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Definition for Value SetDataType
{ "resourceType": "ValueSet", "id": "data-types", "meta": { "lastUpdated": "2015-02-23T09:07:27.665+11:00", "profile": [ "http://hl7.org/fhir/Profile/valueset-shareable-definition" ] }, "text": { "status": "generated", "div": "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>" }, "extension": [ { "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ExtensionDefinition/valueset-oid", "valueUri": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.3" } ], "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/data-types", "version": "0.4.0", "name": "DataType", "publisher": "HL7 (FHIR Project)", "contact": [ { "telecom": [ { "system": "url", "value": "http://hl7.org/fhir" }, { "system": "email", "value": "fhir@lists.hl7.org" } ] } ], "description": "The type of an element - one of the FHIR data types", "status": "draft", "experimental": false, "date": "2015-02-23T09:07:27+11:00", "define": { "extension": [ { "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ExtensionDefinition/valueset-oid", "valueUri": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.3" } ], "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/data-types", "caseSensitive": true, "concept": [ { "code": "Address", "definition": "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." }, { "code": "Age", "definition": "A duration (length of time) with a UCUM code" }, { "code": "Attachment", "definition": "For referring to data content defined in other formats." }, { "code": "BackboneElement", "definition": "Base definition for all elements that are defined inside a resource - but not those in a data type." }, { "code": "CodeableConcept", "definition": "A concept that may be defined by a formal reference to a terminology or ontology or may be provided by text." }, { "code": "Coding", "definition": "A reference to a code defined by a terminology system." }, { "code": "ContactPoint", "definition": "Details for All kinds of technology mediated contact points for a person or organization, including telephone, email, etc." }, { "code": "Count", "definition": "A count of a discrete element (no unit)" }, { "code": "Distance", "definition": "A measure of distance" }, { "code": "Duration", "definition": "A length of time" }, { "code": "Element", "definition": "Base definition for all elements in a resource." }, { "code": "ElementDefinition", "definition": "Captures constraints on each element within the resource, profile, or extension." }, { "code": "Extension", "definition": "Optional Extensions Element - found in all resources." }, { "code": "HumanName", "definition": "A human's name with the ability to identify parts and usage." }, { "code": "Identifier", "definition": "A technical identifier - identifies some entity uniquely and unambiguously." }, { "code": "Meta", "definition": "The metadata about a resource. This is content in the resource that is maintained by the infrastructure. Changes to the content may not always be associated with version changes to the resource." }, { "code": "Money", "definition": "An amount of money. With regard to precision, see [[X]]" }, { "code": "Narrative", "definition": "A human-readable formatted text, including images." }, { "code": "Period", "definition": "A time period defined by a start and end date and optionally time." }, { "code": "Quantity", "definition": "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." }, { "code": "Range", "definition": "A set of ordered Quantities defined by a low and high limit." }, { "code": "Ratio", "definition": "A relationship of two Quantity values - expressed as a numerator and a denominator." }, { "code": "Reference", "definition": "A reference from one resource to another." }, { "code": "SampledData", "definition": "A series of measurements taken by a device, with upper and lower limits. There may be more than one dimension in the data." }, { "code": "Signature", "definition": "An XML digital signature along with supporting context." }, { "code": "Timing", "definition": "Specifies an event that may occur multiple times. Timing schedules are used for to record when things are expected or requested to occur." }, { "code": "base64Binary", "definition": "A stream of bytes" }, { "code": "boolean", "definition": "Value of \"true\" or \"false\"" }, { "code": "code", "definition": "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" }, { "code": "date", "definition": "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." }, { "code": "dateTime", "definition": "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." }, { "code": "decimal", "definition": "A rational number with implicit precision" }, { "code": "id", "definition": "Any combination of lowercase letters, numerals, \"-\" and \".\", with a length limit of 36 characters. (This might be an integer, an unprefixed OID, UUID or any other identifier pattern that meets these constraints.) Systems SHALL send ids as lower-case but SHOULD interpret them case-insensitively." }, { "code": "instant", "definition": "An instant in time - known at least to the second" }, { "code": "integer", "definition": "A whole number" }, { "code": "oid", "definition": "An oid represented as a URI" }, { "code": "string", "definition": "A sequence of Unicode characters" }, { "code": "time", "definition": "A time during the day, with no date specified" }, { "code": "uri", "definition": "String of characters used to identify a name or a resource" }, { "code": "uuid", "definition": "A UUID, represented as a URI" } ] } }
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.