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Full Table of Contents

  1.0 Welcome to FHIR
    1.0.1 Useful Links
    1.0.2 Ballot Notes for FHIR Draft for Comment ballot
    1.0.3 FHIR License
    1.0.4 Outstanding Work Items
  1.1 Overview
    1.1.1 Roadmap
    1.1.2 Community
    1.1.3 EHR Functional Model
  1.2 Resource Format
    1.2.1 XML Content Models
    1.2.2 Resource Data and Metadata items
    1.2.3 Narrative
    1.2.4 Internal References
    1.2.5 Resource References
    1.2.6 Inter-version Compatibility
    1.2.7 XML Schema and Schematron
    1.2.8 Object Models
    1.2.9 Resource Format Examples
    1.2.10 Resource Format - Formal Definitions
  1.3 Data Types
    1.3.1 Primitive Types
    1.3.2 Types
    1.3.3 Attachment
    1.3.4 Identifier
    1.3.5 Coding
    1.3.6 CodeableConcept
    1.3.7 Choice
    1.3.8 Quantity
    1.3.9 Range
    1.3.10 Ratio
    1.3.11 Period
    1.3.12 Structures
    1.3.13 HumanId
    1.3.14 HumanName
    1.3.15 Address
    1.3.16 Contact
    1.3.17 Schedule
    1.3.18 Other Types
    1.3.19 Data Type Examples
    1.3.20 Data Type Formal Definitions
  1.4 Terminologies: Using Codes
    1.4.1 Bindings
    1.4.2 Named Systems List
    1.4.3 Internal Code Systems
    1.4.4 Special Values
    1.4.5 Resource Types
    1.4.6 FHIR Content Types
    1.4.7 FHIR Codes Registry
    1.4.8 Terminology Bindings
  1.5 Extensibility
    1.5.1 Extensibility Element
    1.5.2 MustUnderstand
    1.5.3 Defining Extensions
    1.5.4 Control of extensions
    1.5.5 Person - Examples
    1.5.6 Extensibility - Definitions
  1.6 Resource Profile - Content
    1.6.1 Background
    1.6.2 Slicing
    1.6.3 Resource Content
    1.6.4 Metadata Notes:
    1.6.5 Interpretation Notes:
    1.6.6 Profiled FHIR
    1.6.7 Search Parameters
    1.6.8 Resource Profile - Examples
    1.6.9 Resource Profile - Formal Definitions
    1.6.10 Resource Profile - Design Notes
    1.6.11 Resource Profile - Profiles
  2.0 Implementation Details
    2.0.1 Service Orientated use of Resources
    2.0.2 Managing Resource Identity
    2.0.3 Workflow with resources
    2.0.4 Implementation Support
  2.1 RESTful HTTP Details
    2.1.1 Service Root URL
    2.1.2 Resource Metadata and Versioning
    2.1.3 Security
    2.1.4 HTTP Status Codes
    2.1.5 Content Types and encodings
    2.1.6 read
    2.1.7 vread
    2.1.8 update
    2.1.9 delete
    2.1.10 history
    2.1.11 create
    2.1.12 search
    2.1.13 updates
    2.1.14 validate
    2.1.15 conformance
    2.1.16 batch
    2.1.17 Binary Support
    2.1.18 Intermediaries
    2.1.19 OMG hData RESTful Transport
  2.2 Resource Message - Content
    2.2.1 Basic Messaging Assumptions
    2.2.2 Conformance Statement
    2.2.3 Messaging End-points
    2.2.4 Resource Content
    2.2.5 Notes:
    2.2.6 Event List
    2.2.7 Mailbox
    2.2.8 Search Parameters
    2.2.9 Resource Message - Examples
    2.2.10 Resource Message - Formal Definitions
    2.2.11 Resource Message - Design Notes
    2.2.12 Resource Message - Profiles
  2.3 Resource Document - Content
    2.3.1 Document Content
    2.3.2 Document End-Points
    2.3.3 Resource Content
    2.3.4 Notes:
    2.3.5 Identifying a Document
    2.3.6 Presenting a Document
    2.3.7 Document Handling Obligations
    2.3.8 Implementation Notes
    2.3.9 Search Parameters
    2.3.10 Resource Document - Examples
    2.3.11 Resource Document - Formal Definitions
    2.3.12 Resource Document - Design Notes
    2.3.13 Resource Document - Profiles
  2.4 Resource IssueReport - Content
    2.4.1 Resource Content
    2.4.2 Notes:
    2.4.3 Open Issues
    2.4.4 Relationship with HTTP response codes
    2.4.5 Use outside of responses
    2.4.6 Search Parameters
    2.4.7 Resource IssueReport - Examples
    2.4.8 Resource IssueReport - Formal Definitions
    2.4.9 Resource IssueReport - Design Notes
    2.4.10 Resource IssueReport - Profiles
  2.5 Using FHIR Resources with hData
  2.6 Atom Feeds
    2.6.1 Notes
    2.6.2 Bundling versions - deletion
    2.6.3 Binary Resources
    2.6.4 Resolving references to Resources
    2.6.5 Implementation Notes
    2.6.6 Aggregation - Examples
  2.7 JSON Format
    2.7.1 JSON representation of primitive types
    2.7.2 Repeating elements
    2.7.3 JSON representation of composite datatypes
    2.7.4 JSON Bundles (Atom feeds)
    2.7.5 Bundling versions - deletion
    2.7.6 Binary Resources
  2.8 Resource ValueSet - Content
    2.8.1 Resource Content
    2.8.2 Notes:
    2.8.3 Search Parameters
    2.8.4 Resource ValueSet - Examples
    2.8.5 Resource ValueSet - Formal Definitions
    2.8.6 Resource ValueSet - Design Notes
    2.8.7 Resource ValueSet - Profiles
  2.9 Resource Conformance - Content
    2.9.1 Describe an actual implementation
    2.9.2 Describe software solution capabilities
    2.9.3 Describe a desired solution
    2.9.4 Resource Content
    2.9.5 Notes:
    2.9.6 Search Parameters
    2.9.7 Resource Conformance - Examples
    2.9.8 Resource Conformance - Formal Definitions
    2.9.9 Resource Conformance - Design Notes
    2.9.10 Resource Conformance - Profiles
  2.10 FHIR Security
    2.10.1 Mapping between resources and security systems
    2.10.2 Digital Signatures
  3.0 Resources
    3.0.1 Resource Examples
    3.0.2 Resource Definitions
  3.1 Resource Agent - Content
    3.1.1 Resource Content
    3.1.2 Notes:
    3.1.3 Search Parameters
    3.1.4 Resource Agent - Examples
    3.1.5 Resource Agent - Formal Definitions
    3.1.6 Resource Agent - Design Notes
    3.1.7 Resource Agent - Profiles
  3.2 Resource Animal - Content
    3.2.1 Resource Content
    3.2.2 Notes:
    3.2.3 Search Parameters
    3.2.4 Resource Animal - Examples
    3.2.5 Resource Animal - Formal Definitions
    3.2.6 Resource Animal - Design Notes
    3.2.7 Resource Animal - Profiles
  3.3 Resource Coverage - Content
    3.3.1 Resource Content
    3.3.2 Search Parameters
    3.3.3 Resource Coverage - Examples
    3.3.4 Resource Coverage - Formal Definitions
    3.3.5 Resource Coverage - Design Notes
    3.3.6 Resource Coverage - Profiles
  3.4 Resource Device - Content
    3.4.1 Resource Content
    3.4.2 Search Parameters
    3.4.3 Resource Device - Examples
    3.4.4 Resource Device - Formal Definitions
    3.4.5 Resource Device - Design Notes
    3.4.6 Resource Device - Profiles
  3.5 Resource Group - Content
    3.5.1 Resource Content
    3.5.2 Search Parameters
    3.5.3 Resource Group - Examples
    3.5.4 Resource Group - Formal Definitions
    3.5.5 Resource Group - Design Notes
    3.5.6 Resource Group - Profiles
  3.6 Resource LabReport - Content
    3.6.1 Resource Content
    3.6.2 Notes:
    3.6.3 Search Parameters
    3.6.4 Resource LabReport - Examples
    3.6.5 Resource LabReport - Formal Definitions
    3.6.6 Resource LabReport - Design Notes
    3.6.7 Resource LabReport - Profiles
  3.7 Resource List - Content
    3.7.1 Resource Content
    3.7.2 Item Status
    3.7.3 Narrative Content
    3.7.4 Empty Reason
    3.7.5 Search Parameters
    3.7.6 Resource List - Examples
    3.7.7 Resource List - Formal Definitions
    3.7.8 Resource List - Design Notes
    3.7.9 Resource List - Profiles
  3.8 Resource MedicationAdministration - Content
    3.8.1 Resource Content
    3.8.2 Known Issues
    3.8.3 Search Parameters
    3.8.4 Resource MedicationAdministration - Examples
    3.8.5 Resource MedicationAdministration - Formal Definitions
    3.8.6 Resource MedicationAdministration - Design Notes
    3.8.7 Resource MedicationAdministration - Profiles
  3.9 Resource Observation - Content
    3.9.1 Resource Content
    3.9.2 Notes:
    3.9.3 Search Parameters
    3.9.4 Resource Observation - Examples
    3.9.5 Resource Observation - Formal Definitions
    3.9.6 Resource Observation - Design Notes
    3.9.7 Resource Observation - Profiles
  3.10 Resource Organization - Content
    3.10.1 Resource Content
    3.10.2 Search Parameters
    3.10.3 Resource Organization - Examples
    3.10.4 Resource Organization - Formal Definitions
    3.10.5 Resource Organization - Design Notes
    3.10.6 Resource Organization - Profiles
  3.11 Resource Patient - Content
    3.11.1 Resource Content
    3.11.2 Managing Patient Registration
    3.11.3 RESTful Transactions
    3.11.4 Search Parameters
    3.11.5 Resource Patient - Examples
    3.11.6 Resource Patient - Formal Definitions
    3.11.7 Resource Patient - Design Notes
    3.11.8 Resource Patient - Profiles
  3.12 Resource Person - Content
    3.12.1 Resource Content
    3.12.2 Notes:
    3.12.3 Search Parameters
    3.12.4 Resource Person - Examples
    3.12.5 Resource Person - Formal Definitions
    3.12.6 Resource Person - Design Notes
    3.12.7 Resource Person - Profiles
  3.13 Resource Prescription - Content
    3.13.1 Resource Content
    3.13.2 RESTful Transactions
    3.13.3 Search Parameters
    3.13.4 Resource Prescription - Examples
    3.13.5 Resource Prescription - Formal Definitions
    3.13.6 Resource Prescription - Design Notes
    3.13.7 Resource Prescription - Profiles
  3.14 Resource Problem - Content
    3.14.1 Resource Content
    3.14.2 Search Parameters
    3.14.3 Resource Problem - Examples
    3.14.4 Resource Problem - Formal Definitions
    3.14.5 Resource Problem - Design Notes
    3.14.6 Resource Problem - Profiles
  3.15 Resource Provenance - Content
    3.15.1 Resource Content
    3.15.2 Search Parameters
    3.15.3 Resource Provenance - Examples
    3.15.4 Resource Provenance - Formal Definitions
    3.15.5 Resource Provenance - Design Notes
    3.15.6 Resource Provenance - Profiles
  3.16 Resource SecurityEvent - Content
    3.16.1 Resource Content
    3.16.2 Search Parameters
    3.16.3 Resource SecurityEvent - Examples
    3.16.4 Resource SecurityEvent - Formal Definitions
    3.16.5 Resource SecurityEvent - Design Notes
    3.16.6 Resource SecurityEvent - Profiles
  3.17 Resource Test - Content
    3.17.1 Resource Content
    3.17.2 Search Parameters
    3.17.3 Resource Test - Examples
    3.17.4 Resource Test - Formal Definitions
    3.17.5 Resource Test - Design Notes
    3.17.6 Resource Test - Profiles
  3.18 Resource XdsEntry - Content
    3.18.1 Resource Content
    3.18.2 Search Parameters
    3.18.3 Resource XdsEntry - Examples
    3.18.4 Resource XdsEntry - Formal Definitions
    3.18.5 Resource XdsEntry - Design Notes
    3.18.6 Resource XdsEntry - Profiles
  3.19 Resource XdsEntry2 - Content
    3.19.1 Resource Content
    3.19.2 Notes
    3.19.3 Open Issues
    3.19.4 Search Parameters
    3.19.5 Resource XdsEntry2 - Examples
    3.19.6 Resource XdsEntry2 - Formal Definitions
    3.19.7 Resource XdsEntry2 - Design Notes
    3.19.8 Resource XdsEntry2 - Profiles
  3.20 Resource XdsFolder - Content
    3.20.1 Resource Content
    3.20.2 Search Parameters
    3.20.3 Resource XdsFolder - Examples
    3.20.4 Resource XdsFolder - Formal Definitions
    3.20.5 Resource XdsFolder - Design Notes
    3.20.6 Resource XdsFolder - Profiles


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