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Extension: reasonCode

URL for this extension:

http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/workflow-reasonCode

Status: draft. Extension maintained by: Health Level Seven, Inc. - FHIR WG

Describes why the event occurred in coded or textual form.

Comment:

For free text (uncoded data) use reasonCode.text.

Context of Use: Use on Element ID Observation, Element ID DiagnosticReport, Element ID Media or Element ID NutritionOrder

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Summary

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
reasonCode		0..*	CodeableConcept	URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/workflow-reasonCode reasonCode: Describes why the event occurred in coded or textual form. Binding: Condition Cause Codes (example) Use on Element ID Observation, Element ID DiagnosticReport, Element ID Media or Element ID NutritionOrder
Documentation for this format

Full Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
extension		0..*	Extension	URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/workflow-reasonCode reasonCode: Describes why the event occurred in coded or textual form. Use on Element ID Observation, Element ID DiagnosticReport, Element ID Media or Element ID NutritionOrder
extension		0..0
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/workflow-reasonCode"
value[x]		1..1	CodeableConcept	Value of extension Binding: Condition Cause Codes (example)
Documentation for this format

XML Template

<!-- reasonCode -->

<extension xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"
     url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/workflow-reasonCode" >
  <!-- from Element: extension -->
 <valueCodeableConcept><!--  1..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension --></valueCodeableConcept>
</extension>

JSON Template

{ // reasonCode
  // from Element: extension
    "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/workflow-reasonCode", // R! 
    "valueCodeableConcept" : { CodeableConcept } // C? R! Value of extension
  }

Summary

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
reasonCode		0..*	CodeableConcept	URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/workflow-reasonCode reasonCode: Describes why the event occurred in coded or textual form. Binding: Condition Cause Codes (example) Use on Element ID Observation, Element ID DiagnosticReport, Element ID Media or Element ID NutritionOrder
Documentation for this format

Full Structure

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
extension		0..*	Extension	URL = http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/workflow-reasonCode reasonCode: Describes why the event occurred in coded or textual form. Use on Element ID Observation, Element ID DiagnosticReport, Element ID Media or Element ID NutritionOrder
extension		0..0
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/workflow-reasonCode"
value[x]		1..1	CodeableConcept	Value of extension Binding: Condition Cause Codes (example)
Documentation for this format

XML Template

<!-- reasonCode -->

<extension xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"
     url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/workflow-reasonCode" >
  <!-- from Element: extension -->
 <valueCodeableConcept><!--  1..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension --></valueCodeableConcept>
</extension>

JSON Template

{ // reasonCode
  // from Element: extension
    "extension" : [ //  sliced by value:url  in the specified order, Open ]
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/workflow-reasonCode", // R! 
    "valueCodeableConcept" : { CodeableConcept } // C? R! Value of extension
  }

Constraints

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children unless an empty Parameters resource (xpath: @value|f:*|h:div|self::f:Parameters)
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), 'value')]))
• ele-1: On Extension.extension: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.extension: @value|f:*|h:div)
• ext-1: On Extension.extension: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (xpath on Extension.extension: exists(f:extension)!=exists(f:*[starts-with(local-name(.), "value")]))
• ele-1: On Extension.value[x]: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (xpath on Extension.value[x]: @value|f:*|h:div)