description: The EventDefinition resource provides a reusable description of when a particular event can occur.
package_name: hl7.fhir.r5.core
derivation: specialization
name: EventDefinition
type: EventDefinition
elements:
  description: {short: Natural language description of the event definition, type: markdown, index: 15}
  date: {short: Date last changed, type: dateTime, isSummary: true, index: 12}
  endorser: {type: ContactDetail, short: Who endorsed the content, array: true, index: 28}
  publisher: {short: Name of the publisher (organization or individual), type: string, isSummary: true, index: 13}
  approvalDate: {short: When the event definition was approved by publisher, type: date, isSummary: true, index: 21}
  jurisdiction:
    short: Intended jurisdiction for event definition (if applicable)
    type: CodeableConcept
    array: true
    binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/jurisdiction'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 17
  purpose: {short: Why this event definition is defined, type: markdown, index: 18}
  subjectCodeableConcept: {short: Type of individual the event definition is focused on, type: CodeableConcept, meaningWhenMissing: Patient, choiceOf: subject, index: 10}
  name: {short: Name for this event definition (computer friendly), type: string, isSummary: true, index: 3}
  useContext: {short: The context that the content is intended to support, type: UsageContext, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 16}
  copyright: {short: Use and/or publishing restrictions, type: markdown, index: 20}
  experimental: {short: 'For testing purposes, not real usage', type: boolean, isSummary: true, index: 7}
  topic:
    short: E.g. Education, Treatment, Assessment, etc.
    type: CodeableConcept
    array: true
    binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/definition-topic'}
    index: 24
  title: {short: Name for this event definition (human friendly), type: string, isSummary: true, index: 4}
  author: {type: ContactDetail, short: Who authored the content, array: true, index: 25}
  usage: {type: string, short: Describes the clinical usage of the event definition, index: 19}
  status:
    isModifier: true
    short: draft | active | retired | unknown
    type: code
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/publication-status|4.4.0'}
    isModifierReason: This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not use a retired {{title}} without due consideration
    isSummary: true
    index: 6
  subtitle: {type: string, short: Subordinate title of the event definition, index: 5}
  url: {short: 'Canonical identifier for this event definition, represented as a URI (globally unique)', type: uri, isSummary: true, index: 0}
  identifier: {short: Additional identifier for the event definition, type: Identifier, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 1}
  lastReviewDate: {short: When the event definition was last reviewed, type: date, isSummary: true, index: 22}
  editor: {type: ContactDetail, short: Who edited the content, array: true, index: 26}
  reviewer: {type: ContactDetail, short: Who reviewed the content, array: true, index: 27}
  version: {short: Business version of the event definition, type: string, isSummary: true, index: 2}
  trigger: {type: TriggerDefinition, short: '"when" the event occurs (multiple = ''or'')', isSummary: true, array: true, min: 1, index: 30}
  relatedArtifact: {short: 'Additional documentation, citations, etc.', type: RelatedArtifact, array: true, index: 29}
  contact: {short: Contact details for the publisher, type: ContactDetail, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 14}
  subjectReference:
    short: Type of individual the event definition is focused on
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group']
    type: Reference
    meaningWhenMissing: Patient
    choiceOf: subject
    index: 11
  subject:
    short: Type of individual the event definition is focused on
    choices: [subjectCodeableConcept, subjectReference]
    meaningWhenMissing: Patient
    index: 9
  effectivePeriod: {short: When the event definition is expected to be used, type: Period, isSummary: true, index: 23}
package_version: 4.4.0
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/EventDefinition
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/MetadataResource
version: 4.4.0
required: [status, trigger]