Athena Core Implementation Guide
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Resource Profile: AthenahealthMedia - Detailed Descriptions

Active as of 2025-05-09

Definitions for the ah-media resource profile.

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

0. Media
2. Media.id
Control1..?
4. Media.meta
6. Media.meta.lastUpdated
Comments

This value might be populated. The server / resource manager sets this value; what a client provides is irrelevant. This is equivalent to the HTTP Last-Modified and SHOULD have the same value on a read interaction.

8. Media.type
Control1..?

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

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
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.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())
8. 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
Summarytrue
Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
10. 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
Control10..1
BindingUnless not suitable, these codes SHALL be taken from MediaTypehttp://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/media-type
(extensible to http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/media-type)

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()))
12. 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
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 found here

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
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.meta.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
8. Media.meta.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.meta.extension. The slices areUnordered and Open, and can be differentiated using the following discriminators:
  • value @ url
  • 10. Media.meta.versionId
    Definition

    The version specific identifier, as it appears in the version portion of the URL. This value changes when the resource is created, updated, or deleted.

    ShortVersion specific identifier
    Comments

    The server assigns this value, and ignores what the client specifies, except in the case that the server is imposing version integrity on updates/deletes.

    Control0..1
    Typeid
    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()))
    12. Media.meta.lastUpdated
    Definition

    When the resource last changed - e.g. when the version changed.

    ShortWhen the resource version last changed
    Comments

    This value might be populated. The server / resource manager sets this value; what a client provides is irrelevant. This is equivalent to the HTTP Last-Modified and SHOULD have the same value on a read interaction.

    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()))
    14. Media.meta.source
    Definition

    A uri that identifies the source system of the resource. This provides a minimal amount of Provenance information that can be used to track or differentiate the source of information in the resource. The source may identify another FHIR server, document, message, database, etc.

    ShortIdentifies where the resource comes from
    Comments

    In the provenance resource, this corresponds to Provenance.entity.what[x]. The exact use of the source (and the implied Provenance.entity.role) is left to implementer discretion. Only one nominated source is allowed; for additional provenance details, a full Provenance resource should be used.

    This element can be used to indicate where the current master source of a resource that has a canonical URL if the resource is no longer hosted at the canonical URL.

    Control0..1
    Typeuri
    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()))
    16. Media.meta.profile
    Definition

    A list of profiles (references to StructureDefinition resources) that this resource claims to conform to. The URL is a reference to StructureDefinition.url.

    ShortProfiles this resource claims to conform to
    Comments

    It is up to the server and/or other infrastructure of policy to determine whether/how these claims are verified and/or updated over time. The list of profile URLs is a set.

    Control0..*
    Typecanonical(StructureDefinition)
    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()))
    18. Media.meta.security
    Definition

    Security labels applied to this resource. These tags connect specific resources to the overall security policy and infrastructure.

    ShortSecurity Labels applied to this resource
    Comments

    The security labels can be updated without changing the stated version of the resource. The list of security labels is a set. Uniqueness is based the system/code, and version and display are ignored.

    Control0..*
    BindingUnless not suitable, these codes SHALL be taken from All Security Labels
    (extensible to http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/security-labels)

    Security Labels from the Healthcare Privacy and Security Classification System.

    TypeCoding
    Is Modifierfalse
    Summarytrue
    Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
    20. Media.meta.tag
    Definition

    Tags applied to this resource. Tags are intended to be used to identify and relate resources to process and workflow, and applications are not required to consider the tags when interpreting the meaning of a resource.

    ShortTags applied to this resource
    Comments

    The tags can be updated without changing the stated version of the resource. The list of tags is a set. Uniqueness is based the system/code, and version and display are ignored.

    Control0..*
    BindingFor example codes, see CommonTags
    (example to http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/common-tags)

    Codes that represent various types of tags, commonly workflow-related; e.g. "Needs review by Dr. Jones".

    TypeCoding
    Is Modifierfalse
    Summarytrue
    Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
    22. 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()))
    24. 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)

    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()))
    26. 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.

    ShortText 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.

    Control0..1
    TypeNarrative
    Is Modifierfalse
    Summaryfalse
    Alternate Namesnarrative, html, xhtml, display
    Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
    28. 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
    30. 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())
    32. 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())
    34. 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()))
    36. 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()))
    38. 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()))
    40. 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
    Summarytrue
    Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
    42. 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
    Control1..1
    BindingUnless not suitable, these codes SHALL be taken from MediaType
    (extensible to http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/media-type)

    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()))
    44. 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)

    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()))
    46. 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)

    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()))
    48. 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()))
    50. 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()))
    52. 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()))
    54. 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()))
    56. Media.operator
    Definition

    The person who administered the collection of the image.

    ShortThe person who generated the image
    Control0..1
    TypeReference(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()))
    58. 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)

    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()))
    60. 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)

    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()))
    62. 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()))
    64. 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()))
    66. 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()))
    68. 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()))
    70. 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()))
    72. 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()))
    74. 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
    Summarytrue
    Invariantsele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children (hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()))
    76. 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()))