description: Represents a defined collection of entities that may be discussed or acted upon collectively but which are not expected to act collectively, and are not formally or legally recognized; i.e. a collection of entities that isn't an Organization. package_name: hl7.fhir.r6.examples 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-ballot1'} 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-ballot1'} 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 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: 57} 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: 58} 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-ballot1'} 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: Kind of Group members, type: CodeableConcept, mustSupport: false, 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-ballot1'} 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-ballot1 class: resource kind: resource url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource version: 6.0.0-ballot1 required: [membership]