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: Narrative Source Control

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/narrative-source-control Version: 5.3.0-ballot-tc1
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 2 Computable Name: NarrativeSourceControl
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.5.1670

Indicates that validators should check that elements in the narrative have source attribution in their class attributes (boilerplate, generated, extensions and additional), and level of issue associated with the check

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 code: Indicates that validators should check that elements in the narrative have source attribution in their class attributes (boilerplate, generated, extensions and additional), and level of issue associated with the check

    Maturity: 2

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Validators should check that elements in the narrative have source attribution
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/narrative-source-control"
    ... value[x] 1..1 code Value of extension
    Binding: IssueSeverity (required)

    doco Documentation for this format
    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Validators should check that elements in the narrative have source attribution
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/narrative-source-control"

    doco Documentation for this format

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Simple Extension with the type code: Indicates that validators should check that elements in the narrative have source attribution in their class attributes (boilerplate, generated, extensions and additional), and level of issue associated with the check

    Maturity: 2

    Differential View

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Validators should check that elements in the narrative have source attribution
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/narrative-source-control"
    ... value[x] 1..1 code Value of extension
    Binding: IssueSeverity (required)

    doco Documentation for this format

    Snapshot View

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Validators should check that elements in the narrative have source attribution
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/narrative-source-control"

    doco Documentation for this format

     

    Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

    Terminology Bindings

    PathConformanceValueSetURI
    Extension.value[x]requiredIssueSeverity
    http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/issue-severity
    From the FHIR Standard

    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()

    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)