description: Represents a defined collection of entities that may be discussed or acted upon collectively but are not formally or legally recognized; i.e. a collection of entities that isn't an Organization. Some groups are allowed to take actions, to do things collectively (but not groups of practitioners providing care - see CareTeam)
package_name: hl7.fhir.r6.core
derivation: specialization
name: Group
type: Group
elements:
  description: {isModifier: false, short: Natural language description of the group, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 14}
  date: {isModifier: false, short: Date last changed, type: dateTime, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 11}
  publisher: {isModifier: false, short: Name of the publisher/steward (organization or individual), type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 12}
  purpose: {isModifier: false, short: Why this Group is defined, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 16}
  name: {isModifier: false, short: Label for Group, type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 7}
  copyrightLabel: {isModifier: false, short: Copyright holder and year(s), type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 18}
  useContext: {isModifier: false, short: The context that the content is intended to support, type: UsageContext, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 15}
  copyright: {isModifier: false, short: Use and/or publishing restrictions, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 17}
  versionAlgorithm:
    isModifier: false
    short: How to compare versions
    mustSupport: false
    choices: [versionAlgorithmString, versionAlgorithmCoding]
    isSummary: true
    index: 4
  type:
    isModifier: false
    short: person | animal | practitioner | device | careteam | healthcareservice | location | organization | relatedperson | specimen
    type: code
    mustSupport: false
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/group-type|6.0.0-ballot2'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 19
  experimental: {isModifier: false, short: 'For testing purposes, not real usage', type: boolean, mustSupport: false, meaningWhenMissing: 'If absent, this resource is treated as though it is not experimental.', isSummary: true, index: 10}
  membership:
    isModifier: false
    short: definitional | conceptual | enumerated
    type: code
    mustSupport: false
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/group-membership-basis|6.0.0-ballot2'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 20
  title: {isModifier: false, short: Name for this Group (human friendly), type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 8}
  versionAlgorithmCoding: {isModifier: false, short: How to compare versions, type: Coding, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: versionAlgorithm, isSummary: true, index: 6}
  member:
    isModifier: false
    short: Who or what is in group
    index: 55
    type: BackboneElement
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    elements:
      entity:
        isModifier: false
        short: Reference to the group member
        refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/CareTeam', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Device', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/HealthcareService', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Location', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Organization', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/PractitionerRole', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Specimen']
        type: Reference
        mustSupport: false
        isSummary: false
        index: 56
      involvement:
        isModifier: false
        short: Code that describes how user is part of the group
        type: CodeableConcept
        mustSupport: false
        array: true
        binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/group-involvement-set'}
        isSummary: false
        index: 57
      period: {isModifier: false, short: Period member belonged to the group, type: Period, mustSupport: false, meaningWhenMissing: The member is in the group at this time, isSummary: false, index: 58}
      inactive: {isModifier: false, short: If member is no longer in group, type: boolean, mustSupport: false, meaningWhenMissing: Members are considered active unless explicitly specified otherwise, isSummary: false, index: 59}
    required: [entity]
    isSummary: false
  characteristic:
    isModifier: false
    short: Include / Exclude group members by Trait
    index: 26
    type: BackboneElement
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    elements:
      description: {isModifier: false, short: Natural language description of the characteristic, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 38}
      exclude: {isModifier: false, short: Group includes or excludes, type: boolean, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 37}
      valueReference: {isModifier: false, short: Value held by characteristic, type: Reference, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: true, index: 34}
      offset:
        isModifier: true
        short: Reference point for comparison
        type: CodeableConcept
        mustSupport: false
        binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/characteristic-offset'}
        isModifierReason: If offset is present it must be included to interpret the characteristic value.
        isSummary: true
        index: 44
      valueUri: {isModifier: false, short: Value held by characteristic, type: uri, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: true, index: 35}
      method:
        isModifier: false
        short: Method for how the characteristic value was determined
        type: CodeableConcept
        mustSupport: false
        array: true
        binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/definition-method'}
        isSummary: false
        index: 39
      valueQuantity: {isModifier: false, short: Value held by characteristic, type: Quantity, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: true, index: 32}
      determinedByReference:
        isModifier: false
        short: Defines the characteristic
        refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Device', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DeviceDefinition', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DeviceMetric']
        type: Reference
        mustSupport: false
        choiceOf: determinedBy
        isSummary: false
        index: 42
      instancesQuantity: {isModifier: false, short: Number of occurrences meeting the characteristic, type: Quantity, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: instances, isSummary: false, index: 47}
      value:
        isModifier: false
        short: Value held by characteristic
        mustSupport: false
        choices: [valueCodeableConcept, valueBoolean, valueQuantity, valueRange, valueReference, valueUri, valueExpression]
        isSummary: true
        index: 29
      valueBoolean: {isModifier: false, short: Value held by characteristic, type: boolean, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: true, index: 31}
      duration:
        isModifier: false
        short: Length of time in which the characteristic is met
        mustSupport: false
        choices: [durationDuration, durationRange]
        isSummary: false
        index: 50
      durationDuration: {isModifier: false, short: Length of time in which the characteristic is met, type: Duration, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: duration, isSummary: false, index: 51}
      determinedByExpression: {isModifier: false, short: Defines the characteristic, type: Expression, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: determinedBy, isSummary: false, index: 43}
      valueExpression: {isModifier: false, short: Value held by characteristic, type: Expression, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: true, index: 36}
      durationRange: {isModifier: false, short: Length of time in which the characteristic is met, type: Range, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: duration, isSummary: false, index: 52}
      instances:
        isModifier: false
        short: Number of occurrences meeting the characteristic
        mustSupport: false
        choices: [instancesQuantity, instancesRange]
        isSummary: false
        index: 46
      timing: {isModifier: false, short: Timing in which the characteristic is determined, type: RelativeTime, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 54}
      code: {isModifier: false, short: Kind of characteristic, type: CodeableConcept, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 27}
      valueCodeableConcept: {isModifier: false, short: Value held by characteristic, type: CodeableConcept, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: true, index: 30}
      period: {isModifier: false, short: Period over which characteristic is tested, type: Period, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 53}
      valueRange: {isModifier: false, short: Value held by characteristic, type: Range, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: true, index: 33}
      instancesRange: {isModifier: false, short: Number of occurrences meeting the characteristic, type: Range, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: instances, isSummary: false, index: 48}
      determinedBy:
        isModifier: false
        short: Defines the characteristic
        mustSupport: false
        choices: [determinedByReference, determinedByExpression]
        isSummary: false
        index: 41
    required: [valueUri, valueReference, valueRange, valueExpression, value, valueBoolean, exclude, valueCodeableConcept, valueQuantity, code]
    isSummary: true
  combinationThreshold: {isModifier: false, short: Provides the value of "n" when "at-least" or "at-most" codes are used, type: positiveInt, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 25}
  status:
    isModifier: true
    short: draft | active | retired | unknown
    type: code
    mustSupport: false
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/publication-status|6.0.0-ballot2'}
    isModifierReason: This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not use a retired Group without due consideration
    isSummary: true
    index: 9
  url:
    constraint:
      cnl-1: {human: 'URL should not contain | or # - these characters make processing canonical references problematic', source: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group', severity: warning, expression: 'exists() implies matches(''^[^|# ]+$'')'}
    isModifier: false
    short: Canonical identifier for this Group, represented as an absolute URI (globally unique)
    type: uri
    mustSupport: false
    isSummary: true
    index: 0
  code:
    isModifier: false
    short: Use of the Group (and by implication, kind of members)
    type: CodeableConcept
    mustSupport: false
    binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/group-code'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 21
  identifier: {isModifier: false, short: Business Identifier for this Group, type: Identifier, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 1}
  versionAlgorithmString: {isModifier: false, short: How to compare versions, type: string, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: versionAlgorithm, isSummary: true, index: 5}
  combinationMethod:
    isModifier: true
    short: all-of | any-of | at-least | at-most | except-subset
    type: code
    mustSupport: false
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/group-characteristic-combination|6.0.0-ballot2'}
    isModifierReason: Changing the combinationMethod from all-of to any other value changes the interpretation of multiple characteristics.
    isSummary: true
    index: 24
  quantity: {isModifier: false, short: Number of members, type: unsignedInt, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 22}
  managingEntity:
    isModifier: false
    short: Entity that is the custodian of the Group's definition
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Organization', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/PractitionerRole', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/RelatedPerson']
    type: Reference
    mustSupport: false
    isSummary: true
    index: 23
  version: {isModifier: false, short: Business version of the Group, type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 2}
  contact: {isModifier: false, short: Contact details for the publisher, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 13}
package_version: 6.0.0-ballot2
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: 6.0.0-ballot2
required: [membership]