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Canadian Baseline, published by HL7 Canada - FHIR Implementation Work Group. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 1.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7-Canada/ca-baseline/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Extension: Ethnicity

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/ca/baseline/StructureDefinition/ext-ethnicity Version: 1.1.0
Draft as of 2019-12-18 Computable Name: ExtensionEthnicity

A code classifying the person’s ethnic group or ethnicity as the category of people who identify with each other, usually on the basis of a presumed common genealogy or ancestry or on other similarities. This should not be confused with citizenship or nationality.

Context of Use

This extension may be used on the following element(s):

  • Element ID Patient

Usage info

Usage:

Formal Views of Extension Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Simple Extension of type Coding: A code classifying the person's ethnic group or ethnicity as the category of people who identify with each other, usually on the basis of a presumed common genealogy or ancestry or on other similarities. This should not be confused with citizenship or nationality.

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Extension 0..1 Extension Extension
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/ca/baseline/StructureDefinition/ext-ethnicity"
... valueCoding 1..1 Coding Value of extension
Binding: EthnicityCode (preferred): One of self-reported ethnic group codes representing the ethnicity concept and should not be confused with citizenship or nationality.


Example Example of the Ethnicity extension: {"system":"http://snomed.info/sct","code":"733446001","display":"Canadian (ethnic group)"}
.... system 1..1 uri Identity of the terminology system
.... code 1..1 code Code defining ethnicity concept
.... display 0..1 string Optional description of the ethnicity code

doco Documentation for this format
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Extension 0..1 Extension Extension
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... extension 0..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/ca/baseline/StructureDefinition/ext-ethnicity"
.... value[x]:valueCoding 1..1 Coding Value of extension
Binding: EthnicityCode (preferred): One of self-reported ethnic group codes representing the ethnicity concept and should not be confused with citizenship or nationality.


Example Example of the Ethnicity extension: {"system":"http://snomed.info/sct","code":"733446001","display":"Canadian (ethnic group)"}
..... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
..... extension 0..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... system Σ 1..1 uri Identity of the terminology system
..... version Σ 0..1 string Version of the system - if relevant
..... code Σ 1..1 code Code defining ethnicity concept
..... display Σ 0..1 string Optional description of the ethnicity code
..... userSelected Σ 0..1 boolean If this coding was chosen directly by the user

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Simple Extension of type Coding: A code classifying the person's ethnic group or ethnicity as the category of people who identify with each other, usually on the basis of a presumed common genealogy or ancestry or on other similarities. This should not be confused with citizenship or nationality.

Differential View

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Extension 0..1 Extension Extension
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/ca/baseline/StructureDefinition/ext-ethnicity"
... valueCoding 1..1 Coding Value of extension
Binding: EthnicityCode (preferred): One of self-reported ethnic group codes representing the ethnicity concept and should not be confused with citizenship or nationality.


Example Example of the Ethnicity extension: {"system":"http://snomed.info/sct","code":"733446001","display":"Canadian (ethnic group)"}
.... system 1..1 uri Identity of the terminology system
.... code 1..1 code Code defining ethnicity concept
.... display 0..1 string Optional description of the ethnicity code

doco Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Extension 0..1 Extension Extension
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... extension 0..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/ca/baseline/StructureDefinition/ext-ethnicity"
.... value[x]:valueCoding 1..1 Coding Value of extension
Binding: EthnicityCode (preferred): One of self-reported ethnic group codes representing the ethnicity concept and should not be confused with citizenship or nationality.


Example Example of the Ethnicity extension: {"system":"http://snomed.info/sct","code":"733446001","display":"Canadian (ethnic group)"}
..... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
..... extension 0..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... system Σ 1..1 uri Identity of the terminology system
..... version Σ 0..1 string Version of the system - if relevant
..... code Σ 1..1 code Code defining ethnicity concept
..... display Σ 0..1 string Optional description of the ethnicity code
..... userSelected Σ 0..1 boolean If this coding was chosen directly by the user

doco Documentation for this format

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

Terminology Bindings

PathConformanceValueSetURI
Extension.value[x]:valueCodingpreferredEthnicityCode
https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ValueSet/ethnicitycode
from this IG

Constraints

IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1error**ALL** extensionsMust have either extensions or value[x], not both
: extension.exists() != value.exists()