Resources
Linkage
Resources
Linkage
Identifies two or more records (resource instances) that refer to the same real-world occurrence.
Properties
| Name | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| active | No | boolean | Whether this linkage assertion is active or not |
| author | No | Reference<Practitioner / PractitionerRole / Organization> | Who is responsible for linkages |
| item | Yes | LinkageItem | Item to be linked |
| - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
| - extension | No | Extension[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| - modifierExtension | No | Extension[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| - type | Yes | code | source / alternate / historical |
| - resource | Yes | Reference<Resource> | Resource being linked |
Search Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | Expression |
|---|---|---|---|
| author | reference | Author of the Linkage | Linkage.author |
| item | reference | Matches on any item in the Linkage | Linkage.item.resource |
| source | reference | Matches on any item in the Linkage with a type of ‘source’ | Linkage.item.resource |
Inherited Properties
| Name | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | No | string | Logical id of this artifact |
| meta | No | Meta | Metadata about the resource |
| implicitRules | No | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created |
| language | No | code | Language of the resource content |
| text | No | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
| contained | No | Resource[] | Contained, inline Resources |
| extension | No | Extension[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| modifierExtension | No | Extension[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
To view the FHIR specification for this resource, see Linkage.