FHIR IG Statistics: StructureDefinition/FN
Resources that use this resource
| StructureDefinition |
| PPN | HL7 v2 PPN Data Type |
| XCN | HL7 v2 XCN Data Type |
| XPN | HL7 v2 XPN Data Type |
Resources that this resource uses
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Source
{
"resourceType": "StructureDefinition",
"id": "FN",
"meta": {
"profile": [
"http://hl7.org/v2/StructureDefinition/complex-data-type-profile"
]
},
"text": {
"status": "extensions",
"div": "<!-- snip (see above) -->"
},
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"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom",
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}
]
}
}
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"url": "http://hl7.org/v2/StructureDefinition/FN",
"version": "0.0.0",
"name": "FN",
"title": "HL7 v2 FN Data Type",
"status": "active",
"date": "2025-07-11T16:45:01+00:00",
"publisher": "HL7 International",
"contact": [
{
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"system": "url",
"value": "http://hl7.org/Special/committees/v2mgmt"
}
]
}
],
"description": "*Note:* Appears ONLY in the PPN, XCN and XPN.",
"fhirVersion": "5.0.0",
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"uri": "http://hl7.org/v3",
"name": "RIM Mapping"
}
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"baseDefinition": "http://hl7.org/v2/StructureDefinition/complex-data-type",
"derivation": "specialization",
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}
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"id": "FN",
"path": "FN",
"short": "family name",
"definition": "Definition: This data type allows full specification of the surname of a person. Where appropriate, it differentiates the person's own surname from that of the person's partner or spouse, in cases where the person's name may contain elements from either name. It also permits messages to distinguish the surname prefix (such as \"van\" or \"de\") from the surname root.",
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"valueCode": "R"
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{
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}
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}
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}
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},
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}
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}
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{
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}
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]
}
}
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