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      <p>This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/capability-statement-kind defines the following codes:</p>
      
      
      
      
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            <b>Comments</b>
          
          
          
          
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          <td style="white-space:nowrap">instance
            
            
            
            
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          <td>Instance</td>
          
          
          
          
          <td>The CapabilityStatement instance represents the present capabilities of a specific system instance.  This is the kind returned by /metadata for a FHIR server end-point.</td>
          
          
          
          
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          <td style="white-space:nowrap">capability
            
            
            
            
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          <td>Capability</td>
          
          
          
          
          <td>The CapabilityStatement instance represents the capabilities of a system or piece of software, independent of a particular installation.</td>
          
          
          
          
          <td>Elements marked as 'optional' represent configurable capabilities</td>
        
        
        
        
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          <td>Requirements</td>
          
          
          
          
          <td>The CapabilityStatement instance represents a set of requirements for other systems to meet; e.g. as part of an implementation guide or 'request for proposal'.</td>
          
          
          
          
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