BindingStrength

BindingStrength

activecomplete4 conceptsv5.0.0

Indication of the degree of conformance expectations associated with a binding.

Metadata

hl7.org/fhir
Canonical URL
http://hl7.org/fhir/binding-strength
All-Codes Value Set
http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/binding-strength
ID
binding-strength
Version
5.0.0
Case Sensitive
Yes
In the unified registry

Concepts (4)

required
Required
To be conformant, the concept in this element SHALL be from the specified value set.
extensible
Extensible
To be conformant, the concept in this element SHALL be from the specified value set if any of the codes within the value set can apply to the concept being communicated. If the value set does not cover the concept (based on human review), alternate codings (or, data type allowing, text) may be included instead.
preferred
Preferred
Instances are encouraged to draw from the specified codes for interoperability purposes but are not required to do so to be considered conformant.
example
Example
Instances are not expected or even encouraged to draw from the specified value set. The value set merely provides examples of the types of concepts intended to be included.