HL7.FHIR.UV.EXTENSIONS\Observation Structure Type - Definitions

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Extension: ObservationStructureType - Detailed Descriptions

Page standards status: Draft

Maturity Level: 1

Definitions for the observation-structure-type extension.

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be found here

0. Extension
Definition	Provides clarity on the type of observation represented in the hasMember structure. Optional Extension Element - found in all resources.
Short	Type of observation structureOptional Extensions Element
Comments	This provides for complex structures such as microbiology the ability to understand the type of concept represented in its structure.
Control	0..1*
Is Modifier	false
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
2. Extension.url
Definition	Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.
Short	identifies the meaning of the extension
Comments	The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.
Control	1..1
Type	uri
Is Modifier	false
XML Format	In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Summary	false
Fixed Value	`http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/observation-structure-type`
4. Extension.value[x]
Definition	Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility for a list).
Short	Value of extension
Control	10..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ext-1
Binding	Unless not suitable, these codes SHALL be taken from For codes, see hl7VS-VS-observationSubtype (extensible to `http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0937`)
Type	CodeableConcept, date, Meta, Address, Attachment, integer, Count, DataRequirement, Dosage, uuid, Identifier, RatioRange, Coding, SampledData, id, positiveInt, Distance, Availability, integer64, Period, Duration, canonical, Range, RelatedArtifact, base64Binary, UsageContext, Timing, decimal, ExtendedContactDetail, ParameterDefinition, dateTime, code, string, oid, instant, ContactPoint, HumanName, Money, markdown, Ratio, Age, Reference, TriggerDefinition, Quantity, uri, url, Annotation, ContactDetail, boolean, Expression, CodeableReference, Signature, unsignedInt, time
[x] Note	SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
Is Modifier	false
Summary	false
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be found here

0. Extension
Definition	Provides clarity on the type of observation represented in the hasMember structure.
Short	Type of observation structure
Comments	This provides for complex structures such as microbiology the ability to understand the type of concept represented in its structure.
Control	0..1
2. Extension.url
Fixed Value	`http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/observation-structure-type`
4. Extension.value[x]
Control	1..1
Binding	Unless not suitable, these codes SHALL be taken from hl7VS-VS-observationSubtype (extensible to `http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0937`)
Type	CodeableConcept, date, Meta, Address, Attachment, integer, Count, DataRequirement, Dosage, uuid, Identifier, RatioRange, Coding, SampledData, id, positiveInt, Distance, Availability, integer64, Period, Duration, canonical, Range, RelatedArtifact, base64Binary, UsageContext, Timing, decimal, ExtendedContactDetail, ParameterDefinition, dateTime, code, string, oid, instant, ContactPoint, HumanName, Money, markdown, Ratio, Age, Reference, TriggerDefinition, Quantity, uri, url, Annotation, ContactDetail, boolean, Expression, CodeableReference, Signature, unsignedInt, time
[x] Note	SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be found here

0. Extension
Definition	Provides clarity on the type of observation represented in the hasMember structure.
Short	Type of observation structure
Comments	This provides for complex structures such as microbiology the ability to understand the type of concept represented in its structure.
Control	0..1
Is Modifier	false
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`)
2. Extension.id
Definition	Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
Short	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Control	0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type	id
Is Modifier	false
XML Format	In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Summary	false
4. Extension.extension
Definition	May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and managable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
Short	Additional content defined by implementations
Comments	There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.
Control	0..*
Type	Extension
Is Modifier	false
Summary	false
Alternate Names	extensions, user content
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`)
Slicing	This element introduces a set of slices on `Extension.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
6. Extension.url
Definition	Source of the definition for the extension code - a logical name or a URL.
Short	identifies the meaning of the extension
Comments	The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.
Control	1..1
Type	uri
Is Modifier	false
XML Format	In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Summary	false
Fixed Value	`http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/observation-structure-type`
8. Extension.value[x]
Definition	Value of extension - must be one of a constrained set of the data types (see Extensibility for a list).
Short	Value of extension
Control	1..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ext-1
Binding	Unless not suitable, these codes SHALL be taken from hl7VS-VS-observationSubtype (extensible to `http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0937`)
Type	CodeableConcept
[x] Note	SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
Is Modifier	false
Summary	false
Invariants	ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)

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