and the instructions for administering the medication.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>MedicationPrescription
            <a name="MedicationPrescription"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>An order for both supply of the medication and the instructions for administration of
             the medicine to a patient.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>MedicationStatement
            <a name="MedicationStatement"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A record of medication being taken by a patient, or that the medication has been given
             to a patient where the record is the result of a report from the patient or another clinician.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>MessageHeader
            <a name="MessageHeader"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>The header for a message exchange that is either requesting or responding to an action.
              The resource(s) that are the subject of the action as well as other Information related
             to the action are typically transmitted in a bundle in which the MessageHeader resource
             instance is the first resource in the bundle.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Observation
            <a name="Observation"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>Measurements and simple assertions made about a patient, device or other subject.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>OperationOutcome
            <a name="OperationOutcome"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A collection of error, warning or information messages that result from a system action.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Order
            <a name="Order"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A request to perform an action.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>OrderResponse
            <a name="OrderResponse"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A response to an order.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Organization
            <a name="Organization"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A formally or informally recognized grouping of people or organizations formed for the
             purpose of achieving some form of collective action.  Includes companies, institutions,
             corporations, departments, community groups, healthcare practice groups, etc.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Other
            <a name="Other"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>Other is a conformant for handling resource concepts not yet defined for FHIR or outside
             HL7's scope of interest.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Patient
            <a name="Patient"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>Demographics and other administrative information about a person or animal receiving care
             or other health-related services.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Practitioner
            <a name="Practitioner"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A person who is directly or indirectly involved in the provisioning of healthcare.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Procedure
            <a name="Procedure"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>An action that is performed on a patient. This can be a physical 'thing' like an operation,
             or less invasive like counseling or hypnotherapy.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Profile
            <a name="Profile"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A Resource Profile - a statement of use of one or more FHIR Resources.  It may include
             constraints on Resources and Data Types, Terminology Binding Statements and Extension
             Definitions.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Provenance
            <a name="Provenance"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>Provenance information that describes the activity that led to the creation of a set of
             resources. This information can be used to help determine their reliability or trace where
             the information in them came from. The focus of the provenance resource is record keeping,
             audit and traceability, and not explicit statements of clinical significance.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Query
            <a name="Query"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A description of a query with a set of parameters.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Questionnaire
            <a name="Questionnaire"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A structured set of questions and their answers. The Questionnaire may contain questions,
             answers or both. The questions are ordered and grouped into coherent subsets, corresponding
             to the structure of the grouping of the underlying questions.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>RelatedPerson
            <a name="RelatedPerson"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>Information about a person that is involved in the care for a patient, but who is not
             the target of healthcare, nor has a formal responsibility in the care process.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>SecurityEvent
            <a name="SecurityEvent"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A record of an event made for purposes of maintaining a security log. Typical uses include
             detection of intrusion attempts and monitoring for inappropriate usage.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Specimen
            <a name="Specimen"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>Sample for analysis.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Substance
            <a name="Substance"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A homogeneous material with a definite composition.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>Supply
            <a name="Supply"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A supply - a  request for something, and provision of what is supplied.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>ValueSet
            <a name="ValueSet"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>A value set specifies a set of codes drawn from one or more code systems.</td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </div>
  </text>
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  <name value="FHIRDefinedType"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/>
  <telecom>
    <system value="url"/>
    <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
  </telecom>
  <telecom>
    <system value="email"/>
    <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>
  </telecom>
  <description value="Either a resource or a data type"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <date value="2014-09-30T18:09:16.976+10:00"/>
  <define>
    <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/defined-types"/>
    <caseSensitive value="true"/>
    <concept>
      <code value="Address"/>
      <definition value="There is a variety of postal address formats defined around the world. This format defines
       a superset that is the basis for all addresses around the world."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Age"/>
      <definition value="There SHALL be a code if there is a value and it SHALL be an expression of time.  If system
       is present, it SHALL be UCUM.  If value is present, it SHALL be positive."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Attachment"/>
      <definition value="For referring to data content defined in other formats."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="CodeableConcept"/>
      <definition value="A concept that may be defined by a formal reference to a terminology or ontology or may
       be provided by text."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Coding"/>
      <definition value="A reference to a code defined by a terminology system."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Contact"/>
      <definition value="All kinds of technology mediated contact details for a person or organization, including
       telephone, email, etc."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Count"/>
      <definition value="There SHALL be a code with a value of &quot;1&quot; if there is a value and it SHALL be
       an expression of length.  If system is present, it SHALL be UCUM.  If present, the value
       SHALL a whole number."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Distance"/>
      <definition value="There SHALL be a code if there is a value and it SHALL be an expression of length.  If
       system is present, it SHALL be UCUM."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Duration"/>
      <definition value="There SHALL be a code if there is a value and it SHALL be an expression of time.  If system
       is present, it SHALL be UCUM."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Extension"/>
      <definition value="Optional Extensions Element - found in all resources."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="HumanName"/>
      <definition value="A human's name with the ability to identify parts and usage."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Identifier"/>
      <definition value="A technical identifier - identifies some entity uniquely and unambiguously."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Money"/>
      <definition value="There SHALL be a code if there is a value and it SHALL be an expression of currency. 
       If system is present, it SHALL be ISO 4217 (system = &quot;urn:std:iso:4217&quot; - currency)."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Narrative"/>
      <definition value="A human-readable formatted text, including images."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Period"/>
      <definition value="A time period defined by a start and end date and optionally time."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Quantity"/>
      <definition value="A measured amount (or an amount that can potentially be measured). Note that measured
       amounts include amounts that are not precisely quantified, including amounts involving
       arbitrary units and floating currencies."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Range"/>
      <definition value="A set of ordered Quantities defined by a low and high limit."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Ratio"/>
      <definition value="A relationship of two Quantity values - expressed as a numerator and a denominator."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="ResourceReference"/>
      <definition value="A reference from one resource to another."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="SampledData"/>
      <definition value="A series of measurements taken by a device, with upper and lower limits. There may be
       more than one dimension in the data."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Schedule"/>
      <definition value="Specifies an event that may occur multiple times. Schedules are used for to reord when
       things are expected or requested to occur."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="base64Binary"/>
      <definition value="A stream of bytes"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="boolean"/>
      <definition value="Value of &quot;true&quot; or &quot;false&quot;"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="code"/>
      <definition value="A string which has at least one character and no leading or trailing whitespace and where
       there is no whitespace other than single spaces in the contents"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="date"/>
      <definition value="A date, or partial date (e.g. just year or year + month). There is no time zone. The format
       is a union of the schema types gYear, gYearMonth and date.  Dates SHALL be valid dates."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="dateTime"/>
      <definition value="A date, date-time or partial date (e.g. just year or year + month).  If hours and minutes
       are specified, a time zone SHALL be populated. The format is a union of the schema types
       gYear, gYearMonth, date and dateTime. Seconds may be provided but may also be ignored.
        Dates SHALL be valid dates."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="decimal"/>
      <definition value="A rational number with implicit precision"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="id"/>
      <definition value="A whole number in the range 0 to 2^64-1, optionally represented in hex, a uuid, an oid
       or any other combination of lower-case letters a-z, numerals, &quot;-&quot; and &quot;.&quot;,
       with a length limit of 36 characters"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="instant"/>
      <definition value="An instant in time - known at least to the second"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="integer"/>
      <definition value="A whole number"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="oid"/>
      <definition value="An oid represented as a URI"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="string"/>
      <definition value="A sequence of Unicode characters"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="uri"/>
      <definition value="String of characters used to identify a name or a resource"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="uuid"/>
      <definition value="A UUID, represented as a URI"/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="AdverseReaction"/>
      <definition value="Records an unexpected reaction suspected to be related to the exposure of the reaction
       subject to a substance."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Alert"/>
      <definition value="Prospective warnings of potential issues when providing care to the patient."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="AllergyIntolerance"/>
      <definition value="Indicates the patient has a susceptibility to an adverse reaction upon exposure to a specified
       substance."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="CarePlan"/>
      <definition value="Describes the intention of how one or more practitioners intend to deliver care for a
       particular patient for a period of time, possibly limited to care for a specific condition
       or set of conditions."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Composition"/>
      <definition value="A set of healthcare-related information that is assembled together into a single logical
       document that provides a single coherent statement of meaning, establishes its own context
       and that has clinical attestation with regard to who is making the statement."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="ConceptMap"/>
      <definition value="A statement of relationships from one set of concepts to one or more other concept systems."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Condition"/>
      <definition value="Use to record detailed information about conditions, problems or diagnoses recognized
       by a clinician. There are many uses including: recording a Diagnosis during an Encounter;
       populating a problem List or a Summary Statement, such as a Discharge Summary."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Conformance"/>
      <definition value="A conformance statement is a set of requirements for a desired implementation or a description
       of how a target application fulfills those requirements in a particular implementation."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Device"/>
      <definition value="This resource identifies an instance of a manufactured thing that is used in the provision
       of healthcare without being substantially changed through that activity. The device may
       be a machine, an insert, a computer, an application, etc. This includes durable (reusable)
       medical equipment as well as disposable equipment used for diagnostic, treatment, and
       research for healthcare and public health."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="DeviceObservationReport"/>
      <definition value="Describes the data produced by a device at a point in time."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="DiagnosticOrder"/>
      <definition value="A request for a diagnostic investigation service to be performed."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="DiagnosticReport"/>
      <definition value="The findings and interpretation of diagnostic  tests performed on patients, groups of
       patients, devices, and locations, and/or specimens derived from these. The report includes
       clinical context such as requesting and provider information, and some mix of atomic results,
       images, textual and coded interpretation, and formatted representation of diagnostic reports."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="DocumentManifest"/>
      <definition value="A manifest that defines a set of documents."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="DocumentReference"/>
      <definition value="A reference to a document."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Encounter"/>
      <definition value="An interaction between a patient and healthcare provider(s) for the purpose of providing
       healthcare service(s) or assessing the health status of a patient."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="FamilyHistory"/>
      <definition value="Significant health events and conditions for people related to the subject relevant in
       the context of care for the subject."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Group"/>
      <definition value="Represents a defined collection of entities that may be discussed or acted upon collectively
       but which are not expected to act collectively and are not formally or legally recognized.
        I.e. A collection of entities that isn't an Organization."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="ImagingStudy"/>
      <definition value="Manifest of a set of images produced in study. The set of images may include every image
       in the study, or it may be an incomplete sample, such as a list of key images."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Immunization"/>
      <definition value="Immunization event information."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="ImmunizationRecommendation"/>
      <definition value="A patient's point-of-time immunization status and recommendation with optional supporting
       justification."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="List"/>
      <definition value="A set of information summarized from a list of other resources."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Location"/>
      <definition value="Details and position information for a physical place where services are provided  and
       resources and participants may be stored, found, contained or accommodated."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Media"/>
      <definition value="A photo, video, or audio recording acquired or used in healthcare. The actual content
       may be inline or provided by direct reference."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Medication"/>
      <definition value="Primarily used for identification and definition of Medication, but also covers ingredients
       and packaging."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="MedicationAdministration"/>
      <definition value="Describes the event of a patient being given a dose of a medication.  This may be as simple
       as swallowing a tablet or it may be a long running infusion.  Related resources tie this
       event to the authorizing prescription, and the specific encounter between patient and
       health care practitioner."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="MedicationDispense"/>
      <definition value="Dispensing a medication to a named patient.  This includes a description of the supply
       provided and the instructions for administering the medication."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="MedicationPrescription"/>
      <definition value="An order for both supply of the medication and the instructions for administration of
       the medicine to a patient."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="MedicationStatement"/>
      <definition value="A record of medication being taken by a patient, or that the medication has been given
       to a patient where the record is the result of a report from the patient or another clinician."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="MessageHeader"/>
      <definition value="The header for a message exchange that is either requesting or responding to an action.
        The resource(s) that are the subject of the action as well as other Information related
       to the action are typically transmitted in a bundle in which the MessageHeader resource
       instance is the first resource in the bundle."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Observation"/>
      <definition value="Measurements and simple assertions made about a patient, device or other subject."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="OperationOutcome"/>
      <definition value="A collection of error, warning or information messages that result from a system action."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Order"/>
      <definition value="A request to perform an action."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="OrderResponse"/>
      <definition value="A response to an order."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Organization"/>
      <definition value="A formally or informally recognized grouping of people or organizations formed for the
       purpose of achieving some form of collective action.  Includes companies, institutions,
       corporations, departments, community groups, healthcare practice groups, etc."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Other"/>
      <definition value="Other is a conformant for handling resource concepts not yet defined for FHIR or outside
       HL7's scope of interest."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Patient"/>
      <definition value="Demographics and other administrative information about a person or animal receiving care
       or other health-related services."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Practitioner"/>
      <definition value="A person who is directly or indirectly involved in the provisioning of healthcare."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Procedure"/>
      <definition value="An action that is performed on a patient. This can be a physical 'thing' like an operation,
       or less invasive like counseling or hypnotherapy."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Profile"/>
      <definition value="A Resource Profile - a statement of use of one or more FHIR Resources.  It may include
       constraints on Resources and Data Types, Terminology Binding Statements and Extension
       Definitions."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Provenance"/>
      <definition value="Provenance information that describes the activity that led to the creation of a set of
       resources. This information can be used to help determine their reliability or trace where
       the information in them came from. The focus of the provenance resource is record keeping,
       audit and traceability, and not explicit statements of clinical significance."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Query"/>
      <definition value="A description of a query with a set of parameters."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Questionnaire"/>
      <definition value="A structured set of questions and their answers. The Questionnaire may contain questions,
       answers or both. The questions are ordered and grouped into coherent subsets, corresponding
       to the structure of the grouping of the underlying questions."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="RelatedPerson"/>
      <definition value="Information about a person that is involved in the care for a patient, but who is not
       the target of healthcare, nor has a formal responsibility in the care process."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="SecurityEvent"/>
      <definition value="A record of an event made for purposes of maintaining a security log. Typical uses include
       detection of intrusion attempts and monitoring for inappropriate usage."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Specimen"/>
      <definition value="Sample for analysis."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Substance"/>
      <definition value="A homogeneous material with a definite composition."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="Supply"/>
      <definition value="A supply - a  request for something, and provision of what is supplied."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="ValueSet"/>
      <definition value="A value set specifies a set of codes drawn from one or more code systems."/>
    </concept>
  </define>
</ValueSet>