FHIR IG Statistics: StructureDefinition/Informant
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An informant (or source of information) is a person that provides relevant information, such as the parent of a comatose patient who describes the patient's behavior prior to the onset of coma.
Source
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"id": "Informant",
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"div": "<!-- snip (see above) -->"
},
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"url": "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Informant",
"version": "1.0.0",
"name": "Informant",
"title": "Informant (CDA Class)",
"status": "active",
"experimental": false,
"date": "2025-07-21T22:05:27+00:00",
"publisher": "HL7",
"description": "An informant (or source of information) is a person that provides relevant information, such as the parent of a comatose patient who describes the patient's behavior prior to the onset of coma.",
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"name": "RIM Mapping"
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"short": "Base for all types and resources",
"definition": "Defines the basic properties of every data value. This is an abstract type, meaning that no value can be just a data value without belonging to any concrete type. Every concrete type is a specialization of this general abstract DataValue type.",
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"definition": "When valued in an instance, this attribute signals the imposition of realm-specific constraints. The value of this attribute identifies the realm in question",
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"id": "Informant.typeId",
"path": "Informant.typeId",
"definition": "When valued in an instance, this attribute signals the imposition of constraints defined in an HL7-specified message type. This might be a common type (also known as CMET in the messaging communication environment), or content included within a wrapper. The value of this attribute provides a unique identifier for the type in question.",
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"severity": "error",
"human": "An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor.",
"expression": "root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists()",
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}
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"id": "Informant.typeId.assigningAuthorityName",
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"label": "Assigning Authority Name",
"definition": "A human readable name or mnemonic for the assigning authority. The Assigning Authority Name has no computational value. The purpose of a Assigning Authority Name is to assist an unaided human interpreter of an II value to interpret the authority. Note: no automated processing must depend on the assigning authority name to be present in any form.",
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}
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"definition": "Identifies the type as an HL7 Registered model",
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"label": "Extension",
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"id": "Informant.templateId",
"path": "Informant.templateId",
"definition": "When valued in an instance, this attribute signals the imposition of a set of template-defined constraints. The value of this attribute provides a unique identifier for the templates in question",
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}
],
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}
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}
}
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