http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group|4.0.1

description: Represents a defined collection of entities that may be discussed or acted upon collectively but which are not expected to act collectively, and are not formally or legally recognized; i.e. a collection of entities that isn't an Organization.
derivation: specialization
name: Group
type: Group
elements:
  name: {short: Label for Group, isSummary: true, index: 5}
  type:
    short: person | animal | practitioner | device | medication | substance
    binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/group-type|4.0.1'}
    isSummary: true
    index: 2
  member:
    short: Who or what is in group
    array: true
    index: 14
    elements:
      entity: {short: Reference to the group member, index: 15}
      period: {short: Period member belonged to the group, meaningWhenMissing: The member is in the group at this time, index: 16}
      inactive: {short: If member is no longer in group, meaningWhenMissing: Members are considered active unless explicitly specified otherwise, index: 17}
    required: [entity]
  characteristic:
    short: Include / Exclude group members by Trait
    array: true
    index: 8
    elements:
      code: {short: Kind of characteristic, index: 9}
      value:
        short: Value held by characteristic
        choices: []
        index: 11
      exclude: {short: Group includes or excludes, index: 12}
      period: {short: Period over which characteristic is tested, index: 13}
    required: [value, exclude, code]
  active: {short: Whether this group's record is in active use, meaningWhenMissing: This resource is generally assumed to be active if no value is provided for the active element, isSummary: true, index: 1}
  code: {short: Kind of Group members, isSummary: true, index: 4}
  identifier: {short: Unique id, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 0}
  quantity: {short: Number of members, isSummary: true, index: 6}
  managingEntity: {short: Entity that is the custodian of the Group's definition, isSummary: true, index: 7}
  actual: {short: Descriptive or actual, isSummary: true, index: 3}
class: resource
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource
version: 4.0.1
required: [type, actual]