PrescribeIT® Specification and Guide Version 5.0

 

XML representation of the dtprofile-quantity-drug Profile.

Narrative view of the profile



<StructureDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="dtprofile-quantity-drug"/>
  <text>
    <status value="extensions"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top;"><tr style="border: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; font-size: 11px; font-family: verdana; vertical-align: top"><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/formats.html#table" title="The logical name of the element">Name</a></th><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/formats.html#table" title="Information about the use of the element">Flags</a></th><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/formats.html#table" title="Minimum and Maximum # of times the the element can appear in the instance">Card.</a></th><th style="width: 100px" class="hierarchy"><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/formats.html#table" title="Reference to the type of the element">Type</a></th><th style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/formats.html#table" title="Additional information about the element">Description &amp; Constraints</a><span style="float: right"><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/formats.html#table" title="Legend for this format"><img src="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/help16.png" alt="doco" style="background-color: inherit"/></a></span></th></tr><tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck1.png)" class="hierarchy"><img src="tbl_spacer.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="icon_element.gif" alt="." style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Element" class="hierarchy"/> <a href="dtprofile-quantity-drug-definitions.html#Quantity" title="A measured or counted amount of a medication expressed as a value and human-readable string with optional coded units expressed in a local coding system">Quantity</a><a name="Quantity"> </a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"/><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="opacity: 0.5">0</span><span style="opacity: 0.5">..</span><span style="opacity: 0.5">*</span></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/datatypes.html#SimpleQuantity">SimpleQuantity</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">Quantity of a medication</td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck10.png)" class="hierarchy"><img src="tbl_spacer.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="tbl_vjoin.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="icon_element.gif" alt="." style="background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit" title="Element" class="hierarchy"/> <a href="dtprofile-quantity-drug-definitions.html#Quantity.value">value</a><a name="Quantity.value"> </a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: white; background-color: red" title="This element must be supported">S</span></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">1..<span style="opacity: 0.5">1</span></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a style="opacity: 0.5" href="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/datatypes.html#decimal">decimal</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="opacity: 0.5">Numerical value (with implicit precision)</span></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck10.png)" class="hierarchy"><img src="tbl_spacer.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="tbl_vjoin.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="icon_element.gif" alt="." style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Element" class="hierarchy"/> <a href="dtprofile-quantity-drug-definitions.html#Quantity.unit">unit</a><a name="Quantity.unit"> </a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: white; background-color: red" title="This element must be supported">S</span></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy">1..<span style="opacity: 0.5">1</span></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a style="opacity: 0.5" href="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/datatypes.html#string">string</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="opacity: 0.5">Unit representation</span></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: #F7F7F7"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck10.png)" class="hierarchy"><img src="tbl_spacer.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="tbl_vjoin.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="icon_element.gif" alt="." style="background-color: #F7F7F7; background-color: inherit" title="Element" class="hierarchy"/> <a href="dtprofile-quantity-drug-definitions.html#Quantity.system">system</a><a name="Quantity.system"> </a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: white; background-color: red" title="This element must be supported">S</span></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="opacity: 0.5">0</span><span style="opacity: 0.5">..</span><span style="opacity: 0.5">1</span></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a style="opacity: 0.5" href="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/datatypes.html#uri">uri</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: #F7F7F7; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="opacity: 0.5">System that defines coded unit form</span></td></tr>
<tr style="border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px; vertical-align: top; background-color: white"><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px; white-space: nowrap; background-image: url(tbl_bck00.png)" class="hierarchy"><img src="tbl_spacer.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="tbl_vjoin_end.png" alt="." style="background-color: inherit" class="hierarchy"/><img src="icon_element.gif" alt="." style="background-color: white; background-color: inherit" title="Element" class="hierarchy"/> <a href="dtprofile-quantity-drug-definitions.html#Quantity.code">code</a><a name="Quantity.code"> </a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 3px; color: white; background-color: red" title="This element must be supported">S</span></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="opacity: 0.5">0</span><span style="opacity: 0.5">..</span><span style="opacity: 0.5">1</span></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><a style="opacity: 0.5" href="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/datatypes.html#code">code</a></td><td style="vertical-align: top; text-align : left; background-color: white; border: 0px #F0F0F0 solid; padding:0px 4px 0px 4px" class="hierarchy"><span style="opacity: 0.5">Coded form of the unit</span></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="5" class="hierarchy"><br/><a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/formats.html#table" title="Legend for this format"><img src="http://hl7.org/fhir/2016may/help16.png" alt="doco" style="background-color: inherit"/> Documentation for this format</a></td></tr></table></div>
  </text>
  <url
       value="http://prescribeit.ca/fhir/StructureDefinition/dtprofile-quantity-drug"/>
  <version value="5.0"/>
  <name value="PrescribeIT® Drug Quantity"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <date value="2016-03-30T17:01:25-04:00"/>
  <description value="Profile for representing quantities of medications"/>
  <fhirVersion value="1.4.0"/>
  <kind value="datatype"/>
  <abstract value="false"/>
  <baseType value="Quantity"/>
  <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/SimpleQuantity"/>
  <derivation value="constraint"/>
  <snapshot>
    <element id="Quantity">
      <path value="Quantity"/>
      <short value="Quantity of a medication"/>
      <definition
                  value="A measured or counted amount of a medication expressed as a value and human-readable string with optional coded units expressed in a local coding system"/>
      <comments
                value="Usage Note: Quantity is used throughout the messages. It may be a drug form (e.g. TAB) an administrable drug (e.g. PUFF) form or a unit of measure (e.g. mg)."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Quantity"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <maxLength value="0"/>
      <constraint>
        <key value="qty-3"/>
        <severity value="error"/>
        <human
               value="If a code for the unit is present, the system SHALL also be present"/>
        <expression value="code.empty() or system.exists()"/>
        <xpath value="not(exists(f:code)) or exists(f:system)"/>
      </constraint>
      <constraint>
        <key value="sqty-1"/>
        <severity value="error"/>
        <human value="The comparator is not used on a SimpleQuantity"/>
        <expression value="comparator.empty()"/>
        <xpath value="not(exists(f:comparator))"/>
      </constraint>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="SN (see also Range) or CQ"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="PQ, IVL&lt;PQ&gt;, MO, CO, depending on the values"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Quantity.id">
      <path value="Quantity.id"/>
      <representation value="xmlAttr"/>
      <short value="xml:id (or equivalent in JSON)"/>
      <definition
                  value="unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references)."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Element.id"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="id"/>
      </type>
      <maxLength value="0"/>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Quantity.extension">
      <path value="Quantity.extension"/>
      <short value="Additional Content defined by implementations"/>
      <definition
                  value="May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. In order 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."/>
      <comments
                value="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."/>
      <alias value="extensions"/>
      <alias value="user content"/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="*"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Element.extension"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="*"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="Extension"/>
      </type>
      <maxLength value="0"/>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="false"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="n/a"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Quantity.value">
      <path value="Quantity.value"/>
      <short value="Numerical value (with implicit precision)"/>
      <definition
                  value="The value of the measured amount. The value includes an implicit precision in the presentation of the value."/>
      <comments
                value="The implicit precision in the value should always be honored. Monetary values have their own rules for handling precision (refer to standard accounting text books)."/>
      <requirements
                    value="Precision is handled implicitly in almost all cases of measurement."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Quantity.value"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="decimal"/>
      </type>
      <maxLength value="0"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="SN.2  / CQ - N/A"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map
             value="PQ.value, CO.value, MO.value, IVL.high or IVL.low depending on the value"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Quantity.comparator">
      <path value="Quantity.comparator"/>
      <short value="&lt; | &lt;= | &gt;= | &gt; - how to understand the value"/>
      <definition value="Not allowed to be used in this context"/>
      <comments
                value="This is labeled as &quot;Is Modifier&quot; because the comparator modifies the interpretation of the value significantly. If there is no comparator, then there is no modification of the value."/>
      <requirements
                    value="Need a framework for handling measures where the value is &lt;5ug/L or &gt;400mg/L due to the limitations of measuring methodology."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="0"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Quantity.comparator"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <meaningWhenMissing
                          value="If there is no comparator, then there is no modification of the value"/>
      <maxLength value="0"/>
      <mustSupport value="false"/>
      <isModifier value="true"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <binding>
        <strength value="required"/>
        <description
                     value="How the Quantity should be understood and represented."/>
        <valueSetReference>
          <reference value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/quantity-comparator"/>
        </valueSetReference>
      </binding>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="SN.1  / CQ.1"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="IVL properties"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Quantity.unit">
      <path value="Quantity.unit"/>
      <short value="Unit representation"/>
      <definition value="A human-readable form of the unit."/>
      <comments
                value="Usage Note: This will be used to convey the display description of the unit as it is seen or known in the sending system.

The receiving systems must always display the unit value as received."/>
      <requirements
                    value="There are many representations for units of measure and in many contexts, particular representations are fixed and required. I.e. mcg for micrograms."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Quantity.unit"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="string"/>
      </type>
      <maxLength value="0"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="(see OBX.6 etc.) / CQ.2"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="PQ.unit"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Quantity.system">
      <path value="Quantity.system"/>
      <short value="System that defines coded unit form"/>
      <definition
                  value="The identification of the system that provides the coded form of the unit."/>
      <requirements
                    value="Need to know the system that defines the coded form of the unit."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Quantity.system"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="uri"/>
      </type>
      <maxLength value="0"/>
      <condition value="qty-3"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="(see OBX.6 etc.) / CQ.2"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="CO.codeSystem, PQ.translation.codeSystem"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
    <element id="Quantity.code">
      <path value="Quantity.code"/>
      <short value="Coded form of the unit"/>
      <definition
                  value="A computer processable form of the unit in some unit representation system."/>
      <comments
                value="A Code should be supplied if one is available from the [PrescribedQuantityUnit (20220331) (required)](https://tgateway.infoway-inforoute.ca/singlesubset.html?id=2.16.840.1.113883.2.20.3.402%26versionid=20220331) subset.

If the selected or entered prescribed quantity unit does not have a corresponding code in the PrescribedQuantityUnit subset, then the unit can be supplied without a code.

The receiving systems can use the code value for auto-population of local data purposes, the code should not be used for display purposes."/>
      <requirements
                    value="Need a computable form of the unit that is fixed across all forms. UCUM provides this for quantities, but SNOMED CT provides many units of interest."/>
      <min value="0"/>
      <max value="1"/>
      <base>
        <path value="Quantity.code"/>
        <min value="0"/>
        <max value="1"/>
      </base>
      <type>
        <code value="code"/>
      </type>
      <maxLength value="0"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
      <isModifier value="false"/>
      <isSummary value="true"/>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="v2"/>
        <map value="(see OBX.6 etc.) / CQ.2"/>
      </mapping>
      <mapping>
        <identity value="rim"/>
        <map value="PQ.code, MO.currency, PQ.translation.code"/>
      </mapping>
    </element>
  </snapshot>
  <differential>
    <element id="Quantity">
      <path value="Quantity"/>
      <short value="Quantity of a medication"/>
      <definition
                  value="A measured or counted amount of a medication expressed as a value and human-readable string with optional coded units expressed in a local coding system"/>
      <comments
                value="Usage Note: Quantity is used throughout the messages. It may be a drug form (e.g. TAB) an administrable drug (e.g. PUFF) form or a unit of measure (e.g. mg)."/>
    </element>
    <element id="Quantity.value">
      <path value="Quantity.value"/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element id="Quantity.unit">
      <path value="Quantity.unit"/>
      <comments
                value="Usage Note: This will be used to convey the display description of the unit as it is seen or known in the sending system.

The receiving systems must always display the unit value as received."/>
      <min value="1"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element id="Quantity.system">
      <path value="Quantity.system"/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
    </element>
    <element id="Quantity.code">
      <path value="Quantity.code"/>
      <comments
                value="A Code should be supplied if one is available from the [PrescribedQuantityUnit (20220331) (required)](https://tgateway.infoway-inforoute.ca/singlesubset.html?id=2.16.840.1.113883.2.20.3.402%26versionid=20220331) subset.

If the selected or entered prescribed quantity unit does not have a corresponding code in the PrescribedQuantityUnit subset, then the unit can be supplied without a code.

The receiving systems can use the code value for auto-population of local data purposes, the code should not be used for display purposes."/>
      <mustSupport value="true"/>
    </element>
  </differential>
</StructureDefinition>