DK MedCom Core
4.0.0 - release DK

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Resource Profile: MedComCoreMedia - Detailed Descriptions

Active as of 2026-01-13

Definitions for the medcom-core-media resource profile.

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere

0. Media
Definition

A photo, video, or audio recording acquired or used in healthcare. The actual content may be inline or provided by direct reference.

ShortA photo, video, or audio recording acquired or used in healthcare. The actual content may be inline or provided by direct reference
Control0..*
Is Modifierfalse
Summaryfalse
Invariantsdom-2: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources (contained.contained.empty())
dom-3: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource (contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty())
dom-4: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated (contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty())
dom-5: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label (contained.meta.security.empty())
dom-6: A resource should have narrative for robust management (text.`div`.exists())
2. Media.id
Definition

The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes.

ShortLogical id of this artifact
Comments

The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation.

Control10..1
Typeidstring
Is Modifierfalse
Must Supporttrue
Obligations
    ObligationsActor
    SHALL:in-narrativeProducer of FHIR resources
    Summarytrue
    4. Media.implicitRules
    Definition

    A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content. Often, this is a reference to an implementation guide that defines the special rules along with other profiles etc.

    ShortA set of rules under which this content was created
    Comments

    Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term. However, the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define, collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers and/or specification writers should avoid using this element. Often, when used, the URL is a reference to an implementation guide that defines these special rules as part of it's narrative along with other profiles, value sets, etc.

    Control0..1
    Typeuri
    Is Modifiertrue because This element is labeled as a modifier because the implicit rules may provide additional knowledge about the resource that modifies it's meaning or interpretation
    Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
    Summarytrue
    Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
    6. Media.text
    Definition

    A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource and can be used to represent the content of the resource to a human. The narrative need not encode all the structured data, but is required to contain sufficient detail to make it "clinically safe" for a human to just read the narrative. Resource definitions may define what content should be represented in the narrative to ensure clinical safety.

    ShortThe narrative text SHALL always be included when exchanging a MedCom FHIR Bundle.Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
    Comments

    Contained resources do not have narrative. Resources that are not contained SHOULD have a narrative. In some cases, a resource may only have text with little or no additional discrete data (as long as all minOccurs=1 elements are satisfied). This may be necessary for data from legacy systems where information is captured as a "text blob" or where text is additionally entered raw or narrated and encoded information is added later.

    Control10..1
    TypeNarrative
    Is Modifierfalse
    Must Supporttrue
    Summaryfalse
    Alternate Namesnarrative, html, xhtml, display
    Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
    8. Media.text.status
    Definition

    The status of the narrative - whether it's entirely generated (from just the defined data or the extensions too), or whether a human authored it and it may contain additional data.

    Shortgenerated | extensions | additional | empty
    Control1..1
    BindingThe codes SHALL be taken from NarrativeStatushttp://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/narrative-status|4.0.1
    (required to http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/narrative-status|4.0.1)

    The status of a resource narrative.

    Typecode
    Is Modifierfalse
    Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
    Must Supporttrue
    Summaryfalse
    Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
    10. Media.text.div
    Definition

    The actual narrative content, a stripped down version of XHTML.

    ShortLimited xhtml content
    Comments

    The contents of the html element are an XHTML fragment containing only the basic html formatting elements described in chapters 7-11 and 15 of the HTML 4.0 standard, <a> elements (either name or href), images and internally contained stylesheets. The XHTML content SHALL NOT contain a head, a body, external stylesheet references, scripts, forms, base/link/xlink, frames, iframes and objects.

    Control1..1
    Typexhtml
    Is Modifierfalse
    Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
    Must Supporttrue
    Summaryfalse
    Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
    txt-1: The narrative SHALL contain only the basic html formatting elements and attributes described in chapters 7-11 (except section 4 of chapter 9) and 15 of the HTML 4.0 standard, <a> elements (either name or href), images and internally contained style attributes (htmlChecks())
    txt-2: The narrative SHALL have some non-whitespace content (htmlChecks())
    txt-1: The narrative SHALL contain only the basic html formatting elements and attributes described in chapters 7-11 (except section 4 of chapter 9) and 15 of the HTML 4.0 standard, <a> elements (either name or href), images and internally contained style attributes (htmlChecks())
    txt-2: The narrative SHALL have some non-whitespace content (htmlChecks())
    12. Media.modifierExtension
    Definition

    May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions.

    Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).

    ShortExtensions that cannot be ignored
    Comments

    There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

    Control0..*
    TypeExtension
    Is Modifiertrue because Modifier extensions are expected to modify the meaning or interpretation of the resource that contains them
    Summaryfalse
    Requirements

    Modifier extensions allow for extensions that cannot be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the definition of modifier extensions.

    Alternate Namesextensions, user content
    Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
    ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
    14. Media.status
    Definition

    The current state of the {{title}}.

    Shortpreparation | in-progress | not-done | on-hold | stopped | completed | entered-in-error | unknown
    Comments

    A nominal state-transition diagram can be found in the [[event.html#statemachine | Event pattern]] documentation

    Unknown does not represent "other" - one of the defined statuses must apply. Unknown is used when the authoring system is not sure what the current status is.

    Control1..1
    BindingThe codes SHALL be taken from EventStatushttp://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/event-status|4.0.1
    (required to http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/event-status|4.0.1)

    Codes identifying the lifecycle stage of an event.

    Typecode
    Is Modifiertrue because This element is labelled as a modifier because it is a status element that contains status entered-in-error which means that the resource should not be treated as valid
    Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
    Must Supporttrue
    Obligations
      ObligationsActor
      SHALL:in-narrativeProducer of FHIR resources
      Summarytrue
      Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
      16. Media.operator
      Definition

      The person who administered the collection of the image.

      ShortThe person who generated the image
      Control0..1
      TypeReference(MedComCorePractitioner, MedComCorePractitionerRole, MedComCoreOrganization, MedComCoreCareTeam, MedComCorePatient, Device, Danish Core Related Person Profile, Practitioner, PractitionerRole, Organization, CareTeam, Patient, Device, RelatedPerson)
      Is Modifierfalse
      Summarytrue
      Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
      18. Media.content
      Definition

      The actual content of the media - inline or by direct reference to the media source file.

      ShortActual Media - reference or data
      Comments

      Recommended content types: image/jpeg, image/png, image/tiff, video/mpeg, audio/mp4, application/dicom. Application/dicom can contain the transfer syntax as a parameter. For media that covers a period of time (video/sound), the content.creationTime is the end time. Creation time is used for tracking, organizing versions and searching.

      Control1..1
      TypeAttachment
      Is Modifierfalse
      Must Supporttrue
      Summarytrue
      Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))

      Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere

      0. Media
      2. Media.id
      Control1..?
      Must Supporttrue
      Obligations
        ObligationsActor
        SHALL:in-narrativeProducer of FHIR resources
        4. Media.text
        ShortThe narrative text SHALL always be included when exchanging a MedCom FHIR Bundle.
        Control1..?
        Must Supporttrue
        6. Media.text.status
        Must Supporttrue
        8. Media.text.div
        Must Supporttrue
        10. Media.status
        Must Supporttrue
        Obligations
          ObligationsActor
          SHALL:in-narrativeProducer of FHIR resources
          12. Media.operator
          TypeReference(MedComCorePractitioner, MedComCorePractitionerRole, MedComCoreOrganization, MedComCoreCareTeam, MedComCorePatient, Device, Danish Core Related Person Profile)
          14. Media.content
          Must Supporttrue

          Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere

          0. Media
          Definition

          A photo, video, or audio recording acquired or used in healthcare. The actual content may be inline or provided by direct reference.

          ShortA photo, video, or audio recording acquired or used in healthcare. The actual content may be inline or provided by direct reference
          Control0..*
          Is Modifierfalse
          Summaryfalse
          Invariantsdom-2: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources (contained.contained.empty())
          dom-3: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource (contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty())
          dom-4: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated (contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty())
          dom-5: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label (contained.meta.security.empty())
          dom-6: A resource should have narrative for robust management (text.`div`.exists())
          2. Media.id
          Definition

          The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes.

          ShortLogical id of this artifact
          Comments

          The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation.

          Control1..1
          Typeid
          Is Modifierfalse
          Must Supporttrue
          Obligations
            ObligationsActor
            SHALL:in-narrativeProducer of FHIR resources
            Summarytrue
            4. Media.meta
            Definition

            The metadata about the resource. This is content that is maintained by the infrastructure. Changes to the content might not always be associated with version changes to the resource.

            ShortMetadata about the resource
            Control0..1
            TypeMeta
            Is Modifierfalse
            Summarytrue
            Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
            6. Media.implicitRules
            Definition

            A reference to a set of rules that were followed when the resource was constructed, and which must be understood when processing the content. Often, this is a reference to an implementation guide that defines the special rules along with other profiles etc.

            ShortA set of rules under which this content was created
            Comments

            Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term. However, the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define, collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers and/or specification writers should avoid using this element. Often, when used, the URL is a reference to an implementation guide that defines these special rules as part of it's narrative along with other profiles, value sets, etc.

            Control0..1
            Typeuri
            Is Modifiertrue because This element is labeled as a modifier because the implicit rules may provide additional knowledge about the resource that modifies it's meaning or interpretation
            Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
            Summarytrue
            Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
            8. Media.language
            Definition

            The base language in which the resource is written.

            ShortLanguage of the resource content
            Comments

            Language is provided to support indexing and accessibility (typically, services such as text to speech use the language tag). The html language tag in the narrative applies to the narrative. The language tag on the resource may be used to specify the language of other presentations generated from the data in the resource. Not all the content has to be in the base language. The Resource.language should not be assumed to apply to the narrative automatically. If a language is specified, it should it also be specified on the div element in the html (see rules in HTML5 for information about the relationship between xml:lang and the html lang attribute).

            Control0..1
            BindingThe codes SHOULD be taken from CommonLanguages
            (preferred to http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages|4.0.1)

            A human language.

            Additional BindingsPurpose
            AllLanguagesMax Binding
            Typecode
            Is Modifierfalse
            Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
            Summaryfalse
            Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
            10. Media.text
            Definition

            A human-readable narrative that contains a summary of the resource and can be used to represent the content of the resource to a human. The narrative need not encode all the structured data, but is required to contain sufficient detail to make it "clinically safe" for a human to just read the narrative. Resource definitions may define what content should be represented in the narrative to ensure clinical safety.

            ShortThe narrative text SHALL always be included when exchanging a MedCom FHIR Bundle.
            Comments

            Contained resources do not have narrative. Resources that are not contained SHOULD have a narrative. In some cases, a resource may only have text with little or no additional discrete data (as long as all minOccurs=1 elements are satisfied). This may be necessary for data from legacy systems where information is captured as a "text blob" or where text is additionally entered raw or narrated and encoded information is added later.

            Control1..1
            TypeNarrative
            Is Modifierfalse
            Must Supporttrue
            Summaryfalse
            Alternate Namesnarrative, html, xhtml, display
            Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
            12. Media.text.id
            Definition

            Unique id for the element within a resource (for internal references). This may be any string value that does not contain spaces.

            ShortUnique id for inter-element referencing
            Control0..1
            Typestring
            Is Modifierfalse
            XML FormatIn the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
            Summaryfalse
            14. Media.text.extension
            Definition

            May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.

            ShortAdditional content defined by implementations
            Comments

            There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

            Control0..*
            TypeExtension
            Is Modifierfalse
            Summaryfalse
            Alternate Namesextensions, user content
            Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
            ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
            SlicingThis element introduces a set of slices on Media.text.extension. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators:
            • value @ url
            • 16. Media.text.status
              Definition

              The status of the narrative - whether it's entirely generated (from just the defined data or the extensions too), or whether a human authored it and it may contain additional data.

              Shortgenerated | extensions | additional | empty
              Control1..1
              BindingThe codes SHALL be taken from NarrativeStatus
              (required to http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/narrative-status|4.0.1)

              The status of a resource narrative.

              Typecode
              Is Modifierfalse
              Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
              Must Supporttrue
              Summaryfalse
              Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
              18. Media.text.div
              Definition

              The actual narrative content, a stripped down version of XHTML.

              ShortLimited xhtml content
              Comments

              The contents of the html element are an XHTML fragment containing only the basic html formatting elements described in chapters 7-11 and 15 of the HTML 4.0 standard, <a> elements (either name or href), images and internally contained stylesheets. The XHTML content SHALL NOT contain a head, a body, external stylesheet references, scripts, forms, base/link/xlink, frames, iframes and objects.

              Control1..1
              Typexhtml
              Is Modifierfalse
              Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
              Must Supporttrue
              Summaryfalse
              Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
              txt-1: The narrative SHALL contain only the basic html formatting elements and attributes described in chapters 7-11 (except section 4 of chapter 9) and 15 of the HTML 4.0 standard, <a> elements (either name or href), images and internally contained style attributes (htmlChecks())
              txt-2: The narrative SHALL have some non-whitespace content (htmlChecks())
              20. Media.contained
              Definition

              These resources do not have an independent existence apart from the resource that contains them - they cannot be identified independently, and nor can they have their own independent transaction scope.

              ShortContained, inline Resources
              Comments

              This should never be done when the content can be identified properly, as once identification is lost, it is extremely difficult (and context dependent) to restore it again. Contained resources may have profiles and tags In their meta elements, but SHALL NOT have security labels.

              Control0..*
              TypeResource
              Is Modifierfalse
              Summaryfalse
              Alternate Namesinline resources, anonymous resources, contained resources
              22. Media.extension
              Definition

              May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.

              ShortAdditional content defined by implementations
              Comments

              There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

              Control0..*
              TypeExtension
              Is Modifierfalse
              Summaryfalse
              Alternate Namesextensions, user content
              Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
              ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
              24. Media.modifierExtension
              Definition

              May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource and that modifies the understanding of the element that contains it and/or the understanding of the containing element's descendants. Usually modifier elements provide negation or qualification. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer is allowed to define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension. Applications processing a resource are required to check for modifier extensions.

              Modifier extensions SHALL NOT change the meaning of any elements on Resource or DomainResource (including cannot change the meaning of modifierExtension itself).

              ShortExtensions that cannot be ignored
              Comments

              There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

              Control0..*
              TypeExtension
              Is Modifiertrue because Modifier extensions are expected to modify the meaning or interpretation of the resource that contains them
              Summaryfalse
              Requirements

              Modifier extensions allow for extensions that cannot be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the definition of modifier extensions.

              Alternate Namesextensions, user content
              Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
              ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both (extension.exists() != value.exists())
              26. Media.identifier
              Definition

              Identifiers associated with the image - these may include identifiers for the image itself, identifiers for the context of its collection (e.g. series ids) and context ids such as accession numbers or other workflow identifiers.

              ShortIdentifier(s) for the image
              Comments

              The identifier label and use can be used to determine what kind of identifier it is.

              NoteThis is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
              Control0..*
              TypeIdentifier
              Is Modifierfalse
              Summarytrue
              Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
              28. Media.basedOn
              Definition

              A procedure that is fulfilled in whole or in part by the creation of this media.

              ShortProcedure that caused this media to be created
              Control0..*
              TypeReference(ServiceRequest, CarePlan)
              Is Modifierfalse
              Summarytrue
              Requirements

              Allows tracing of authorization for the event and tracking whether proposals/recommendations were acted upon.

              Alternate Namesfulfills
              Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
              30. Media.partOf
              Definition

              A larger event of which this particular event is a component or step.

              ShortPart of referenced event
              Comments

              Not to be used to link an event to an Encounter - use Media.encounter for that.

              [The allowed reference resources may be adjusted as appropriate for the event resource].

              Control0..*
              TypeReference(Resource)
              Is Modifierfalse
              Summarytrue
              Requirements

              E.g. Drug administration as part of a procedure, procedure as part of observation, etc.

              Alternate Namescontainer
              Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
              32. Media.status
              Definition

              The current state of the {{title}}.

              Shortpreparation | in-progress | not-done | on-hold | stopped | completed | entered-in-error | unknown
              Comments

              A nominal state-transition diagram can be found in the [[event.html#statemachine | Event pattern]] documentation

              Unknown does not represent "other" - one of the defined statuses must apply. Unknown is used when the authoring system is not sure what the current status is.

              Control1..1
              BindingThe codes SHALL be taken from EventStatus
              (required to http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/event-status|4.0.1)

              Codes identifying the lifecycle stage of an event.

              Typecode
              Is Modifiertrue because This element is labelled as a modifier because it is a status element that contains status entered-in-error which means that the resource should not be treated as valid
              Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
              Must Supporttrue
              Obligations
                ObligationsActor
                SHALL:in-narrativeProducer of FHIR resources
                Summarytrue
                Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
                34. Media.type
                Definition

                A code that classifies whether the media is an image, video or audio recording or some other media category.

                ShortClassification of media as image, video, or audio
                Control0..1
                BindingUnless not suitable, these codes SHALL be taken from MediaType
                (extensible to http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/media-type|4.0.1)

                Codes for high level media categories.

                TypeCodeableConcept
                Is Modifierfalse
                Summarytrue
                Requirements

                Used for filtering what observations are retrieved and displayed.

                Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
                36. Media.modality
                Definition

                Details of the type of the media - usually, how it was acquired (what type of device). If images sourced from a DICOM system, are wrapped in a Media resource, then this is the modality.

                ShortThe type of acquisition equipment/process
                Control0..1
                BindingFor example codes, see MediaModality
                (example to http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/media-modality|4.0.1)

                Detailed information about the type of the image - its kind, purpose, or the kind of equipment used to generate it.

                TypeCodeableConcept
                Is Modifierfalse
                Summarytrue
                Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
                38. Media.view
                Definition

                The name of the imaging view e.g. Lateral or Antero-posterior (AP).

                ShortImaging view, e.g. Lateral or Antero-posterior
                Control0..1
                BindingFor example codes, see MediaCollectionView/Projection
                (example to http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/media-view|4.0.1)

                Imaging view (projection) used when collecting an image.

                TypeCodeableConcept
                Is Modifierfalse
                Summarytrue
                Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
                40. Media.subject
                Definition

                Who/What this Media is a record of.

                ShortWho/What this Media is a record of
                Control0..1
                TypeReference(Patient, Practitioner, PractitionerRole, Group, Device, Specimen, Location)
                Is Modifierfalse
                Summarytrue
                Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
                42. Media.encounter
                Definition

                The encounter that establishes the context for this media.

                ShortEncounter associated with media
                Comments

                This will typically be the encounter the media occurred within.

                Control0..1
                TypeReference(Encounter)
                Is Modifierfalse
                Summarytrue
                Requirements

                Links the Media to the Encounter context.

                Alternate Namescontext
                Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
                44. Media.created[x]
                Definition

                The date and time(s) at which the media was collected.

                ShortWhen Media was collected
                Control0..1
                TypeChoice of: dateTime, Period
                [x] NoteSeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x]
                Is Modifierfalse
                Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
                Summarytrue
                Alternate Namestiming
                Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
                46. Media.issued
                Definition

                The date and time this version of the media was made available to providers, typically after having been reviewed.

                ShortDate/Time this version was made available
                Comments

                It may be the same as the lastUpdated time of the resource itself. For Observations that do require review and verification for certain updates, it might not be the same as the lastUpdated time of the resource itself due to a non-clinically significant update that does not require the new version to be reviewed and verified again.

                Control0..1
                Typeinstant
                Is Modifierfalse
                Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
                Summarytrue
                Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
                48. Media.operator
                Definition

                The person who administered the collection of the image.

                ShortThe person who generated the image
                Control0..1
                TypeReference(MedComCorePractitioner, MedComCorePractitionerRole, MedComCoreOrganization, MedComCoreCareTeam, MedComCorePatient, Device, Danish Core Related Person Profile)
                Is Modifierfalse
                Summarytrue
                Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
                50. Media.reasonCode
                Definition

                Describes why the event occurred in coded or textual form.

                ShortWhy was event performed?
                Comments

                Textual reasons can be captured using reasonCode.text.

                Control0..*
                BindingFor example codes, see ProcedureReasonCodes
                (example to http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/procedure-reason|4.0.1)

                The reason for the media.

                TypeCodeableConcept
                Is Modifierfalse
                Summarytrue
                Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
                52. Media.bodySite
                Definition

                Indicates the site on the subject's body where the observation was made (i.e. the target site).

                ShortObserved body part
                Comments

                Only used if not implicit in code found in Observation.code. In many systems, this may be represented as a related observation instead of an inline component.

                If the use case requires BodySite to be handled as a separate resource (e.g. to identify and track separately) then use the standard extension bodySite.

                Control0..1
                BindingFor example codes, see SNOMEDCTBodyStructures
                (example to http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/body-site|4.0.1)

                Codes describing anatomical locations. May include laterality.

                TypeCodeableConcept
                Is Modifierfalse
                Summarytrue
                Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
                54. Media.deviceName
                Definition

                The name of the device / manufacturer of the device that was used to make the recording.

                ShortName of the device/manufacturer
                Control0..1
                Typestring
                Is Modifierfalse
                Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
                Summarytrue
                Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
                56. Media.device
                Definition

                The device used to collect the media.

                ShortObserving Device
                Comments

                An extension should be used if further typing of the device is needed. Secondary devices used to support collecting a media can be represented using either extension or through the Observation.related element.

                Control0..1
                TypeReference(Device, DeviceMetric, Device)
                Is Modifierfalse
                Summarytrue
                Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
                58. Media.height
                Definition

                Height of the image in pixels (photo/video).

                ShortHeight of the image in pixels (photo/video)
                Control0..1
                TypepositiveInt
                Is Modifierfalse
                Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
                Summarytrue
                Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
                60. Media.width
                Definition

                Width of the image in pixels (photo/video).

                ShortWidth of the image in pixels (photo/video)
                Control0..1
                TypepositiveInt
                Is Modifierfalse
                Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
                Summarytrue
                Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
                62. Media.frames
                Definition

                The number of frames in a photo. This is used with a multi-page fax, or an imaging acquisition context that takes multiple slices in a single image, or an animated gif. If there is more than one frame, this SHALL have a value in order to alert interface software that a multi-frame capable rendering widget is required.

                ShortNumber of frames if > 1 (photo)
                Comments

                if the number of frames is not supplied, the value may be unknown. Applications should not assume that there is only one frame unless it is explicitly stated.

                Control0..1
                TypepositiveInt
                Is Modifierfalse
                Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
                Summarytrue
                Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
                64. Media.duration
                Definition

                The duration of the recording in seconds - for audio and video.

                ShortLength in seconds (audio / video)
                Comments

                The duration might differ from occurrencePeriod if recording was paused.

                Control0..1
                Typedecimal
                Is Modifierfalse
                Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
                Summarytrue
                Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
                66. Media.content
                Definition

                The actual content of the media - inline or by direct reference to the media source file.

                ShortActual Media - reference or data
                Comments

                Recommended content types: image/jpeg, image/png, image/tiff, video/mpeg, audio/mp4, application/dicom. Application/dicom can contain the transfer syntax as a parameter. For media that covers a period of time (video/sound), the content.creationTime is the end time. Creation time is used for tracking, organizing versions and searching.

                Control1..1
                TypeAttachment
                Is Modifierfalse
                Must Supporttrue
                Summarytrue
                Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
                68. Media.note
                Definition

                Comments made about the media by the performer, subject or other participants.

                ShortComments made about the media
                Comments

                Not to be used for observations, conclusions, etc. Instead use an Observation based on the Media/ImagingStudy resource.

                Control0..*
                TypeAnnotation
                Is Modifierfalse
                Summaryfalse
                Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))