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V3-EntityDeterminer.cs.json

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EntityDeterminer in natural language grammar is the class of words that comprises articles, demonstrative pronouns, and quantifiers. In the RIM, determiner is a structural code in the Entity class to distinguish whether any given Entity object stands for some, any one, or a specific thing.

{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "v3-EntityDeterminer",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2018-08-12T00:00:00.000+00:00"
  },
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
  },
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "external"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 0
  }],
  "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-EntityDeterminer",
  "identifier" : [{
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.5.30"
  }],
  "version" : "2018-08-12",
  "name" : "v3.EntityDeterminer",
  "title" : "v3 Code System EntityDeterminer",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2018-08-12T00:00:00+00:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7, Inc",
  "contact" : [{
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://hl7.org"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : " EntityDeterminer in natural language grammar is the class of words that comprises articles, demonstrative pronouns, and quantifiers. In the RIM, determiner is a structural code in the Entity class to distinguish whether any given Entity object stands for some, any one, or a specific thing.",
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-EntityDeterminer",
  "hierarchyMeaning" : "is-a",
  "content" : "complete",
  "property" : [{
    "code" : "status",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status",
    "description" : "A property that indicates the status of the concept. One of active, experimental, deprecated, retired",
    "type" : "code"
  },
  {
    "code" : "deprecationDate",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#deprecationDate",
    "description" : "The date at which a concept was deprecated. Concepts that are deprecated but not inactive can still be used, but their use is discouraged",
    "type" : "dateTime"
  }],
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "INSTANCE",
    "display" : "specific",
    "definition" : "Description:A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a particular physical thing (as opposed to a universal, kind, or class of physical thing).\r\n\n                        \n                           Discussion: It does not matter whether an INSTANCE still exists as a whole at the point in time (or process) when we mention it, for example, a drug product lot is an INSTANCE even though it has been portioned out for retail purpose.",
    "concept" : [{
      "code" : "GROUP",
      "display" : "specific group",
      "definition" : "A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a particular collection of physical things (as opposed to a universal, kind, or class of physical thing).  While the collection may resolve to having only a single individual (or even no individuals), the potential should exist for it to cover multiple individuals."
    }]
  },
  {
    "code" : "KIND",
    "display" : "described",
    "definition" : "Description:A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a universal, kind or class of physical thing (as opposed to a particular thing).",
    "concept" : [{
      "code" : "GROUPKIND",
      "display" : "described group",
      "definition" : "A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a universal, kind or class of collections physical things.  While the collection may resolve to having only a single individual (or even no individuals), the potential should exist for it to cover multiple individuals."
    },
    {
      "code" : "QUANTIFIED_KIND",
      "display" : "described quantified",
      "definition" : "The described quantified determiner indicates that the given Entity is taken as a general description of a specific amount of a thing. For example, QUANTIFIED_KIND of syringe (quantity = 3,) stands for exactly three syringes.",
      "property" : [{
        "code" : "status",
        "valueCode" : "retired"
      },
      {
        "code" : "deprecationDate",
        "valueDateTime" : "2008-11-14"
      }]
    }]
  }]
}

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.