Structured Data Capture
4.0.0 - STU 4
Structured Data Capture
4.0.0 - STU 4
Structured Data Capture, published by HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 4.0.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/sdc/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
| Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/sdc/StructureDefinition/sdc-questionnaire-itemAnswerMedia | Version: 4.0.0 | |||
| Standards status: Trial-use | Maturity Level: 4 | Computable Name: ItemAnswerMedia | ||
| Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.17.42.30 | ||||
Media to render/make available as an accompaniment to a specific answer option, for example - an image, video or audio clip. This does not replace the need for answer.value[x]. The attachment.text SHOULD be present as the alternative/accessibility text for systems unable to expose the media and users unable to consume it. Media.contentType SHALL be present. When included in a QuestionnaireResponse it SHALL be the same as the media for the corresponding answerOption in the Questionnaire.
Need to be able to provide a visual representation of the response to the question being asked.
Context of Use
This extension may be used on the following element(s)
Questionnaire.item.answerOption
QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer
Additional details on the use of this extension can be found on the Advanced Rendering page. For guidance on referencing or embedding external content (such as images and PDFs), refer to the General Security Considerations section.
Usage info
Usages:
You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics
Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.
This structure is derived from Extension
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter:   |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Extension |
0..1 | Extension | Answer Media to display | |
  extension |
0..0 | |||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/sdc/StructureDefinition/sdc-questionnaire-itemAnswerMedia" | |
  value[x] |
0..1 | Attachment | Value of extension | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension |
0..1 | Extension | Answer Media to display | |
 id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
| extension |
0..0 | |||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/sdc/StructureDefinition/sdc-questionnaire-itemAnswerMedia" | |
| value[x] |
0..1 | Attachment | Value of extension | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
This structure is derived from Extension
Summary
Simple Extension with the type Attachment: Media to render/make available as an accompaniment to a specific answer option, for example - an image, video or audio clip. This does not replace the need for answer.value[x]. The attachment.text SHOULD be present as the alternative/accessibility text for systems unable to expose the media and users unable to consume it. Media.contentType SHALL be present. When included in a QuestionnaireResponse it SHALL be the same as the media for the corresponding answerOption in the Questionnaire.
Maturity: 4
Differential View
This structure is derived from Extension
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension |
0..1 | Extension | Answer Media to display | |
| extension |
0..0 | |||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/sdc/StructureDefinition/sdc-questionnaire-itemAnswerMedia" | |
| value[x] |
0..1 | Attachment | Value of extension | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extension |
0..1 | Extension | Answer Media to display | |
| id |
0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
| extension |
0..0 | |||
| url |
1..1 | uri | "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/sdc/StructureDefinition/sdc-questionnaire-itemAnswerMedia" | |
| value[x] |
0..1 | Attachment | Value of extension | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
This structure is derived from Extension
Summary
Simple Extension with the type Attachment: Media to render/make available as an accompaniment to a specific answer option, for example - an image, video or audio clip. This does not replace the need for answer.value[x]. The attachment.text SHOULD be present as the alternative/accessibility text for systems unable to expose the media and users unable to consume it. Media.contentType SHALL be present. When included in a QuestionnaireResponse it SHALL be the same as the media for the corresponding answerOption in the Questionnaire.
Maturity: 4
Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements |
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) | |
| ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists() |
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