description: The EventDefinition resource provides a reusable description of when a particular event can occur.
package_name: hl7.fhir.r4b.core
derivation: specialization
name: EventDefinition
type: EventDefinition
elements:
  description: {isModifier: false, short: Natural language description of the event definition, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 15}
  date: {isModifier: false, short: Date last changed, type: dateTime, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 12}
  endorser: {isModifier: false, short: Who endorsed the content, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 28}
  publisher: {isModifier: false, short: Name of the publisher (organization or individual), type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 13}
  approvalDate: {isModifier: false, short: When the event definition was approved by publisher, type: date, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 21}
  jurisdiction:
    isModifier: false
    short: Intended jurisdiction for event definition (if applicable)
    type: CodeableConcept
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/jurisdiction'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 17
  purpose: {isModifier: false, short: Why this event definition is defined, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 18}
  subjectCodeableConcept: {isModifier: false, short: Type of individual the event definition is focused on, type: CodeableConcept, mustSupport: false, meaningWhenMissing: Patient, choiceOf: subject, isSummary: false, index: 10}
  name: {isModifier: false, short: Name for this event definition (computer friendly), type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 3}
  useContext: {isModifier: false, short: The context that the content is intended to support, type: UsageContext, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 16}
  copyright: {isModifier: false, short: Use and/or publishing restrictions, type: markdown, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 20}
  experimental: {isModifier: false, short: 'For testing purposes, not real usage', type: boolean, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 7}
  topic:
    isModifier: false
    short: E.g. Education, Treatment, Assessment, etc.
    type: CodeableConcept
    mustSupport: false
    array: true
    binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/definition-topic'}
    isSummary: false
    index: 24
  title: {isModifier: false, short: Name for this event definition (human friendly), type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 4}
  author: {isModifier: false, short: Who authored the content, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 25}
  usage: {isModifier: false, short: Describes the clinical usage of the event definition, type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 19}
  status:
    isModifier: true
    short: draft | active | retired | unknown
    index: 6
    type: code
    mustSupport: false
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/publication-status|4.3.0'}
    isModifierReason: This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not use a retired {{title}} without due consideration
    isSummary: true
  subtitle: {isModifier: false, short: Subordinate title of the event definition, type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: false, index: 5}
  url: {isModifier: false, short: 'Canonical identifier for this event definition, represented as a URI (globally unique)', type: uri, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 0}
  identifier: {isModifier: false, short: Additional identifier for the event definition, type: Identifier, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 1}
  lastReviewDate: {isModifier: false, short: When the event definition was last reviewed, type: date, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 22}
  editor: {isModifier: false, short: Who edited the content, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 26}
  reviewer: {isModifier: false, short: Who reviewed the content, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 27}
  version: {isModifier: false, short: Business version of the event definition, type: string, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 2}
  trigger: {min: 1, isModifier: false, short: '"when" the event occurs (multiple = ''or'')', index: 30, type: TriggerDefinition, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true}
  relatedArtifact: {isModifier: false, short: 'Additional documentation, citations, etc.', type: RelatedArtifact, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: false, index: 29}
  contact: {isModifier: false, short: Contact details for the publisher, type: ContactDetail, mustSupport: false, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 14}
  subjectReference:
    isModifier: false
    short: Type of individual the event definition is focused on
    index: 11
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group']
    type: Reference
    mustSupport: false
    meaningWhenMissing: Patient
    choiceOf: subject
    isSummary: false
  subject:
    isModifier: false
    short: Type of individual the event definition is focused on
    mustSupport: false
    choices: [subjectCodeableConcept, subjectReference]
    meaningWhenMissing: Patient
    isSummary: false
    index: 9
  effectivePeriod: {isModifier: false, short: When the event definition is expected to be used, type: Period, mustSupport: false, isSummary: true, index: 23}
package_version: 4.3.0
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/EventDefinition
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: 4.3.0
required: [status, trigger]