Patient Care Coordination (PCC) Implementation Guide
                
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Patient Care Coordination (PCC) Implementation Guide, published by Virtually Healthcare. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.1.1-current built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/Virtually-Healthcare/R4/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
| Official URL: https://fhir.virtually.healthcare/StructureDefinition/reference-rest | Version: 0.1.1-current | |||
| Draft as of 2025-08-14 | Computable Name: ReferenceRest | |||
A Reference data type where the referenced resource is expected to be resolvable RESTfully.
Usages:
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Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:  ![]() ![]()  | 
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C | 0..* | Reference | A reference from one resource to another Constraints: ref-1  | 
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SΣC | 1..1 | string | Literal reference, Relative, internal or absolute URL | 
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SΣ | 0..1 | string | Text alternative for the resource | 
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements | 
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())  | |
| ref-1 | error | Reference | SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided : reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))  | 
This structure is derived from Reference
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:  ![]() ![]()  | 
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C | 0..* | Reference | A reference from one resource to another Constraints: ref-1  | 
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0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
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0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url  | |
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SΣC | 1..1 | string | Literal reference, Relative, internal or absolute URL | 
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Σ | 0..1 | uri | Type the reference refers to (e.g. "Patient") Binding: ResourceType (extensible): Aa resource (or, for logical models, the URI of the logical model).  | 
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Σ | 0..1 | Identifier | Logical reference, when literal reference is not known | 
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SΣ | 0..1 | string | Text alternative for the resource | 
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet | URI | 
| Reference.type | extensible | ResourceTypehttp://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/resource-typesFrom the FHIR Standard  | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements | 
| 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()  | |
| ref-1 | error | Reference | SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided : reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))  | 
This structure is derived from Reference
Key Elements View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:  ![]() ![]()  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
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C | 0..* | Reference | A reference from one resource to another Constraints: ref-1  | 
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SΣC | 1..1 | string | Literal reference, Relative, internal or absolute URL | 
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SΣ | 0..1 | string | Text alternative for the resource | 
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements | 
| ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())  | |
| ref-1 | error | Reference | SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided : reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))  | 
Differential View
This structure is derived from Reference
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:  ![]() ![]()  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
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C | 0..* | Reference | A reference from one resource to another Constraints: ref-1  | 
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0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |
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0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url  | |
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SΣC | 1..1 | string | Literal reference, Relative, internal or absolute URL | 
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Σ | 0..1 | uri | Type the reference refers to (e.g. "Patient") Binding: ResourceType (extensible): Aa resource (or, for logical models, the URI of the logical model).  | 
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Σ | 0..1 | Identifier | Logical reference, when literal reference is not known | 
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SΣ | 0..1 | string | Text alternative for the resource | 
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet | URI | 
| Reference.type | extensible | ResourceTypehttp://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/resource-typesFrom the FHIR Standard  | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements | 
| 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()  | |
| ref-1 | error | Reference | SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided : reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))  | 
This structure is derived from Reference
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