{
  "description": "Indicates the degree of precision of the data element definition.",
  "_filename": "CodeSystem-dataelement-stringency.json",
  "package_name": "hl7.fhir.r2b.examples",
  "date": null,
  "versionNeeded": false,
  "meta": {
    "lastUpdated": "2016-03-31T08:01:25.570+11:00"
  },
  "publisher": "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
  "content": "complete",
  "name": "DataElementStringency",
  "type": null,
  "experimental": "false",
  "resourceType": "CodeSystem",
  "title": null,
  "package_version": "1.4.0",
  "extension": [ {
    "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid",
    "valueUri": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.244"
  } ],
  "compositional": false,
  "status": "draft",
  "id": "04418947-baad-43ca-a9b0-5d325c113b2b",
  "valueSet": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/dataelement-stringency",
  "kind": null,
  "count": 0,
  "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/dataelement-stringency",
  "concept": [ {
    "code": "comparable",
    "concept": [ {
      "code": "fully-specified",
      "display": "Fully Specified",
      "definition": "The data element is fully specified down to a single value set, single unit of measure, single data type, etc.  Multiple pieces of data associated with this data element are fully comparable."
    }, {
      "code": "equivalent",
      "display": "Equivalent",
      "definition": "The data element allows multiple units of measure having equivalent meaning; e.g. \"cc\" (cubic centimeter) and \"mL\" (milliliter)."
    }, {
      "code": "convertable",
      "concept": [ {
        "code": "scaleable",
        "display": "Scaleable",
        "definition": "A convertable data element where unit conversions are different only by a power of 10; e.g. g, mg, kg."
      } ],
      "display": "Convertable",
      "definition": "The data element allows multiple units of measure that are convertable between each other (e.g. inches and centimeters) and/or allows data to be captured in multiple value sets for which a known mapping exists allowing conversion of meaning."
    } ],
    "display": "Comparable",
    "definition": "The data element is sufficiently well-constrained that multiple pieces of data captured according to the constraints of the data element will be comparable (though in some cases, a degree of automated conversion/normalization may be required)."
  }, {
    "code": "flexible",
    "display": "Flexible",
    "definition": "The data element is unconstrained in units, choice of data types and/or choice of vocabulary such that automated comparison of data captured using the data element is not possible."
  } ],
  "caseSensitive": true,
  "version": "1.4.0",
  "contact": [ {
    "telecom": [ {
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      "value": "http://hl7.org/fhir",
      "system": "other"
    }, {
      "rank": 1,
      "value": "fhir@lists.hl7.org",
      "system": "email"
    } ]
  } ]
}