description: Identifies two or more records (resource instances) that refer to the same real-world \"occurrence\".
package_name: hl7.fhir.r5.core
derivation: specialization
name: Linkage
type: Linkage
elements:
  active: {short: Whether this linkage assertion is active or not, type: boolean, meaningWhenMissing: This resource is generally assumed to be active if no value is provided for the active element, isSummary: true, index: 0}
  author:
    short: Who is responsible for linkages
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Organization', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/PractitionerRole']
    type: Reference
    isSummary: true
    index: 1
  item:
    min: 1
    short: Item to be linked
    index: 2
    type: BackboneElement
    array: true
    elements:
      type:
        short: source | alternate | historical
        type: code
        binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/linkage-type|4.2.0'}
        isSummary: true
        index: 3
      resource:
        short: Resource being linked
        refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Resource']
        type: Reference
        isSummary: true
        index: 4
    required: [resource, type]
    isSummary: true
package_version: 4.2.0
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Linkage
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: 4.2.0
required: [item]