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Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the Linkage resource.
| Linkage | |||||||||
| Element Id | Linkage | ||||||||
| Definition | Identifies two or more records (resource instances) that refer to the same real-world "occurrence". | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||
| Type | DomainResource | ||||||||
| Summary | true | ||||||||
| Invariants |
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| Linkage.active | |||||||||
| Element Id | Linkage.active | ||||||||
| Definition | Indicates whether the asserted set of linkages are considered to be "in effect". | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | boolean | ||||||||
| Meaning if Missing | This resource is generally assumed to be active if no value is provided for the active element | ||||||||
| Requirements | Need to be able to mark a linkage record as not to be used because it was created in error. | ||||||||
| Summary | true | ||||||||
| Comments | If false, any asserted linkages should not be considered current/relevant/applicable. | ||||||||
| Linkage.author | |||||||||
| Element Id | Linkage.author | ||||||||
| Definition | Identifies the user or organization responsible for asserting the linkages as well as the user or organization who establishes the context in which the nature of each linkage is evaluated. | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||
| Type | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Organization) | ||||||||
| Requirements | "Primary" for the same set of linked resources may be different from different user's/organization's perspectives. | ||||||||
| Summary | true | ||||||||
| Linkage.item | |||||||||
| Element Id | Linkage.item | ||||||||
| Definition | Identifies which record considered as the reference to the same real-world occurrence as well as how the items should be evaluated within the collection of linked items. | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 1..* | ||||||||
| Summary | true | ||||||||
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| Linkage.item.type | |||||||||
| Element Id | Linkage.item.type | ||||||||
| Definition | Distinguishes which item is "source of truth" (if any) and which items are no longer considered to be current representations. | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 1..1 | ||||||||
| Terminology Binding | LinkageType (Required) | ||||||||
| Type | code | ||||||||
| Summary | true | ||||||||
| Linkage.item.resource | |||||||||
| Element Id | Linkage.item.resource | ||||||||
| Definition | The resource instance being linked as part of the group. | ||||||||
| Cardinality | 1..1 | ||||||||
| Type | Reference(Any) | ||||||||
| Summary | true | ||||||||
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