FHIR Extensions Pack
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This page is part of the FHIR Core Extensions Registry (v5.3.0-ballot-tc1: Release 5.3) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) v5.0.0. This version is a pre-release. The current official version is 5.2.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

Extension: Original Text

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/originalText Version: 5.3.0-ballot-tc1
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 3 Computable Name: OriginalText
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.5.1680

A human language representation of the concept (resource/element) as seen/selected/uttered by the user who entered the data and/or which represents the full intended meaning of the user. This can be provided either directly as text, or as a url that is a reference to a portion of the narrative of a resource (DomainResource.text or Composition.section.text). When it's a url, the value should end with a #{id} where the id identifies a specific portion of the referenced content (via an XHTML id attribute). To provide human language maintained as part of the narrative, use narrativeLink. To cross-link narrative and data, use the textLink extension.

Context of Use

This extension may be used on the following element(s)

Usage info

Usages:

  • This Extension is not used by any profiles in this Implementation Guide

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Changes since version 5.2.0:

  • The resource metadata has changed (description)
  • The data elements list has changed
  • One or more text definitions, invariants or bindings have changed

    • Formal Views of Extension Content

    Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Simple Extension with the type string, url: A human language representation of the concept (resource/element) as seen/selected/uttered by the user who entered the data and/or which represents the full intended meaning of the user. This can be provided either directly as text, or as a url that is a reference to a portion of the narrative of a resource (DomainResource.text or Composition.section.text). When it's a url, the value should end with a #{id} where the id identifies a specific portion of the referenced content (via an XHTML id attribute). To provide human language maintained as part of the narrative, use narrativeLink. To cross-link narrative and data, use the textLink extension.

    Maturity: 3

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Original Text that represents the data as seen/selected/uttered originally
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/originalText"
    ... value[x] 1..1 Value of extension
    .... valueString string
    .... valueUrl url

    doco Documentation for this format
    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Original Text that represents the data as seen/selected/uttered originally
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/originalText"
    .... valueString string
    .... valueUrl url

    doco Documentation for this format

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Simple Extension with the type string, url: A human language representation of the concept (resource/element) as seen/selected/uttered by the user who entered the data and/or which represents the full intended meaning of the user. This can be provided either directly as text, or as a url that is a reference to a portion of the narrative of a resource (DomainResource.text or Composition.section.text). When it's a url, the value should end with a #{id} where the id identifies a specific portion of the referenced content (via an XHTML id attribute). To provide human language maintained as part of the narrative, use narrativeLink. To cross-link narrative and data, use the textLink extension.

    Maturity: 3

    Differential View

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Original Text that represents the data as seen/selected/uttered originally
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/originalText"
    ... value[x] 1..1 Value of extension
    .... valueString string
    .... valueUrl url

    doco Documentation for this format

    Snapshot View

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Original Text that represents the data as seen/selected/uttered originally
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/originalText"
    .... valueString string
    .... valueUrl url

    doco Documentation for this format

     

    Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

    Constraints

    IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
    ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
    ext-1error**ALL** extensionsMust have either extensions or value[x], not both
    : extension.exists() != value.exists()

    R4B

    The extension is unchanged in R4B

    R4

    The extension is unchanged in R4

    R3

    The extension is represented a little differently in R3:

    • Map the type url to uri on the element Extension.value[x]
    • Note: Extensions that have been modified for R3 are still draft while real-world experience is collected
    Name Flags Card. Type Description & Constraints      Filter: Filters doco
    . . Extension 0..1 Extension Original Text that represents the data as seen/selected/uttered originally
    . . . extension 0 .. 0
    . . . url 1 .. 1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/originalText"
    . . . value[x] 1.. 1 Value of extension
    . . . . valueString string
    . . . . valueUri uri

    doco Documentation for this format

    Search Parameters for this Extension

    (none found)