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.core
derivation: specialization
name: Group
type: Group
elements:
  name: {short: Label for Group, type: string, isSummary: true, index: 5}
  type:
    short: person | animal | practitioner | device | medication | substance
    type: code
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/group-type|4.2.0'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 2
  member:
    short: Who or what is in group
    type: BackboneElement
    array: true
    index: 19
    elements:
      entity:
        type: Reference
        short: Reference to the group member
        refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Device', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Medication', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Practitioner', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/PractitionerRole', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Substance']
        index: 20
      period: {short: Period member belonged to the group, type: Period, meaningWhenMissing: The member is in the group at this time, index: 21}
      inactive: {short: If member is no longer in group, type: boolean, meaningWhenMissing: Members are considered active unless explicitly specified otherwise, index: 22}
    required: [entity]
  characteristic:
    short: Include / Exclude group members by Trait
    type: BackboneElement
    array: true
    index: 8
    elements:
      exclude: {short: Group includes or excludes, type: boolean, index: 17}
      valueReference: {short: Value held by characteristic, type: Reference, choiceOf: value, index: 16}
      valueQuantity: {short: Value held by characteristic, type: Quantity, choiceOf: value, index: 14}
      value:
        short: Value held by characteristic
        choices: [valueCodeableConcept, valueBoolean, valueQuantity, valueRange, valueReference]
        index: 11
      valueBoolean: {short: Value held by characteristic, type: boolean, choiceOf: value, index: 13}
      code: {short: Kind of characteristic, type: CodeableConcept, index: 9}
      valueCodeableConcept: {short: Value held by characteristic, type: CodeableConcept, choiceOf: value, index: 12}
      period: {type: Period, short: Period over which characteristic is tested, index: 18}
      valueRange: {short: Value held by characteristic, type: Range, choiceOf: value, index: 15}
    required: [valueReference, valueRange, value, valueBoolean, exclude, valueCodeableConcept, valueQuantity, code]
  active: {short: Whether this group's record is in active use, type: boolean, meaningWhenMissing: This resource is generally assumed to be active if no value is provided for the active element, isSummary: true, index: 1}
  code: {short: Kind of Group members, type: CodeableConcept, isSummary: true, index: 4}
  identifier: {short: Unique id, type: Identifier, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 0}
  quantity: {short: Number of members, type: unsignedInt, isSummary: true, index: 6}
  managingEntity:
    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
    isSummary: true
    index: 7
  actual: {short: Descriptive or actual, type: boolean, isSummary: true, index: 3}
package_version: 4.2.0
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: 4.2.0
required: [type, actual]