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Extension: NDH Delivery Method

This extension enables NDH to declare how a service is delivered and, when virtual, which modalities are supported, using structured sub-extensions and ValueSet bindings to DeliveryMethodVS and VirtualModalitiesVS for predictable service-access routing; it is used in HealthcareService.

Context of Use

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

• Element ID: HealthcareService

Usage info

Usages:

• Use this Extension: NDH HealthcareService Profile
• Examples for this Extension: HealthcareService/BurrClinicServices, HealthcareService/HansSoloService, HealthcareService/HartfordOrthopedicServices, HOPE INC... Show 3 more, Towson Food INC, Welcome Home and Pharmacy by PharmChain

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

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Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
Extension		0..*	Extension	NDH Delivery Method
extension		1..*	Extension	Extension
Slices for extension				Content/Rules for all slices
extension:deliveryMethodtype		1..1	Extension	Physical or Virtual Service Delivery
extension		0..0		Extension
url		1..1	uri	"deliveryMethodtype"
value[x]		1..1	CodeableConcept	Value of extension Binding: Service Delivery Method (required)
extension:virtualModalities	S	0..*	Extension	Modalities of Virtual Delivery
extension		0..0		Extension
url		1..1	uri	"virtualModalities"
value[x]		1..1	CodeableConcept	Value of extension Binding: Virtual Modalities Value Set (extensible)
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/us/ndh/StructureDefinition/base-ext-delivery-method"
value[x]		0..0		Value of extension
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Terminology Bindings (Differential)

Path	Status	Usage	ValueSet	Version	Source
Extension.extension:deliveryMethodtype.​value[x]	Base	required	Service Delivery Method	📦1.0.0	THO v7.2
Extension.extension:virtualModalities.​value[x]	Base	extensible	Virtual Modalities Value Set	📦2.0.0-current	This IG

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
Extension		0..*	Extension	NDH Delivery Method
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension		1..*	Extension	Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:deliveryMethodtype		1..1	Extension	Physical or Virtual Service Delivery
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..0		Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
url		1..1	uri	"deliveryMethodtype"
value[x]		1..1	CodeableConcept	Value of extension Binding: Service Delivery Method (required)
extension:virtualModalities	S	0..*	Extension	Modalities of Virtual Delivery
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..0		Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
url		1..1	uri	"virtualModalities"
value[x]		1..1	CodeableConcept	Value of extension Binding: Virtual Modalities Value Set (extensible)
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/us/ndh/StructureDefinition/base-ext-delivery-method"
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Status	Usage	ValueSet	Version	Source
Extension.extension:deliveryMethodtype.​value[x]	Base	required	Service Delivery Method	📦1.0.0	THO v7.2
Extension.extension:virtualModalities.​value[x]	Base	extensible	Virtual Modalities Value Set	📦2.0.0-current	This IG

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 enables NDH to declare how a service is delivered and, when virtual, which modalities are supported, using structured sub-extensions and ValueSet bindings to DeliveryMethodVS and VirtualModalitiesVS for predictable service-access routing; it is used in HealthcareService.

• deliveryMethodtype: CodeableConcept: An Extension
• virtualModalities: CodeableConcept: An Extension

Maturity: 4

Differential ViewDifferential View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
Extension		0..*	Extension	NDH Delivery Method
extension		1..*	Extension	Extension
Slices for extension				Content/Rules for all slices
extension:deliveryMethodtype		1..1	Extension	Physical or Virtual Service Delivery
extension		0..0		Extension
url		1..1	uri	"deliveryMethodtype"
value[x]		1..1	CodeableConcept	Value of extension Binding: Service Delivery Method (required)
extension:virtualModalities	S	0..*	Extension	Modalities of Virtual Delivery
extension		0..0		Extension
url		1..1	uri	"virtualModalities"
value[x]		1..1	CodeableConcept	Value of extension Binding: Virtual Modalities Value Set (extensible)
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/us/ndh/StructureDefinition/base-ext-delivery-method"
value[x]		0..0		Value of extension
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings (Differential)

Path	Status	Usage	ValueSet	Version	Source
Extension.extension:deliveryMethodtype.​value[x]	Base	required	Service Delivery Method	📦1.0.0	THO v7.2
Extension.extension:virtualModalities.​value[x]	Base	extensible	Virtual Modalities Value Set	📦2.0.0-current	This IG

Snapshot View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
Extension		0..*	Extension	NDH Delivery Method
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension		1..*	Extension	Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
extension:deliveryMethodtype		1..1	Extension	Physical or Virtual Service Delivery
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..0		Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
url		1..1	uri	"deliveryMethodtype"
value[x]		1..1	CodeableConcept	Value of extension Binding: Service Delivery Method (required)
extension:virtualModalities	S	0..*	Extension	Modalities of Virtual Delivery
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..0		Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
url		1..1	uri	"virtualModalities"
value[x]		1..1	CodeableConcept	Value of extension Binding: Virtual Modalities Value Set (extensible)
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/us/ndh/StructureDefinition/base-ext-delivery-method"
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Status	Usage	ValueSet	Version	Source
Extension.extension:deliveryMethodtype.​value[x]	Base	required	Service Delivery Method	📦1.0.0	THO v7.2
Extension.extension:virtualModalities.​value[x]	Base	extensible	Virtual Modalities Value Set	📦2.0.0-current	This IG

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 enables NDH to declare how a service is delivered and, when virtual, which modalities are supported, using structured sub-extensions and ValueSet bindings to DeliveryMethodVS and VirtualModalitiesVS for predictable service-access routing; it is used in HealthcareService.

• deliveryMethodtype: CodeableConcept: An Extension
• virtualModalities: CodeableConcept: An Extension

Maturity: 4

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