http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-documentreference|8.0.0-ballot
The US Core DocumentReference Profile inherits from the FHIR [DocumentReference](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/documentreference.html) resource; refer to it for scope and usage definitions. This profile sets minimum expectations for searching and fetching patient documents including Clinical Notes using the DocumentReference resource. It specifies which core elements, extensions, vocabularies, and value sets **SHALL** be present and constrains how the elements are used. Providing the floor for standards development for specific use cases promotes interoperability and adoption. Before reviewing this profile, implementers are encouraged to read the Clinical Notes Guidance to understand the overlap of the US Core DiagnosticReport Profile for Report and Note exchange and the US Core DocumentReference Profile.
Type: DocumentReference (a.k.a: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DocumentReference)
Type dependencies: 0
Elements
authenticator: Reference
author: Reference
category: CodeableConcept
category:uscore: CodeableConcept
contained: Resource
content: BackboneElement
extension: Extension
modifierExtension: Extension
attachment: Attachment
creation: dateTime
hash: base64Binary
size: unsignedInt
title: string
extension: Extension
language: code
url: url
contentType: code
data: base64Binary
format: Coding
context: BackboneElement
practiceSetting: CodeableConcept
encounter: Reference
related: Reference
facilityType: CodeableConcept
extension: Extension
event: CodeableConcept
sourcePatientInfo: Reference
period: Period
modifierExtension: Extension
custodian: Reference
date: instant
description: string
docStatus: code
extension: Extension
identifier: Identifier
implicitRules: uri
language: code
masterIdentifier: Identifier
meta: Meta
modifierExtension: Extension
relatesTo: BackboneElement
securityLabel: CodeableConcept
status: code
subject: Reference
text: Narrative
type: CodeableConcept