NamingSystem

Foundation

A curated namespace that issues unique symbols within that namespace for the identification of concepts, people, devices, etc. Represents a "System" used within the Identifier and Coding data types.

NamingSystem is a FHIR R4 Foundation resource — system of unique identification. It defines 30 elements and supports 28 search parameters.

Official spec

Path	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
NamingSystem	0..*	—	System of unique identification
.idΣ	0..1	String	Logical id of this artifact
.metaΣ	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
.implicitRules?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
.language	0..1	code	Language of the resource content Bindinglanguages(preferred)
.text	0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
.contained	0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
.extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
.nameΣ	1..1	string	Name for this naming system (computer friendly)
.status?!Σ	1..1	code	draft \| active \| retired \| unknown Bindingpublication-status(required)
.kindΣ	1..1	code	codesystem \| identifier \| root Bindingnamingsystem-type(required)
.dateΣ	1..1	dateTime	Date last changed
.publisherΣ	0..1	string	Name of the publisher (organization or individual)
.contactΣ	0..*	ContactDetail	Contact details for the publisher
.responsible	0..1	string	Who maintains system namespace?
.type	0..1	CodeableConcept	e.g. driver, provider, patient, bank etc. Bindingidentifier-type(extensible)
.description	0..1	markdown	Natural language description of the naming system
.useContextΣ	0..*	UsageContext	The context that the content is intended to support
.jurisdictionΣ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Intended jurisdiction for naming system (if applicable) Bindingjurisdiction(extensible)
.usage	0..1	string	How/where is it used
.uniqueIdΣ	1..*	BackboneElement	Unique identifiers used for system
.id	0..1	String	Unique id for inter-element referencing
.extension	0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.typeΣ	1..1	code	oid \| uuid \| uri \| other Bindingnamingsystem-identifier-type(required)
.valueΣ	1..1	string	The unique identifier
.preferred	0..1	boolean	Is this the id that should be used for this type
.comment	0..1	string	Notes about identifier usage
.period	0..1	Period	When is identifier valid?

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