description: Base StructureDefinition for Communication Resource
package_name: hl7.fhir.core
derivation: specialization
name: Communication
type: Communication
elements:
  category: {short: Message category, type: CodeableConcept, isSummary: true, index: 4}
  received: {short: When received, type: dateTime, isSummary: true, index: 10}
  payload:
    type: BackboneElement
    short: Message payload
    isSummary: true
    array: true
    index: 14
    elements:
      content:
        short: Message part content
        isSummary: true
        choices: [contentString, contentAttachment, contentReference]
        index: 16
      contentString: {short: Message part content, type: string, choiceOf: content, isSummary: true, index: 17}
      contentAttachment: {short: Message part content, type: Attachment, choiceOf: content, isSummary: true, index: 18}
      contentReference:
        short: Message part content
        refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Resource']
        type: Reference
        choiceOf: content
        isSummary: true
        index: 19
    required: [contentAttachment, contentString, contentReference, content]
  parent:
    short: Part of this action
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Resource']
    comments: This must point to some sort of an 'Event' resource such as Communication, Procedure, MedicationAdministration, etc.
    type: Reference
    array: true
    isSummary: true
    index: 2
  medium: {short: A channel of communication, type: CodeableConcept, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 5}
  recipient:
    short: Message recipient
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Device', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Organization', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson']
    type: Reference
    array: true
    isSummary: true
    index: 12
  topic:
    short: Focal resources
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Resource']
    type: Reference
    array: true
    isSummary: true
    index: 7
  sent: {short: When sent, type: dateTime, isSummary: true, index: 9}
  note: {type: Annotation, short: Comments made about the communication, isSummary: true, array: true, index: 20}
  reason: {short: Indication for message, type: CodeableConcept, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 13}
  status: {isModifier: true, short: in-progress | completed | suspended | rejected | failed, type: code, isSummary: true, index: 3}
  sender:
    short: Message sender
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Device', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Organization', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson']
    type: Reference
    isSummary: true
    index: 11
  identifier: {short: Unique identifier, type: Identifier, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 0}
  context:
    short: Encounter or episode leading to message
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Encounter', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/EpisodeOfCare']
    type: Reference
    isSummary: true
    index: 8
  basedOn:
    short: Request fulfilled by this communication
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Resource']
    comments: This must point to some sort of a 'Request' resource, such as CarePlan, CommunicationRequest, ReferralRequest, MedicationRequest, etc.
    type: Reference
    array: true
    isSummary: true
    index: 1
  subject:
    short: Focus of message
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient']
    type: Reference
    isSummary: true
    index: 6
package_version: 1.8.0
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Communication
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: null