{
  "description": "Distinguishes groups from questions and display text and indicates data type for questions.",
  "_filename": "CodeSystem-item-type.json",
  "package_name": "hl7.fhir.r6.core",
  "date": "2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00",
  "meta": {
    "profile": [ "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem" ],
    "lastUpdated": "2025-04-01T12:16:37.966+11:00"
  },
  "publisher": "HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure",
  "jurisdiction": [ {
    "coding": [ {
      "code": "001",
      "system": "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
      "display": "World"
    } ]
  } ],
  "content": "complete",
  "property": [ {
    "uri": "http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#notSelectable",
    "code": "notSelectable",
    "type": "boolean",
    "description": "Indicates that the code is abstract - only intended to be used as a selector for other concepts"
  } ],
  "name": "QuestionnaireItemType",
  "type": null,
  "experimental": "false",
  "resourceType": "CodeSystem",
  "title": "Questionnaire Item Type",
  "package_version": "6.0.0-ballot3",
  "extension": [ {
    "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
    "valueCode": "fhir"
  }, {
    "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode": "trial-use"
  }, {
    "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger": 3
  } ],
  "status": "draft",
  "hierarchyMeaning": "is-a",
  "id": "5ad0359f-86eb-44c9-9ebe-8adb99a75408",
  "valueSet": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/item-type",
  "kind": null,
  "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/item-type",
  "identifier": [ {
    "value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.445",
    "system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986"
  }, {
    "use": "old",
    "value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.438",
    "system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986"
  } ],
  "concept": [ {
    "code": "group",
    "display": "Group",
    "definition": "An item with no direct answer but should have at least one child item."
  }, {
    "code": "display",
    "display": "Display",
    "definition": "Text for display that will not capture an answer or have child items."
  }, {
    "code": "question",
    "concept": [ {
      "code": "boolean",
      "display": "Boolean",
      "definition": "Question with a yes/no answer (valueBoolean)."
    }, {
      "code": "decimal",
      "display": "Decimal",
      "definition": "Question with is a real number answer (valueDecimal).  There is an extension 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-unit' that can be used to computably convey the unit of measure associated with the answer for use when performing data extraction to an element of type Quantity."
    }, {
      "code": "integer",
      "display": "Integer",
      "definition": "Question with an integer answer (valueInteger).  There is an extension 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-unit' that can be used to computably convey the unit of measure associated with the answer for use when performing data extraction to an element of type Quantity."
    }, {
      "code": "date",
      "display": "Date",
      "definition": "Question with a date answer (valueDate)."
    }, {
      "code": "dateTime",
      "display": "Date Time",
      "definition": "Question with a date and time answer (valueDateTime)."
    }, {
      "code": "time",
      "display": "Time",
      "definition": "Question with a time (hour:minute:second) answer independent of date. (valueTime)."
    }, {
      "code": "string",
      "display": "String",
      "definition": "Question with a short (few words to short sentence) free-text entry answer (valueString).  Strings SHOULD NOT contain carriage return or newline characters.  If multi-line answers are needed, use the 'text' type."
    }, {
      "code": "text",
      "display": "Text",
      "definition": "Question with a long (potentially multi-paragraph) free-text entry answer (valueString)."
    }, {
      "code": "url",
      "display": "Url",
      "definition": "Question with a URL (website, FTP site, etc.) answer (valueUri)."
    }, {
      "code": "coding",
      "display": "Coding",
      "definition": "Question with a Coding - generally drawn from a list of possible answers (valueCoding)"
    }, {
      "code": "attachment",
      "display": "Attachment",
      "definition": "Question with binary content such as an image, PDF, etc. as an answer (valueAttachment)."
    }, {
      "code": "reference",
      "display": "Reference",
      "definition": "Question with a reference to another resource (practitioner, organization, etc.) as an answer (valueReference)."
    }, {
      "code": "quantity",
      "display": "Quantity",
      "definition": "Question with a combination of a numeric value and unit as an answer (i.e. a Quantity constrained to SimpleQuantity).  There are two extensions ('http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-unitOption' and 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-unitValueSet')  that can be used to define what unit should be selected for the Quantity.code and Quantity.system."
    } ],
    "display": "Question",
    "property": [ {
      "code": "notSelectable",
      "valueBoolean": true
    } ],
    "definition": "An item that defines a specific answer to be captured, and which may have child items. (the answer provided in the QuestionnaireResponse should be of the defined datatype)."
  } ],
  "caseSensitive": true,
  "version": "6.0.0-ballot3",
  "contact": [ {
    "telecom": [ {
      "value": "http://hl7.org/fhir",
      "system": "url"
    }, {
      "value": "fhir@lists.hl7.org",
      "system": "email"
    } ]
  }, {
    "telecom": [ {
      "value": "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/fiwg",
      "system": "url"
    } ]
  } ]
}