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Data Type Profile: AUDVANumber - Detailed Descriptions

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Definitions for the au-dvanumber data type profile.

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be found here

0. Identifier
Definition

Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) file number displayed on a Veteran Card.

ShortDepartment of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) Number
2. Identifier.type
Definition

Entitlement type associated with a DVA issued Veteran Card.

Control1..?
BindingThe codes SHALL be taken from DVA Entitlement
(required to http://terminology.hl7.org.au/ValueSet/dva-entitlement)
4. Identifier.system
Control1..?
Fixed Valuehttp://ns.electronichealth.net.au/id/dva
6. Identifier.value
ShortDVA number
Comments

This concept is equivalent to Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data element 339127 Person—government funding identifier, Department of Veterans' Affairs file number AAXXNNNNA.

Control1..?
Max Length:9
Example<br/><b>DVA number</b>:NBUR9080

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be found here

0. Identifier
Definition

Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) file number displayed on a Veteran Card.


An identifier - identifies some entity uniquely and unambiguously. Typically this is used for business identifiers.

ShortDepartment of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) NumberAn identifier intended for computation
Control0..*
This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Is Modifierfalse
Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
2. Identifier.use
Definition

The purpose of this identifier.

Shortusual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known)
Comments

Applications can assume that an identifier is permanent unless it explicitly says that it is temporary.

Control0..1
BindingThe codes SHALL be taken from IdentifierUsehttp://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/identifier-use|4.0.1
(required to http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/identifier-use|4.0.1)

Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .

Typecode
Is Modifiertrue because This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not mistake a temporary id for a permanent one.
Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summarytrue
Requirements

Allows the appropriate identifier for a particular context of use to be selected from among a set of identifiers.

Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
4. Identifier.type
Definition

Entitlement type associated with a DVA issued Veteran Card.


A coded type for the identifier that can be used to determine which identifier to use for a specific purpose.

ShortDescription of identifier
Comments

This element deals only with general categories of identifiers. It SHOULD not be used for codes that correspond 1..1 with the Identifier.system. Some identifiers may fall into multiple categories due to common usage. Where the system is known, a type is unnecessary because the type is always part of the system definition. However systems often need to handle identifiers where the system is not known. There is not a 1:1 relationship between type and system, since many different systems have the same type.

Control10..1
BindingThe codes SHALL be taken from Unless not suitable, these codes SHALL be taken from DVA Entitlementhttp://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/identifier-type
(required to http://terminology.hl7.org.au/ValueSet/dva-entitlement)
TypeCodeableConcept
Is Modifierfalse
Summarytrue
Requirements

Allows users to make use of identifiers when the identifier system is not known.

Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
6. Identifier.system
Definition

Establishes the namespace for the value - that is, a URL that describes a set values that are unique.

ShortThe namespace for the identifier value
Comments

Identifier.system is always case sensitive.

Control10..1
Typeuri
Is Modifierfalse
Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summarytrue
Requirements

There are many sets of identifiers. To perform matching of two identifiers, we need to know what set we're dealing with. The system identifies a particular set of unique identifiers.

Fixed Valuehttp://ns.electronichealth.net.au/id/dva
Example<br/><b>General</b>:http://www.acme.com/identifiers/patient
Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
8. Identifier.value
Definition

The portion of the identifier typically relevant to the user and which is unique within the context of the system.

ShortDVA numberThe value that is unique
Comments

This concept is equivalent to Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data element 339127 Person—government funding identifier, Department of Veterans' Affairs file number AAXXNNNNA.


If the value is a full URI, then the system SHALL be urn:ietf:rfc:3986. The value's primary purpose is computational mapping. As a result, it may be normalized for comparison purposes (e.g. removing non-significant whitespace, dashes, etc.) A value formatted for human display can be conveyed using the Rendered Value extension. Identifier.value is to be treated as case sensitive unless knowledge of the Identifier.system allows the processer to be confident that non-case-sensitive processing is safe.

Control10..1
Typestring
Is Modifierfalse
Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
Summarytrue
Max Length:9
Example<br/><b>General</b>:123456 <br/><b>DVA number</b>:NBUR9080
Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be found here

0. Identifier
Definition

Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) file number displayed on a Veteran Card.

ShortDepartment of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) Number
Control0..*
This element is affected by the following invariants: ele-1
Is Modifierfalse
Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
2. Identifier.id
Definition

Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.

ShortUnique id for inter-element referencing
Control0..1
Typestring
Is Modifierfalse
XML FormatIn the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Summaryfalse
4. Identifier.extension
Definition

May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. 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 can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.

ShortAdditional content defined by implementations
Comments

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.

Control0..*
TypeExtension
Is Modifierfalse
Summaryfalse
Alternate Namesextensions, user content
Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
SlicingThis element introduces a set of slices on Identifier.extension. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators:
  • value @ url
  • 6. Identifier.use
    Definition

    The purpose of this identifier.

    Shortusual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known)
    Comments

    Applications can assume that an identifier is permanent unless it explicitly says that it is temporary.

    Control0..1
    BindingThe codes SHALL be taken from IdentifierUse
    (required to http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/identifier-use|4.0.1)

    Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .

    Typecode
    Is Modifiertrue because This is labeled as "Is Modifier" because applications should not mistake a temporary id for a permanent one.
    Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
    Summarytrue
    Requirements

    Allows the appropriate identifier for a particular context of use to be selected from among a set of identifiers.

    Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
    8. Identifier.type
    Definition

    Entitlement type associated with a DVA issued Veteran Card.

    ShortDescription of identifier
    Comments

    This element deals only with general categories of identifiers. It SHOULD not be used for codes that correspond 1..1 with the Identifier.system. Some identifiers may fall into multiple categories due to common usage. Where the system is known, a type is unnecessary because the type is always part of the system definition. However systems often need to handle identifiers where the system is not known. There is not a 1:1 relationship between type and system, since many different systems have the same type.

    Control1..1
    BindingThe codes SHALL be taken from DVA Entitlement
    (required to http://terminology.hl7.org.au/ValueSet/dva-entitlement)
    TypeCodeableConcept
    Is Modifierfalse
    Summarytrue
    Requirements

    Allows users to make use of identifiers when the identifier system is not known.

    Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
    10. Identifier.system
    Definition

    Establishes the namespace for the value - that is, a URL that describes a set values that are unique.

    ShortThe namespace for the identifier value
    Comments

    Identifier.system is always case sensitive.

    Control1..1
    Typeuri
    Is Modifierfalse
    Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
    Summarytrue
    Requirements

    There are many sets of identifiers. To perform matching of two identifiers, we need to know what set we're dealing with. The system identifies a particular set of unique identifiers.

    Fixed Valuehttp://ns.electronichealth.net.au/id/dva
    Example<br/><b>General</b>:http://www.acme.com/identifiers/patient
    Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
    12. Identifier.value
    Definition

    The portion of the identifier typically relevant to the user and which is unique within the context of the system.

    ShortDVA number
    Comments

    This concept is equivalent to Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data element 339127 Person—government funding identifier, Department of Veterans' Affairs file number AAXXNNNNA.

    Control1..1
    Typestring
    Is Modifierfalse
    Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
    Summarytrue
    Max Length:9
    Example<br/><b>General</b>:123456 <br/><b>DVA number</b>:NBUR9080
    Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
    14. Identifier.period
    Definition

    Time period during which identifier is/was valid for use.

    ShortTime period when id is/was valid for use
    Control0..1
    TypePeriod
    Is Modifierfalse
    Summarytrue
    Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
    16. Identifier.assigner
    Definition

    Organization that issued/manages the identifier.

    ShortOrganization that issued id (may be just text)
    Comments

    The Identifier.assigner may omit the .reference element and only contain a .display element reflecting the name or other textual information about the assigning organization.

    Control0..1
    TypeReference(Organization)
    Is Modifierfalse
    Summarytrue
    Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))