description: Basic is used for handling concepts not yet defined in FHIR, narrative-only resources that don't map to an existing resource, and custom resources not appropriate for inclusion in the FHIR specification.
package_name: hl7.fhir.r5.core
derivation: specialization
name: Basic
type: Basic
elements:
  identifier: {short: Business identifier, type: Identifier, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 0}
  code:
    isModifier: true
    short: Kind of Resource
    type: CodeableConcept
    binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/basic-resource-type'}
    isModifierReason: This element determines what kind of resource is being represented which drives the meaning of all of the other elements.
    isSummary: true
    index: 1
  subject:
    short: Identifies the focus of this resource
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Resource']
    type: Reference
    isSummary: true
    index: 2
  created: {short: When created, type: date, isSummary: true, index: 3}
  author:
    short: Who created
    refers: ['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']
    type: Reference
    isSummary: true
    index: 4
package_version: 4.5.0
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Basic
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: 4.5.0
required: [code]