Electronic Case Reporting (eCR)
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Electronic Case Reporting (eCR), published by HL7 International / Public Health. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 3.0.0-ballot built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/case-reporting/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Extension: eICR Trigger Code Flag Extension

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/ecr/StructureDefinition/eicr-trigger-code-flag-extension Version: 3.0.0-ballot
Standards status: Trial-use Active as of 2025-12-15 Maturity Level: 3 Computable Name: EICRTriggerCodeFlagExtension
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.46.42.10

This Extension profile represents a flag which, if it is present, indicates that the target reference represents a triggering event and caused the eCR to be generated.

Context of Use

It contains the trigger code which is the same as the trigger code in the resource and is used to identify which code(s) in a resource that allows multiple trigger codes (e.g. US Core Observation Lab where a trigger code could be contained in either the code (lab test) or the value (lab test result) or in the case of a battery or panel of tests, in the hasMember as another US Core Observation Lab code or value). It also contains the RCTC OID and RCTC version of the value set from which the code was matched.

It is available for use in the following places:

Usage info

Usages:

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Formal Views of Extension Content

Description Differentials, Snapshots, and other representations.

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension eICR Trigger Code Flag
... extension 3..* Extension Extension
... Slices for extension Content/Rules for all slices
.... extension:triggerCodeValueSet 1..1 Extension RCTC value set OID (as a string)
..... extension 0..0 Extension
..... url 1..1 uri "triggerCodeValueSet"
..... value[x] 0..1 string Value of extension
.... extension:triggerCodeValueSetVersion 1..1 Extension RCTC value set version
..... extension 0..0 Extension
..... url 1..1 uri "triggerCodeValueSetVersion"
..... value[x] 1..1 string Value of extension
.... extension:triggerCode 1..1 Extension Trigger code
..... extension 0..0 Extension
..... url 1..1 uri "triggerCode"
..... value[x] 1..1 Coding Value of extension
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/ecr/StructureDefinition/eicr-trigger-code-flag-extension"

doco Documentation for this format
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension eICR Trigger Code Flag
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... Slices for extension 3..* Extension Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
.... extension:triggerCodeValueSet 1..1 Extension RCTC value set OID (as a string)
..... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
..... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... url 1..1 uri "triggerCodeValueSet"
..... value[x] 0..1 string Value of extension
.... extension:triggerCodeValueSetVersion 1..1 Extension RCTC value set version
..... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
..... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... url 1..1 uri "triggerCodeValueSetVersion"
..... value[x] 1..1 string Value of extension
.... extension:triggerCode 1..1 Extension Trigger code
..... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
..... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... url 1..1 uri "triggerCode"
..... value[x] 1..1 Coding Value of extension
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/ecr/StructureDefinition/eicr-trigger-code-flag-extension"

doco Documentation for this format

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
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()

Summary

Complex Extension: This Extension profile represents a flag which, if it is present, indicates that the target reference represents a triggering event and caused the eCR to be generated.

  • triggerCodeValueSet: string: RCTC value set OID (as a string)
  • triggerCodeValueSetVersion: string: RCTC value set version
  • triggerCode: Coding: Trigger code - this code is the same as the trigger code in the resource and is used to identify which code(s) in a resource that allows multiple trigger codes (e.g. US Core Observation Lab where a trigger code could be contained in either the code (lab test) or the value (lab test result) or in the case of a battery or panel of tests, in the hasMember as another US Core Observation Lab code or value).

Maturity: 3

Differential ViewDifferential View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension eICR Trigger Code Flag
... extension 3..* Extension Extension
... Slices for extension Content/Rules for all slices
.... extension:triggerCodeValueSet 1..1 Extension RCTC value set OID (as a string)
..... extension 0..0 Extension
..... url 1..1 uri "triggerCodeValueSet"
..... value[x] 0..1 string Value of extension
.... extension:triggerCodeValueSetVersion 1..1 Extension RCTC value set version
..... extension 0..0 Extension
..... url 1..1 uri "triggerCodeValueSetVersion"
..... value[x] 1..1 string Value of extension
.... extension:triggerCode 1..1 Extension Trigger code
..... extension 0..0 Extension
..... url 1..1 uri "triggerCode"
..... value[x] 1..1 Coding Value of extension
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/ecr/StructureDefinition/eicr-trigger-code-flag-extension"

doco Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension eICR Trigger Code Flag
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... Slices for extension 3..* Extension Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
.... extension:triggerCodeValueSet 1..1 Extension RCTC value set OID (as a string)
..... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
..... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... url 1..1 uri "triggerCodeValueSet"
..... value[x] 0..1 string Value of extension
.... extension:triggerCodeValueSetVersion 1..1 Extension RCTC value set version
..... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
..... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... url 1..1 uri "triggerCodeValueSetVersion"
..... value[x] 1..1 string Value of extension
.... extension:triggerCode 1..1 Extension Trigger code
..... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
..... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
..... url 1..1 uri "triggerCode"
..... value[x] 1..1 Coding Value of extension
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/ecr/StructureDefinition/eicr-trigger-code-flag-extension"

doco Documentation for this format

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
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()

Summary

Complex Extension: This Extension profile represents a flag which, if it is present, indicates that the target reference represents a triggering event and caused the eCR to be generated.

  • triggerCodeValueSet: string: RCTC value set OID (as a string)
  • triggerCodeValueSetVersion: string: RCTC value set version
  • triggerCode: Coding: Trigger code - this code is the same as the trigger code in the resource and is used to identify which code(s) in a resource that allows multiple trigger codes (e.g. US Core Observation Lab where a trigger code could be contained in either the code (lab test) or the value (lab test result) or in the case of a battery or panel of tests, in the hasMember as another US Core Observation Lab code or value).

Maturity: 3

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron