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: RR External Resource Extension

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/ecr/StructureDefinition/rr-external-resource-extension Version: 3.0.0-ballot
Standards status: Trial-use Active as of 2025-11-20 Maturity Level: 3 Computable Name: RRExternalResourceExtension
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.46.42.21

This Extension profile represents an external resource (DocumentReference) pertaining to the condition such as a text guidance, link to access forms for additional reporting needs, additional testing and/or laboratory testing needs, treatment and/or prevention resources, Public Health Agency contact information and general additional resources.

Context of Use

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

Usage info

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Formal Views of Extension Content

Description Differentials, Snapshots, and other representations.

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension(4.0.1) External Resource
... extension 0..0 Extension
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/ecr/StructureDefinition/rr-external-resource-extension"
... value[x] 1..1 Reference(RR DocumentReference(3.0.0-ballot)) DocumentReference for an external resource

doco Documentation for this format
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension(4.0.1) External Resource
Constraints: ext-1
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
Constraints: ext-1
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/ecr/StructureDefinition/rr-external-resource-extension"

doco Documentation for this format

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
ele-1 error Extension, Extension.value[x] All FHIR elements must have a @value or children hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1 error Extension Must have either extensions or value[x], not both extension.exists() != value.exists()

Summary

Simple Extension with the type Reference: This Extension profile represents an external resource (DocumentReference) pertaining to the condition such as a text guidance, link to access forms for additional reporting needs, additional testing and/or laboratory testing needs, treatment and/or prevention resources, Public Health Agency contact information and general additional resources.

Maturity: 3

Differential ViewDifferential View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension(4.0.1) External Resource
... extension 0..0 Extension
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/ecr/StructureDefinition/rr-external-resource-extension"
... value[x] 1..1 Reference(RR DocumentReference(3.0.0-ballot)) DocumentReference for an external resource

doco Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Extension 0..* Extension(4.0.1) External Resource
Constraints: ext-1
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... extension 0..0 Extension
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
Constraints: ext-1
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/ecr/StructureDefinition/rr-external-resource-extension"

doco Documentation for this format

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
ele-1 error Extension, Extension.value[x] All FHIR elements must have a @value or children hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1 error Extension Must have either extensions or value[x], not both extension.exists() != value.exists()

Summary

Simple Extension with the type Reference: This Extension profile represents an external resource (DocumentReference) pertaining to the condition such as a text guidance, link to access forms for additional reporting needs, additional testing and/or laboratory testing needs, treatment and/or prevention resources, Public Health Agency contact information and general additional resources.

Maturity: 3

 

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