FHIR Extensions Pack
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FHIR Extensions Pack, published by HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 5.3.0-ballot-tc1 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/fhir-extensions/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Extension: RelatesTo Classifier

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/relatesto-classifier Version: 5.3.0-ballot-tc1
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 2 Responsible: HL7 International / Clinical Decision Support Computable Name: RelatesToClassifier

Provides additional classifiers of a related artifact. In R6, this can also be used on ArtifactAssessment.relatesTo, Citation.relatesTo, Evidence.relatesTo, EvidenceVariable.relatesTo, and ResearchStudy.relatesTo

Context of Use

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

Usage info

Usages:

  • This Extension is not used by any profiles in this Implementation Guide

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Changes since version 5.2.0:

  • New Content

    • 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 with the type CodeableConcept: Provides additional classifiers of a related artifact. In R6, this can also be used on ArtifactAssessment.relatesTo, Citation.relatesTo, Evidence.relatesTo, EvidenceVariable.relatesTo, and ResearchStudy.relatesTo

    Maturity: 2

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Additional classifiers for RelatedArtifacts
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/relatesto-classifier"
    ... value[x] 1..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
    Binding: CitationArtifactClassifier (example): Additional classifiers for the related artifact.

    doco Documentation for this format
    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Additional classifiers for RelatedArtifacts
    ... id 0..1 id 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/StructureDefinition/relatesto-classifier"

    doco Documentation for this format

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Simple Extension with the type CodeableConcept: Provides additional classifiers of a related artifact. In R6, this can also be used on ArtifactAssessment.relatesTo, Citation.relatesTo, Evidence.relatesTo, EvidenceVariable.relatesTo, and ResearchStudy.relatesTo

    Maturity: 2

    Differential View

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Additional classifiers for RelatedArtifacts
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/relatesto-classifier"
    ... value[x] 1..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
    Binding: CitationArtifactClassifier (example): Additional classifiers for the related artifact.

    doco Documentation for this format

    Snapshot View

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Additional classifiers for RelatedArtifacts
    ... id 0..1 id 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/StructureDefinition/relatesto-classifier"

    doco Documentation for this format

     

    Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

    Terminology Bindings

    Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
    Extension.value[x] Base example Citation Artifact Classifier 📦5.0.0 FHIR Std.

    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()

    R4B

    The extension is unchanged in R4B

    R4

    The extension is unchanged in R4

    R3

    The extension is unchanged in R3

    Search Parameters for this Extension

    (none found)