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: ConformanceExpectation - JSON Representation
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{
"resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
"id" : "conformance-expectation",
"meta" : {
"lastUpdated" : "2020-04-09T21:10:28.568+00:00"
},
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p>This code system <code>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/conformance-expectation</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">SHALL<a name=\"conformance-expectation-SHALL\"> </a></td><td>Support for the specified capability is required to be considered conformant.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">SHOULD<a name=\"conformance-expectation-SHOULD\"> </a></td><td>Support for the specified capability is strongly encouraged, and failure to support it should only occur after careful consideration.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">MAY<a name=\"conformance-expectation-MAY\"> </a></td><td>Support for the specified capability is not necessary to be considered conformant, and the requirement should be considered strictly optional.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">SHOULD-NOT<a name=\"conformance-expectation-SHOULD-NOT\"> </a></td><td>Support for the specified capability is strongly discouraged and should occur only after careful consideration.</td></tr></table></div>"
},
"url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/conformance-expectation",
"identifier" : [
{
"system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
"value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1271"
}
],
"version" : "0.1.0",
"name" : "ConformanceExpectation",
"title" : "ConformanceExpectation",
"status" : "draft",
"experimental" : false,
"date" : "2020-04-09T21:10:28+00:00",
"publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
"contact" : [
{
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{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
},
{
"system" : "email",
"value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
}
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],
"description" : "Indicates the degree of adherence to a specified behavior or capability expected for a system to be deemed conformant with a specification.",
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"content" : "complete",
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{
"code" : "SHALL",
"display" : "SHALL",
"definition" : "Support for the specified capability is required to be considered conformant."
},
{
"code" : "SHOULD",
"display" : "SHOULD",
"definition" : "Support for the specified capability is strongly encouraged, and failure to support it should only occur after careful consideration."
},
{
"code" : "MAY",
"display" : "MAY",
"definition" : "Support for the specified capability is not necessary to be considered conformant, and the requirement should be considered strictly optional."
},
{
"code" : "SHOULD-NOT",
"display" : "SHOULD-NOT",
"definition" : "Support for the specified capability is strongly discouraged and should occur only after careful consideration."
}
]
}