description: Base StructureDefinition for CommunicationRequest Resource
package_name: hl7.fhir.r2.core
name: CommunicationRequest
type: null
elements:
  category: {short: Message category, type: CodeableConcept, isSummary: true, index: 1}
  payload:
    type: BackboneElement
    short: Message payload
    isSummary: true
    array: true
    index: 4
    elements:
      content:
        short: Message part content
        isSummary: true
        choices: [contentString, contentAttachment, contentReference]
        index: 6
      contentString: {type: string, short: Message part content, isSummary: true, choiceOf: content, index: 7}
      contentAttachment: {type: Attachment, short: Message part content, isSummary: true, choiceOf: content, index: 8}
      contentReference: {type: Reference, short: Message part content, isSummary: true, choiceOf: content, index: 9}
    required: [contentAttachment, contentString, contentReference, content]
  encounter: {type: Reference, short: Encounter leading to message, isSummary: true, index: 13}
  medium: {type: CodeableConcept, short: A channel of communication, isSummary: true, array: true, index: 10}
  scheduledPeriod: {short: When scheduled, type: Period, choiceOf: scheduled, isSummary: true, index: 17}
  recipient: {type: Reference, short: Message recipient, isSummary: true, array: true, index: 3}
  reason: {type: CodeableConcept, short: Indication for message, isSummary: true, array: true, index: 18}
  requester: {type: Reference, short: An individual who requested a communication, isSummary: true, index: 11}
  priority: {type: CodeableConcept, short: Message urgency, isSummary: true, index: 21}
  status: {isModifier: true, short: proposed | planned | requested | received | accepted | in-progress | completed | suspended | rejected | failed, type: code, isSummary: true, index: 12}
  sender: {type: Reference, short: Message sender, isSummary: true, index: 2}
  identifier: {type: Identifier, short: Unique identifier, isSummary: true, array: true, index: 0}
  scheduled:
    short: When scheduled
    isSummary: true
    choices: [scheduledDateTime, scheduledPeriod]
    index: 15
  scheduledDateTime: {short: When scheduled, type: dateTime, choiceOf: scheduled, isSummary: true, index: 16}
  subject: {type: Reference, short: Focus of message, isSummary: true, index: 20}
  requestedOn: {type: dateTime, short: When ordered or proposed, isSummary: true, index: 19}
package_version: 1.0.2
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/CommunicationRequest
version: null