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.r5.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: 6}
  name: {isModifier: false, short: Label for Group, type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 5}
  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|5.0.0-snapshot3'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 2
  membership:
    isModifier: false
    short: definitional | enumerated
    type: code
    mustSupport: false
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/group-membership-basis|5.0.0-snapshot3'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 3
  member:
    isModifier: false
    short: Who or what is in group
    index: 20
    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: 21
      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: 22}
      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: 23}
    required: [entity]
    isSummary: false
  characteristic:
    isModifier: false
    short: Include / Exclude group members by Trait
    index: 9
    type: BackboneElement
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    elements:
      exclude: {isModifier: false, short: Group includes or excludes, type: boolean, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 18}
      valueReference: {isModifier: false, short: Value held by characteristic, type: Reference, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: true, index: 17}
      valueQuantity: {isModifier: false, short: Value held by characteristic, type: Quantity, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: true, index: 15}
      value:
        isModifier: false
        short: Value held by characteristic
        mustSupport: false
        choices: [valueCodeableConcept, valueBoolean, valueQuantity, valueRange, valueReference]
        isSummary: true
        index: 12
      valueBoolean: {isModifier: false, short: Value held by characteristic, type: boolean, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: true, index: 14}
      code: {isModifier: false, short: Kind of characteristic, type: CodeableConcept, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 10}
      valueCodeableConcept: {isModifier: false, short: Value held by characteristic, type: CodeableConcept, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: true, index: 13}
      period: {isModifier: false, short: Period over which characteristic is tested, type: Period, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 19}
      valueRange: {isModifier: false, short: Value held by characteristic, type: Range, mustSupport: false, choiceOf: value, isSummary: true, index: 16}
    required: [valueReference, valueRange, value, valueBoolean, exclude, valueCodeableConcept, valueQuantity, code]
    isSummary: true
  active: {isModifier: true, short: Whether this group's record is in active use, type: boolean, mustSupport: false, meaningWhenMissing: This resource is generally assumed to be active if no value is provided for the active element, isModifierReason: This element is labelled as a modifier because it is a status element that can indicate that a record should not be treated as valid, isSummary: true, index: 1}
  code: {isModifier: false, short: Kind of Group members, type: CodeableConcept, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 4}
  identifier: {isModifier: false, short: Unique id, type: Identifier, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 0}
  quantity: {isModifier: false, short: Number of members, type: unsignedInt, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 7}
  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: 8
package_version: 5.0.0-snapshot3
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: 5.0.0-snapshot3
required: [membership, type]