Medtech ALEX® AU Implementation Guide
1.0.0 - Trial Use

Medtech ALEX® AU Implementation Guide - Local Development build (v1.0.0) built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) Build Tools. See the Directory of published versions

## Resource Profile: AlexCondition - Detailed Descriptions

Active as of 2026-01-12

Definitions for the alex-condition resource profile.

- Key Elements Table
- Differential Elements Table
- Snapshot Elements Table

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere

0. Condition
Definition | A clinical condition, problem, diagnosis, or other event, situation, issue, or clinical concept that has risen to a level of concern.
Short | A condition, problem or diagnosis statement in an Australian healthcare contextDetailed information about conditions, problems or diagnoses
Control | 0..*
Is Modifier | false
Summary | false
Invariants | con-3: Condition.clinicalStatus SHALL be present if verificationStatus is not entered-in-error and category is problem-list-item (`clinicalStatus.exists() or verificationStatus.coding.where(system='http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/condition-ver-status' and code = 'entered-in-error').exists() or category.select($this='problem-list-item').empty()`) con-4: If condition is abated, then clinicalStatus must be either inactive, resolved, or remission (`abatement.empty() or clinicalStatus.coding.where(system='http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/condition-clinical' and (code='resolved' or code='remission' or code='inactive')).exists()`) con-5: Condition.clinicalStatus SHALL NOT be present if verification Status is entered-in-error (`verificationStatus.coding.where(system='http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/condition-ver-status' and code='entered-in-error').empty() or clinicalStatus.empty()`) dom-2: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources (contained.contained.empty()) dom-3: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource (contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()) dom-4: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated (contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()) dom-5: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label (contained.meta.security.empty()) dom-6: A resource should have narrative for robust management (text.`div`.exists()) con-3: Condition.clinicalStatus SHALL be present if verificationStatus is not entered-in-error and category is problem-list-item (clinicalStatus.exists() or verificationStatus.coding.where(system='http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/condition-ver-status' and code = 'entered-in-error').exists() or category.select($this='problem-list-item').empty()) con-4: If condition is abated, then clinicalStatus must be either inactive, resolved, or remission (abatement.empty() or clinicalStatus.coding.where(system='http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/condition-clinical' and (code='resolved' or code='remission' or code='inactive')).exists()) con-5: Condition.clinicalStatus SHALL NOT be present if verification Status is entered-in-error (verificationStatus.coding.where(system='http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/condition-ver-status' and code='entered-in-error').empty() or clinicalStatus.empty())
2. Condition.meta
Definition | The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure. Changes to the content might not always be associated with version changes to the resource.
Short | Metadata about the resource
Control | 0..1
Type | Meta
Is Modifier | false
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
4. Condition.meta.lastUpdated
Definition | When the resource last changed - e.g. when the version changed.
Short | When the resource version last changed
Comments | This value is always populated except when the resource is first being created. The server / resource manager sets this value; what a client provides is irrelevant. This is equivalent to the HTTP Last-Modified and SHOULD have the same value on a read interaction.
Control | 0..1
Type | instant
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
6. Condition.meta.security
Definition | Security labels applied to this resource. These tags connect specific resources to the overall security policy and infrastructure.
Short | Security Labels applied to this resource
Comments | The security labels can be updated without changing the stated version of the resource. The list of security labels is a set. Uniqueness is based the system/code, and version and display are ignored.
Control | 10..1*
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from Unless not suitable, these codes SHALL be taken from Definition of Confidentiality Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/security-labels|4.0.1 (required to `https://alexapi.medtechglobal.com.au/fhir/ValueSet/confidentiality` )
Type | Coding
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
8. Condition.implicitRules
Definition | A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content. Often, this is a reference to an implementation guide that defines the special rules along with other profiles etc.
Short | A set of rules under which this content was created
Comments | Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term. However, the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define, collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers and/or specification writers should avoid using this element. Often, when used, the URL is a reference to an implementation guide that defines these special rules as part of it's narrative along with other profiles, value sets, etc.
Control | 0..01
Type | uri
Is Modifier | true because This element is labeled as a modifier because the implicit rules may provide additional knowledge about the resource that modifies it's meaning or interpretation
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
10. Condition.language
Definition | The base language in which the resource is written.
Short | Language of the resource content
Comments | Language is provided to support indexing and accessibility (typically, services such as text to speech use the language tag). The html language tag in the narrative applies to the narrative. The language tag on the resource may be used to specify the language of other presentations generated from the data in the resource. Not all the content has to be in the base language. The Resource.language should not be assumed to apply to the narrative automatically. If a language is specified, it should it also be specified on the div element in the html (see rules in HTML5 for information about the relationship between xml:lang and the html lang attribute).
Control | 0..01
Binding | The codes SHOULD be taken from CommonLanguages http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages|4.0.1 (preferred to `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages` ) A human language.
Additional Bindings | Purpose
AllLanguages | Max Binding
Type | code
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | false
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
12. Condition.contained
Definition | These resources do not have an independent existence apart from the resource that contains them - they cannot be identified independently, and nor can they have their own independent transaction scope.
Short | Contained, inline Resources
Comments | This should never be done when the content can be identified properly, as once identification is lost, it is extremely difficult (and context dependent) to restore it again. Contained resources may have profiles and tags In their meta elements, but SHALL NOT have security labels.
Control | 0..0*
Type | Resource
Is Modifier | false
Summary | false
Alternate Names | inline resources, anonymous resources, contained resources
14. Condition.extension
Definition | An Extension May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
Short | ExtensionAdditional content defined by implementations
Comments | There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.
Control | 20..*
Type | Extension
Is Modifier | false
Summary | false
Alternate Names | extensions, user content
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on `Condition.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
16. Condition.extension:longTermCondition
Slice Name | longTermCondition
Definition | Condition Resource - Long Term status
Short | Extension
Control | 1..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Medtech Long Term Condition extension) (Extension Type: boolean)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | false
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
18. Condition.extension:highlightCondition
Slice Name | highlightCondition
Definition | Condition Resource - Highlight status
Short | Extension
Control | 1..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Medtech Highlight Condition extension) (Extension Type: boolean)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | false
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
20. Condition.extension:currentCondition
Slice Name | currentCondition
Definition | Condition Resource - Current status
Short | Extension
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Medtech Current Condition extension) (Extension Type: boolean)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | false
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
22. Condition.extension:leftLocation
Slice Name | leftLocation
Definition | Condition Location - Left
Short | Extension
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Medtech Condition Location Left extension) (Extension Type: boolean)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | false
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
24. Condition.extension:rightLocation
Slice Name | rightLocation
Definition | Condition Location - Right
Short | Extension
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Medtech Condition Location Right extension) (Extension Type: boolean)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | false
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
26. Condition.extension:bilateralLocation
Slice Name | bilateralLocation
Definition | Condition Location - Bilateral
Short | Extension
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Medtech Condition Location Bilateral extension) (Extension Type: boolean)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | false
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
28. Condition.modifierExtension
Definition | May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions. Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).
Short | Extensions that cannot be ignored
Comments | There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.
Control | 0..*
Type | Extension
Is Modifier | true because Modifier extensions are expected to modify the meaning or interpretation of the resource that contains them
Summary | false
Requirements | Modifier extensions allow for extensions that cannot be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the definition of modifier extensions.
Alternate Names | extensions, user content
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
30. Condition.identifier
Definition | Business identifiers assigned to this condition by the performer or other systems which remain constant as the resource is updated and propagates from server to server.
Short | External Ids for this condition
Comments | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion). It is best practice for the identifier to only appear on a single resource instance, however business practices may occasionally dictate that multiple resource instances with the same identifier can exist - possibly even with different resource types. For example, multiple Patient and a Person resource instance might share the same social insurance number.
Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Control | 0..0*
Type | Identifier
Is Modifier | false
Summary | true
Requirements | Allows identification of the condition as it is known by various participating systems and in a way that remains consistent across servers.
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
32. Condition.clinicalStatus
Definition | The clinical status of the condition.
Short | active | inactiveactive | recurrence | relapse | inactive | remission | resolved
Comments | The data type is CodeableConcept because clinicalStatus has some clinical judgment involved, such that there might need to be more specificity than the required FHIR value set allows. For example, a SNOMED coding might allow for additional specificity.
Control | 10..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: con-3, con-4, con-5
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from Status for Condition http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/condition-clinical|4.0.1 (required to `https://alexapi.medtechglobal.com.au/fhir/ValueSet/condition-status` )
Type | CodeableConcept
Is Modifier | true because This element is labeled as a modifier because the status contains codes that mark the condition as no longer active.
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
34. Condition.verificationStatus
Definition | The verification status to support the clinical status of the condition.
Short | confirmed | provisionalunconfirmed | provisional | differential | confirmed | refuted | entered-in-error
Comments | verificationStatus is not required. For example, when a patient has abdominal pain in the ED, there is not likely going to be a verification status. The data type is CodeableConcept because verificationStatus has some clinical judgment involved, such that there might need to be more specificity than the required FHIR value set allows. For example, a SNOMED coding might allow for additional specificity.
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: con-3, con-5
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from Verification Status for Condition http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/condition-ver-status|4.0.1 (required to `https://alexapi.medtechglobal.com.au/fhir/ValueSet/condition-ver-status` )
Type | CodeableConcept
Is Modifier | true because This element is labeled as a modifier because the status contains the code refuted and entered-in-error that mark the Condition as not currently valid.
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
36. Condition.category
Definition | A category assigned to the condition.
Short | problem-list-item | encounter-diagnosis
Comments | The categorization is often highly contextual and may appear poorly differentiated or not very useful in other contexts.
Control | 0..0*
Binding | Unless not suitable, these codes SHALL be taken from ConditionCategoryCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/condition-category|4.0.1 (extensible to `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/condition-category` ) A category assigned to the condition.
Type | CodeableConcept
Is Modifier | false
Summary | false
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
38. Condition.severity
Definition | A subjective assessment of the severity of the condition as evaluated by the clinician.
Short | Subjective severity of condition
Comments | Coding of the severity with a terminology is preferred, where possible.
Control | 0..01
Binding | The codes SHOULD be taken from Condition/DiagnosisSeverity http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/condition-severity|4.0.1 (preferred to `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/condition-severity` ) A subjective assessment of the severity of the condition as evaluated by the clinician.
Type | CodeableConcept
Is Modifier | false
Summary | false
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
40. Condition.code
Definition | Identification of the condition, problem or diagnosis.
Short | Identification of the condition, problem or diagnosis
Control | 0..1
Binding | Unless not suitable, these codes SHALL be taken from For example codes, see Condition Code Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/condition-code|4.0.1 (extensible to `https://alexapi.medtechglobal.com.au/fhir/ValueSet/condition-code` )
Type | CodeableConcept
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Requirements | 0..1 to account for primarily narrative only resources.
Alternate Names | type
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) condition-code-system: Condition.code codings must use SNOMED CT or Medtech ICPC2 Plus (`coding.all(system.empty() or system = 'http://snomed.info/sct' or system = 'https://alexapi.medtechglobal.com.au/fhir/CodeSystem/icpc2plus-condition-resource')`)
42. Condition.bodySite
Definition | The anatomical location where this condition manifests itself.
Short | Anatomical location, if relevant
Comments | Only used if not implicit in code found in Condition.code. If the use case requires attributes from the BodySite resource (e.g. to identify and track separately) then use the standard extension bodySite. May be a summary code, or a reference to a very precise definition of the location, or both.
Control | 0..0*
Binding | The codes SHOULD be taken from For example codes, see Body Site http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/body-site|4.0.1 (preferred to `https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/body-site-1` )
Type | CodeableConcept
Is Modifier | false
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
44. Condition.subject
Definition | Indicates the patient or group who the condition record is associated with.
Short | Who has the condition?
Control | 1..1
Type | Reference(Patient, Group, Patient, Group)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Must Support Types | No must-support rules about the choice of types/profiles
Summary | true
Requirements | Group is typically used for veterinary or public health use cases.
Alternate Names | patient
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
46. Condition.subject.reference
Definition | A reference to a location at which the other resource is found. The reference may be a relative reference, in which case it is relative to the service base URL, or an absolute URL that resolves to the location where the resource is found. The reference may be version specific or not. If the reference is not to a FHIR RESTful server, then it should be assumed to be version specific. Internal fragment references (start with '#') refer to contained resources.
Short | Reference to Patient resourceLiteral reference, Relative, internal or absolute URL
Comments | Using absolute URLs provides a stable scalable approach suitable for a cloud/web context, while using relative/logical references provides a flexible approach suitable for use when trading across closed eco-system boundaries. Absolute URLs do not need to point to a FHIR RESTful server, though this is the preferred approach. If the URL conforms to the structure "/[type]/[id]" then it should be assumed that the reference is to a FHIR RESTful server.
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ref-1
Type | string
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
48. Condition.subject.display
Definition | Plain text narrative that identifies the resource in addition to the resource reference.
Short | External Name of PatientText alternative for the resource
Comments | This is generally not the same as the Resource.text of the referenced resource. The purpose is to identify what's being referenced, not to fully describe it.
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
50. Condition.encounter
Definition | The Encounter during which this Condition was created or to which the creation of this record is tightly associated.
Short | Encounter created as part of
Comments | This will typically be the encounter the event occurred within, but some activities may be initiated prior to or after the official completion of an encounter but still be tied to the context of the encounter. This record indicates the encounter this particular record is associated with. In the case of a "new" diagnosis reflecting ongoing/revised information about the condition, this might be distinct from the first encounter in which the underlying condition was first "known".
Control | 0..01
Type | Reference(Encounter, Encounter)
Is Modifier | false
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
52. Condition.onset[x]
Definition | Estimated or actual date or date-time the condition began, in the opinion of the clinician.
Short | Estimated or actual date, date-time, or age
Comments | Age is generally used when the patient reports an age at which the Condition began to occur.
Control | 0..1
Type | dateTime, string, Period, Range, Age
[x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
54. Condition.abatement[x]
Definition | The date or estimated date that the condition resolved or went into remission. This is called "abatement" because of the many overloaded connotations associated with "remission" or "resolution" - Conditions are never really resolved, but they can abate.
Short | When in resolution/remission
Comments | There is no explicit distinction between resolution and remission because in many cases the distinction is not clear. Age is generally used when the patient reports an age at which the Condition abated. If there is no abatement element, it is unknown whether the condition has resolved or entered remission; applications and users should generally assume that the condition is still valid. When abatementString exists, it implies the condition is abated.
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: con-4
Type | dateTime, string, Period, Range, Age
[x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support | true
Summary | false
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
56. Condition.recordedDate
Definition | The recordedDate represents when this particular Condition record was created in the system, which is often a system-generated date.
Short | Date record was first recorded
Control | 0..1
Type | dateTime
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
58. Condition.recorder
Definition | Individual who recorded the record and takes responsibility for its content.
Short | Who recorded the condition
Control | 10..1
Type | Reference(Practitioner, PractitionerRole, Patient, RelatedPerson, Practitioner, PractitionerRole, Patient, RelatedPerson)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Must Support Types | No must-support rules about the choice of types/profiles
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
60. Condition.recorder.reference
Definition | A reference to a location at which the other resource is found. The reference may be a relative reference, in which case it is relative to the service base URL, or an absolute URL that resolves to the location where the resource is found. The reference may be version specific or not. If the reference is not to a FHIR RESTful server, then it should be assumed to be version specific. Internal fragment references (start with '#') refer to contained resources.
Short | Reference to Practitioner resourceLiteral reference, Relative, internal or absolute URL
Comments | Using absolute URLs provides a stable scalable approach suitable for a cloud/web context, while using relative/logical references provides a flexible approach suitable for use when trading across closed eco-system boundaries. Absolute URLs do not need to point to a FHIR RESTful server, though this is the preferred approach. If the URL conforms to the structure "/[type]/[id]" then it should be assumed that the reference is to a FHIR RESTful server.
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ref-1
Type | string
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
62. Condition.recorder.display
Definition | Plain text narrative that identifies the resource in addition to the resource reference.
Short | External Name of PractitionerText alternative for the resource
Comments | This is generally not the same as the Resource.text of the referenced resource. The purpose is to identify what's being referenced, not to fully describe it.
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
64. Condition.asserter
Definition | Individual who is making the condition statement.
Short | Person who asserts this condition
Control | 0..01
Type | Reference(Practitioner, PractitionerRole, Patient, RelatedPerson, Practitioner, PractitionerRole, Patient, RelatedPerson)
Is Modifier | false
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
66. Condition.stage
Definition | Clinical stage or grade of a condition. May include formal severity assessments.
Short | Stage/grade, usually assessed formally
Control | 0..0*
Type | BackboneElement
Is Modifier | false
Summary | false
Invariants | con-1: Stage SHALL have summary or assessment (`summary.exists() or assessment.exists()`) ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) con-1: Stage SHALL have summary or assessment (summary.exists() or assessment.exists())
69. Condition.evidence
Definition | Supporting evidence / manifestations that are the basis of the Condition's verification status, such as evidence that confirmed or refuted the condition.
Short | Supporting evidence
Comments | The evidence may be a simple list of coded symptoms/manifestations, or references to observations or formal assessments, or both.
Control | 0..0*
Type | BackboneElement
Is Modifier | false
Summary | false
Invariants | con-2: evidence SHALL have code or details (`code.exists() or detail.exists()`) ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) con-2: evidence SHALL have code or details (code.exists() or detail.exists())
72. Condition.note
Definition | Additional information about the Condition. This is a general notes/comments entry for description of the Condition, its diagnosis and prognosis.
Short | Additional information about the Condition
Control | 0..1*
Type | Annotation
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | false
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
74. Condition.note.text
Definition | The text of the annotation in markdown format.
Short | The annotation - text content (as markdown)
Control | 1..1
Type | markdown
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())) condition-note-length: Note - text size validation (`value.empty() or value.length() <= 4096`)

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere

0. Condition
2. Condition.meta
4. Condition.meta.lastUpdated
Must Support | true
6. Condition.meta.security
Control | 1..1
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from Definition of Confidentiality Value Set (required to `https://alexapi.medtechglobal.com.au/fhir/ValueSet/confidentiality` )
Must Support | true
8. Condition.implicitRules
Control | 0..0
10. Condition.language
Control | 0..0
12. Condition.contained
Control | 0..0
14. Condition.extension
Control | 2..?
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on `Condition.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
16. Condition.extension:longTermCondition
Slice Name | longTermCondition
Control | 1..1
Type | Extension(Medtech Long Term Condition extension) (Extension Type: boolean)
Must Support | true
18. Condition.extension:highlightCondition
Slice Name | highlightCondition
Control | 1..1
Type | Extension(Medtech Highlight Condition extension) (Extension Type: boolean)
Must Support | true
20. Condition.extension:currentCondition
Slice Name | currentCondition
Control | 0..1
Type | Extension(Medtech Current Condition extension) (Extension Type: boolean)
Must Support | true
22. Condition.extension:leftLocation
Slice Name | leftLocation
Control | 0..1
Type | Extension(Medtech Condition Location Left extension) (Extension Type: boolean)
Must Support | true
24. Condition.extension:rightLocation
Slice Name | rightLocation
Control | 0..1
Type | Extension(Medtech Condition Location Right extension) (Extension Type: boolean)
Must Support | true
26. Condition.extension:bilateralLocation
Slice Name | bilateralLocation
Control | 0..1
Type | Extension(Medtech Condition Location Bilateral extension) (Extension Type: boolean)
Must Support | true
28. Condition.identifier
Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Control | 0..0
30. Condition.clinicalStatus
Short | active | inactive
Control | 1..?
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from Status for Condition (required to `https://alexapi.medtechglobal.com.au/fhir/ValueSet/condition-status` )
Must Support | true
32. Condition.verificationStatus
Short | confirmed | provisional
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from Verification Status for Condition (required to `https://alexapi.medtechglobal.com.au/fhir/ValueSet/condition-ver-status` )
Must Support | true
34. Condition.category
Control | 0..0
36. Condition.severity
Control | 0..0
38. Condition.code
Binding | Unless not suitable, these codes SHALL be taken from Condition Code Value Set (extensible to `https://alexapi.medtechglobal.com.au/fhir/ValueSet/condition-code` )
Must Support | true
Invariants | condition-code-system: Condition.code codings must use SNOMED CT or Medtech ICPC2 Plus (`coding.all(system.empty() or system = 'http://snomed.info/sct' or system = 'https://alexapi.medtechglobal.com.au/fhir/CodeSystem/icpc2plus-condition-resource')`)
40. Condition.bodySite
Control | 0..0
42. Condition.subject
Must Support | true
44. Condition.subject.reference
Short | Reference to Patient resource
46. Condition.subject.display
Short | External Name of Patient
48. Condition.encounter
Control | 0..0
50. Condition.onset[x]
Type | dateTime, string, Period, Range, Age
[x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support | true
52. Condition.abatement[x]
Type | dateTime, string, Period, Range, Age
[x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support | true
54. Condition.recordedDate
Must Support | true
56. Condition.recorder
Control | 1..?
Must Support | true
58. Condition.recorder.reference
Short | Reference to Practitioner resource
60. Condition.recorder.display
Short | External Name of Practitioner
62. Condition.asserter
Control | 0..0
64. Condition.stage
Control | 0..0
66. Condition.evidence
Control | 0..0
68. Condition.note
Control | 0..1
Must Support | true
70. Condition.note.text
Invariants | condition-note-length: Note - text size validation (`value.empty() or value.length() <= 4096`)

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere

0. Condition
Definition | A clinical condition, problem, diagnosis, or other event, situation, issue, or clinical concept that has risen to a level of concern.
Short | A condition, problem or diagnosis statement in an Australian healthcare context
Control | 0..*
Is Modifier | false
Summary | false
Invariants | con-3: Condition.clinicalStatus SHALL be present if verificationStatus is not entered-in-error and category is problem-list-item (`clinicalStatus.exists() or verificationStatus.coding.where(system='http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/condition-ver-status' and code = 'entered-in-error').exists() or category.select($this='problem-list-item').empty()`) con-4: If condition is abated, then clinicalStatus must be either inactive, resolved, or remission (`abatement.empty() or clinicalStatus.coding.where(system='http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/condition-clinical' and (code='resolved' or code='remission' or code='inactive')).exists()`) con-5: Condition.clinicalStatus SHALL NOT be present if verification Status is entered-in-error (`verificationStatus.coding.where(system='http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/condition-ver-status' and code='entered-in-error').empty() or clinicalStatus.empty()`) dom-2: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources (`contained.contained.empty()`) dom-3: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource (`contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()`) dom-4: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated (`contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()`) dom-5: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label (`contained.meta.security.empty()`) dom-6: A resource should have narrative for robust management (`text.`div`.exists()`)
2. Condition.id
Definition | The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes.
Short | Logical id of this artifact
Comments | The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation.
Control | 0..1
Type | id
Is Modifier | false
Summary | true
4. Condition.meta
Definition | The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure. Changes to the content might not always be associated with version changes to the resource.
Short | Metadata about the resource
Control | 0..1
Type | Meta
Is Modifier | false
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
6. Condition.meta.id
Definition | Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
Short | Unique id for inter-element referencing
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Is Modifier | false
XML Format | In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Summary | false
8. Condition.meta.extension
Definition | May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
Short | Additional content defined by implementations
Comments | There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.
Control | 0..*
Type | Extension
Is Modifier | false
Summary | false
Alternate Names | extensions, user content
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`)
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on `Condition.meta.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
10. Condition.meta.versionId
Definition | The version specific identifier, as it appears in the version portion of the URL. This value changes when the resource is created, updated, or deleted.
Short | Version specific identifier
Comments | The server assigns this value, and ignores what the client specifies, except in the case that the server is imposing version integrity on updates/deletes.
Control | 0..1
Type | id
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
12. Condition.meta.lastUpdated
Definition | When the resource last changed - e.g. when the version changed.
Short | When the resource version last changed
Comments | This value is always populated except when the resource is first being created. The server / resource manager sets this value; what a client provides is irrelevant. This is equivalent to the HTTP Last-Modified and SHOULD have the same value on a read interaction.
Control | 0..1
Type | instant
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
14. Condition.meta.source
Definition | A uri that identifies the source system of the resource. This provides a minimal amount of Provenance information that can be used to track or differentiate the source of information in the resource. The source may identify another FHIR server, document, message, database, etc.
Short | Identifies where the resource comes from
Comments | In the provenance resource, this corresponds to Provenance.entity.what[x]. The exact use of the source (and the implied Provenance.entity.role) is left to implementer discretion. Only one nominated source is allowed; for additional provenance details, a full Provenance resource should be used. This element can be used to indicate where the current master source of a resource that has a canonical URL if the resource is no longer hosted at the canonical URL.
Control | 0..1
Type | uri
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
16. Condition.meta.profile
Definition | A list of profiles (references to StructureDefinition resources) that this resource claims to conform to. The URL is a reference to StructureDefinition.url.
Short | Profiles this resource claims to conform to
Comments | It is up to the server and/or other infrastructure of policy to determine whether/how these claims are verified and/or updated over time. The list of profile URLs is a set.
Control | 0..*
Type | canonical(StructureDefinition)
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
18. Condition.meta.security
Definition | Security labels applied to this resource. These tags connect specific resources to the overall security policy and infrastructure.
Short | Security Labels applied to this resource
Comments | The security labels can be updated without changing the stated version of the resource. The list of security labels is a set. Uniqueness is based the system/code, and version and display are ignored.
Control | 1..1
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from Definition of Confidentiality Value Set (required to `https://alexapi.medtechglobal.com.au/fhir/ValueSet/confidentiality` )
Type | Coding
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
20. Condition.meta.tag
Definition | Tags applied to this resource. Tags are intended to be used to identify and relate resources to process and workflow, and applications are not required to consider the tags when interpreting the meaning of a resource.
Short | Tags applied to this resource
Comments | The tags can be updated without changing the stated version of the resource. The list of tags is a set. Uniqueness is based the system/code, and version and display are ignored.
Control | 0..*
Binding | For example codes, see CommonTags (example to `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/common-tags|4.0.1` ) Codes that represent various types of tags, commonly workflow-related; e.g. "Needs review by Dr. Jones".
Type | Coding
Is Modifier | false
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
22. Condition.implicitRules
Definition | A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content. Often, this is a reference to an implementation guide that defines the special rules along with other profiles etc.
Short | A set of rules under which this content was created
Comments | Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term. However, the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define, collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers and/or specification writers should avoid using this element. Often, when used, the URL is a reference to an implementation guide that defines these special rules as part of it's narrative along with other profiles, value sets, etc.
Control | 0..0
Type | uri
Is Modifier | true because This element is labeled as a modifier because the implicit rules may provide additional knowledge about the resource that modifies it's meaning or interpretation
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
24. Condition.language
Definition | The base language in which the resource is written.
Short | Language of the resource content
Comments | Language is provided to support indexing and accessibility (typically, services such as text to speech use the language tag). The html language tag in the narrative applies to the narrative. The language tag on the resource may be used to specify the language of other presentations generated from the data in the resource. Not all the content has to be in the base language. The Resource.language should not be assumed to apply to the narrative automatically. If a language is specified, it should it also be specified on the div element in the html (see rules in HTML5 for information about the relationship between xml:lang and the html lang attribute).
Control | 0..0
Binding | The codes SHOULD be taken from CommonLanguages (preferred to `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages` ) A human language.
Additional Bindings | Purpose
AllLanguages | Max Binding
Type | code
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | false
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
26. Condition.text
Definition | A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource and can be used to represent the content of the resource to a human. The narrative need not encode all the structured data, but is required to contain sufficient detail to make it "clinically safe" for a human to just read the narrative. Resource definitions may define what content should be represented in the narrative to ensure clinical safety.
Short | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
Comments | Contained resources do not have narrative. Resources that are not contained SHOULD have a narrative. In some cases, a resource may only have text with little or no additional discrete data (as long as all minOccurs=1 elements are satisfied). This may be necessary for data from legacy systems where information is captured as a "text blob" or where text is additionally entered raw or narrated and encoded information is added later.
Control | 0..1
Type | Narrative
Is Modifier | false
Summary | false
Alternate Names | narrative, html, xhtml, display
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
28. Condition.contained
Definition | These resources do not have an independent existence apart from the resource that contains them - they cannot be identified independently, and nor can they have their own independent transaction scope.
Short | Contained, inline Resources
Comments | This should never be done when the content can be identified properly, as once identification is lost, it is extremely difficult (and context dependent) to restore it again. Contained resources may have profiles and tags In their meta elements, but SHALL NOT have security labels.
Control | 0..0
Type | Resource
Is Modifier | false
Summary | false
Alternate Names | inline resources, anonymous resources, contained resources
30. Condition.extension
Definition | An Extension
Short | Extension
Control | 2..*
Type | Extension
Is Modifier | false
Summary | false
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`)
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on `Condition.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
32. Condition.extension:longTermCondition
Slice Name | longTermCondition
Definition | Condition Resource - Long Term status
Short | Extension
Control | 1..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Medtech Long Term Condition extension) (Extension Type: boolean)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | false
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`)
34. Condition.extension:highlightCondition
Slice Name | highlightCondition
Definition | Condition Resource - Highlight status
Short | Extension
Control | 1..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Medtech Highlight Condition extension) (Extension Type: boolean)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | false
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`)
36. Condition.extension:currentCondition
Slice Name | currentCondition
Definition | Condition Resource - Current status
Short | Extension
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Medtech Current Condition extension) (Extension Type: boolean)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | false
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`)
38. Condition.extension:leftLocation
Slice Name | leftLocation
Definition | Condition Location - Left
Short | Extension
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Medtech Condition Location Left extension) (Extension Type: boolean)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | false
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`)
40. Condition.extension:rightLocation
Slice Name | rightLocation
Definition | Condition Location - Right
Short | Extension
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Medtech Condition Location Right extension) (Extension Type: boolean)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | false
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`)
42. Condition.extension:bilateralLocation
Slice Name | bilateralLocation
Definition | Condition Location - Bilateral
Short | Extension
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Type | Extension(Medtech Condition Location Bilateral extension) (Extension Type: boolean)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | false
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`)
44. Condition.modifierExtension
Definition | May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions. Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).
Short | Extensions that cannot be ignored
Comments | There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.
Control | 0..*
Type | Extension
Is Modifier | true because Modifier extensions are expected to modify the meaning or interpretation of the resource that contains them
Summary | false
Requirements | Modifier extensions allow for extensions that cannot be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the definition of modifier extensions.
Alternate Names | extensions, user content
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`)
46. Condition.identifier
Definition | Business identifiers assigned to this condition by the performer or other systems which remain constant as the resource is updated and propagates from server to server.
Short | External Ids for this condition
Comments | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion). It is best practice for the identifier to only appear on a single resource instance, however business practices may occasionally dictate that multiple resource instances with the same identifier can exist - possibly even with different resource types. For example, multiple Patient and a Person resource instance might share the same social insurance number.
Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Control | 0..0
Type | Identifier
Is Modifier | false
Summary | true
Requirements | Allows identification of the condition as it is known by various participating systems and in a way that remains consistent across servers.
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
48. Condition.clinicalStatus
Definition | The clinical status of the condition.
Short | active | inactive
Comments | The data type is CodeableConcept because clinicalStatus has some clinical judgment involved, such that there might need to be more specificity than the required FHIR value set allows. For example, a SNOMED coding might allow for additional specificity.
Control | 1..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: con-3, con-4, con-5
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from Status for Condition (required to `https://alexapi.medtechglobal.com.au/fhir/ValueSet/condition-status` )
Type | CodeableConcept
Is Modifier | true because This element is labeled as a modifier because the status contains codes that mark the condition as no longer active.
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
50. Condition.verificationStatus
Definition | The verification status to support the clinical status of the condition.
Short | confirmed | provisional
Comments | verificationStatus is not required. For example, when a patient has abdominal pain in the ED, there is not likely going to be a verification status. The data type is CodeableConcept because verificationStatus has some clinical judgment involved, such that there might need to be more specificity than the required FHIR value set allows. For example, a SNOMED coding might allow for additional specificity.
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: con-3, con-5
Binding | The codes SHALL be taken from Verification Status for Condition (required to `https://alexapi.medtechglobal.com.au/fhir/ValueSet/condition-ver-status` )
Type | CodeableConcept
Is Modifier | true because This element is labeled as a modifier because the status contains the code refuted and entered-in-error that mark the Condition as not currently valid.
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
52. Condition.category
Definition | A category assigned to the condition.
Short | problem-list-item | encounter-diagnosis
Comments | The categorization is often highly contextual and may appear poorly differentiated or not very useful in other contexts.
Control | 0..0
Binding | Unless not suitable, these codes SHALL be taken from ConditionCategoryCodes (extensible to `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/condition-category` ) A category assigned to the condition.
Type | CodeableConcept
Is Modifier | false
Summary | false
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
54. Condition.severity
Definition | A subjective assessment of the severity of the condition as evaluated by the clinician.
Short | Subjective severity of condition
Comments | Coding of the severity with a terminology is preferred, where possible.
Control | 0..0
Binding | The codes SHOULD be taken from Condition/DiagnosisSeverity (preferred to `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/condition-severity` ) A subjective assessment of the severity of the condition as evaluated by the clinician.
Type | CodeableConcept
Is Modifier | false
Summary | false
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
56. Condition.code
Definition | Identification of the condition, problem or diagnosis.
Short | Identification of the condition, problem or diagnosis
Control | 0..1
Binding | Unless not suitable, these codes SHALL be taken from Condition Code Value Set (extensible to `https://alexapi.medtechglobal.com.au/fhir/ValueSet/condition-code` )
Type | CodeableConcept
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Requirements | 0..1 to account for primarily narrative only resources.
Alternate Names | type
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) condition-code-system: Condition.code codings must use SNOMED CT or Medtech ICPC2 Plus (`coding.all(system.empty() or system = 'http://snomed.info/sct' or system = 'https://alexapi.medtechglobal.com.au/fhir/CodeSystem/icpc2plus-condition-resource')`)
58. Condition.bodySite
Definition | The anatomical location where this condition manifests itself.
Short | Anatomical location, if relevant
Comments | Only used if not implicit in code found in Condition.code. If the use case requires attributes from the BodySite resource (e.g. to identify and track separately) then use the standard extension bodySite. May be a summary code, or a reference to a very precise definition of the location, or both.
Control | 0..0
Binding | The codes SHOULD be taken from Body Site (preferred to `https://healthterminologies.gov.au/fhir/ValueSet/body-site-1` )
Type | CodeableConcept
Is Modifier | false
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
60. Condition.subject
Definition | Indicates the patient or group who the condition record is associated with.
Short | Who has the condition?
Control | 1..1
Type | Reference(Patient, Group)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Must Support Types | No must-support rules about the choice of types/profiles
Summary | true
Requirements | Group is typically used for veterinary or public health use cases.
Alternate Names | patient
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
62. Condition.subject.id
Definition | Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
Short | Unique id for inter-element referencing
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Is Modifier | false
XML Format | In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Summary | false
64. Condition.subject.extension
Definition | May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
Short | Additional content defined by implementations
Comments | There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.
Control | 0..*
Type | Extension
Is Modifier | false
Summary | false
Alternate Names | extensions, user content
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`)
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on `Condition.subject.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
66. Condition.subject.reference
Definition | A reference to a location at which the other resource is found. The reference may be a relative reference, in which case it is relative to the service base URL, or an absolute URL that resolves to the location where the resource is found. The reference may be version specific or not. If the reference is not to a FHIR RESTful server, then it should be assumed to be version specific. Internal fragment references (start with '#') refer to contained resources.
Short | Reference to Patient resource
Comments | Using absolute URLs provides a stable scalable approach suitable for a cloud/web context, while using relative/logical references provides a flexible approach suitable for use when trading across closed eco-system boundaries. Absolute URLs do not need to point to a FHIR RESTful server, though this is the preferred approach. If the URL conforms to the structure "/[type]/[id]" then it should be assumed that the reference is to a FHIR RESTful server.
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ref-1
Type | string
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
68. Condition.subject.type
Definition | The expected type of the target of the reference. If both Reference.type and Reference.reference are populated and Reference.reference is a FHIR URL, both SHALL be consistent. The type is the Canonical URL of Resource Definition that is the type this reference refers to. References are URLs that are relative to http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ e.g. "Patient" is a reference to http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient. Absolute URLs are only allowed for logical models (and can only be used in references in logical models, not resources).
Short | Type the reference refers to (e.g. "Patient")
Comments | This element is used to indicate the type of the target of the reference. This may be used which ever of the other elements are populated (or not). In some cases, the type of the target may be determined by inspection of the reference (e.g. a RESTful URL) or by resolving the target of the reference; if both the type and a reference is provided, the reference SHALL resolve to a resource of the same type as that specified.
Control | 0..1
Binding | Unless not suitable, these codes SHALL be taken from ResourceType (extensible to `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/resource-types|4.0.1` ) Aa resource (or, for logical models, the URI of the logical model).
Type | uri
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
70. Condition.subject.identifier
Definition | An identifier for the target resource. This is used when there is no way to reference the other resource directly, either because the entity it represents is not available through a FHIR server, or because there is no way for the author of the resource to convert a known identifier to an actual location. There is no requirement that a Reference.identifier point to something that is actually exposed as a FHIR instance, but it SHALL point to a business concept that would be expected to be exposed as a FHIR instance, and that instance would need to be of a FHIR resource type allowed by the reference.
Short | Logical reference, when literal reference is not known
Comments | When an identifier is provided in place of a reference, any system processing the reference will only be able to resolve the identifier to a reference if it understands the business context in which the identifier is used. Sometimes this is global (e.g. a national identifier) but often it is not. For this reason, none of the useful mechanisms described for working with references (e.g. chaining, includes) are possible, nor should servers be expected to be able resolve the reference. Servers may accept an identifier based reference untouched, resolve it, and/or reject it - see CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.referencePolicy. When both an identifier and a literal reference are provided, the literal reference is preferred. Applications processing the resource are allowed - but not required - to check that the identifier matches the literal reference Applications converting a logical reference to a literal reference may choose to leave the logical reference present, or remove it. Reference is intended to point to a structure that can potentially be expressed as a FHIR resource, though there is no need for it to exist as an actual FHIR resource instance - except in as much as an application wishes to actual find the target of the reference. The content referred to be the identifier must meet the logical constraints implied by any limitations on what resource types are permitted for the reference. For example, it would not be legitimate to send the identifier for a drug prescription if the type were Reference(Observation|DiagnosticReport). One of the use-cases for Reference.identifier is the situation where no FHIR representation exists (where the type is Reference (Any).
Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Control | 0..1
Type | Identifier
Is Modifier | false
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
72. Condition.subject.display
Definition | Plain text narrative that identifies the resource in addition to the resource reference.
Short | External Name of Patient
Comments | This is generally not the same as the Resource.text of the referenced resource. The purpose is to identify what's being referenced, not to fully describe it.
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
74. Condition.encounter
Definition | The Encounter during which this Condition was created or to which the creation of this record is tightly associated.
Short | Encounter created as part of
Comments | This will typically be the encounter the event occurred within, but some activities may be initiated prior to or after the official completion of an encounter but still be tied to the context of the encounter. This record indicates the encounter this particular record is associated with. In the case of a "new" diagnosis reflecting ongoing/revised information about the condition, this might be distinct from the first encounter in which the underlying condition was first "known".
Control | 0..0
Type | Reference(Encounter)
Is Modifier | false
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
76. Condition.onset[x]
Definition | Estimated or actual date or date-time the condition began, in the opinion of the clinician.
Short | Estimated or actual date, date-time, or age
Comments | Age is generally used when the patient reports an age at which the Condition began to occur.
Control | 0..1
Type | dateTime
[x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
78. Condition.abatement[x]
Definition | The date or estimated date that the condition resolved or went into remission. This is called "abatement" because of the many overloaded connotations associated with "remission" or "resolution" - Conditions are never really resolved, but they can abate.
Short | When in resolution/remission
Comments | There is no explicit distinction between resolution and remission because in many cases the distinction is not clear. Age is generally used when the patient reports an age at which the Condition abated. If there is no abatement element, it is unknown whether the condition has resolved or entered remission; applications and users should generally assume that the condition is still valid. When abatementString exists, it implies the condition is abated.
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: con-4
Type | dateTime
[x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support | true
Summary | false
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
80. Condition.recordedDate
Definition | The recordedDate represents when this particular Condition record was created in the system, which is often a system-generated date.
Short | Date record was first recorded
Control | 0..1
Type | dateTime
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Must Support | true
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
82. Condition.recorder
Definition | Individual who recorded the record and takes responsibility for its content.
Short | Who recorded the condition
Control | 1..1
Type | Reference(Practitioner, PractitionerRole, Patient, RelatedPerson)
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Must Support Types | No must-support rules about the choice of types/profiles
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
84. Condition.recorder.id
Definition | Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
Short | Unique id for inter-element referencing
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Is Modifier | false
XML Format | In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Summary | false
86. Condition.recorder.extension
Definition | May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
Short | Additional content defined by implementations
Comments | There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.
Control | 0..*
Type | Extension
Is Modifier | false
Summary | false
Alternate Names | extensions, user content
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`)
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on `Condition.recorder.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
88. Condition.recorder.reference
Definition | A reference to a location at which the other resource is found. The reference may be a relative reference, in which case it is relative to the service base URL, or an absolute URL that resolves to the location where the resource is found. The reference may be version specific or not. If the reference is not to a FHIR RESTful server, then it should be assumed to be version specific. Internal fragment references (start with '#') refer to contained resources.
Short | Reference to Practitioner resource
Comments | Using absolute URLs provides a stable scalable approach suitable for a cloud/web context, while using relative/logical references provides a flexible approach suitable for use when trading across closed eco-system boundaries. Absolute URLs do not need to point to a FHIR RESTful server, though this is the preferred approach. If the URL conforms to the structure "/[type]/[id]" then it should be assumed that the reference is to a FHIR RESTful server.
Control | 0..1 This element is affected by the following invariants: ref-1
Type | string
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
90. Condition.recorder.type
Definition | The expected type of the target of the reference. If both Reference.type and Reference.reference are populated and Reference.reference is a FHIR URL, both SHALL be consistent. The type is the Canonical URL of Resource Definition that is the type this reference refers to. References are URLs that are relative to http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ e.g. "Patient" is a reference to http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient. Absolute URLs are only allowed for logical models (and can only be used in references in logical models, not resources).
Short | Type the reference refers to (e.g. "Patient")
Comments | This element is used to indicate the type of the target of the reference. This may be used which ever of the other elements are populated (or not). In some cases, the type of the target may be determined by inspection of the reference (e.g. a RESTful URL) or by resolving the target of the reference; if both the type and a reference is provided, the reference SHALL resolve to a resource of the same type as that specified.
Control | 0..1
Binding | Unless not suitable, these codes SHALL be taken from ResourceType (extensible to `http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/resource-types|4.0.1` ) Aa resource (or, for logical models, the URI of the logical model).
Type | uri
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
92. Condition.recorder.identifier
Definition | An identifier for the target resource. This is used when there is no way to reference the other resource directly, either because the entity it represents is not available through a FHIR server, or because there is no way for the author of the resource to convert a known identifier to an actual location. There is no requirement that a Reference.identifier point to something that is actually exposed as a FHIR instance, but it SHALL point to a business concept that would be expected to be exposed as a FHIR instance, and that instance would need to be of a FHIR resource type allowed by the reference.
Short | Logical reference, when literal reference is not known
Comments | When an identifier is provided in place of a reference, any system processing the reference will only be able to resolve the identifier to a reference if it understands the business context in which the identifier is used. Sometimes this is global (e.g. a national identifier) but often it is not. For this reason, none of the useful mechanisms described for working with references (e.g. chaining, includes) are possible, nor should servers be expected to be able resolve the reference. Servers may accept an identifier based reference untouched, resolve it, and/or reject it - see CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.referencePolicy. When both an identifier and a literal reference are provided, the literal reference is preferred. Applications processing the resource are allowed - but not required - to check that the identifier matches the literal reference Applications converting a logical reference to a literal reference may choose to leave the logical reference present, or remove it. Reference is intended to point to a structure that can potentially be expressed as a FHIR resource, though there is no need for it to exist as an actual FHIR resource instance - except in as much as an application wishes to actual find the target of the reference. The content referred to be the identifier must meet the logical constraints implied by any limitations on what resource types are permitted for the reference. For example, it would not be legitimate to send the identifier for a drug prescription if the type were Reference(Observation|DiagnosticReport). One of the use-cases for Reference.identifier is the situation where no FHIR representation exists (where the type is Reference (Any).
Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Control | 0..1
Type | Identifier
Is Modifier | false
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
94. Condition.recorder.display
Definition | Plain text narrative that identifies the resource in addition to the resource reference.
Short | External Name of Practitioner
Comments | This is generally not the same as the Resource.text of the referenced resource. The purpose is to identify what's being referenced, not to fully describe it.
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
96. Condition.asserter
Definition | Individual who is making the condition statement.
Short | Person who asserts this condition
Control | 0..0
Type | Reference(Practitioner, PractitionerRole, Patient, RelatedPerson)
Is Modifier | false
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
98. Condition.stage
Definition | Clinical stage or grade of a condition. May include formal severity assessments.
Short | Stage/grade, usually assessed formally
Control | 0..0
Type | BackboneElement
Is Modifier | false
Summary | false
Invariants | con-1: Stage SHALL have summary or assessment (`summary.exists() or assessment.exists()`) ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
106. Condition.evidence
Definition | Supporting evidence / manifestations that are the basis of the Condition's verification status, such as evidence that confirmed or refuted the condition.
Short | Supporting evidence
Comments | The evidence may be a simple list of coded symptoms/manifestations, or references to observations or formal assessments, or both.
Control | 0..0
Type | BackboneElement
Is Modifier | false
Summary | false
Invariants | con-2: evidence SHALL have code or details (`code.exists() or detail.exists()`) ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
113. Condition.note
Definition | Additional information about the Condition. This is a general notes/comments entry for description of the Condition, its diagnosis and prognosis.
Short | Additional information about the Condition
Control | 0..1
Type | Annotation
Is Modifier | false
Must Support | true
Summary | false
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
115. Condition.note.id
Definition | Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.
Short | Unique id for inter-element referencing
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Is Modifier | false
XML Format | In the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Summary | false
117. Condition.note.extension
Definition | May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.
Short | Additional content defined by implementations
Comments | There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.
Control | 0..*
Type | Extension
Is Modifier | false
Summary | false
Alternate Names | extensions, user content
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (`extension.exists() != value.exists()`)
Slicing | This element introduces a set of slices on `Condition.note.extension`. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators: value @ url
119. Condition.note.author[x]
Definition | The individual responsible for making the annotation.
Short | Individual responsible for the annotation
Comments | Organization is used when there's no need for specific attribution as to who made the comment.
Control | 0..1
Type | Choice of: Reference(Practitioner, Patient, RelatedPerson, Organization), string
[x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
121. Condition.note.time
Definition | Indicates when this particular annotation was made.
Short | When the annotation was made
Control | 0..1
Type | dateTime
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`)
123. Condition.note.text
Definition | The text of the annotation in markdown format.
Short | The annotation - text content (as markdown)
Control | 1..1
Type | markdown
Is Modifier | false
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summary | true
Invariants | ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (`hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`) condition-note-length: Note - text size validation (`value.empty() or value.length() <= 4096`)