contained

Mechanism of the FHIR resource model for separately non-identifiable resources.

Definition

A contained resource has no meaning outside its parent and cannot be searched or addressed by its own URL; it is given a local id and targeted by a Reference of the form #id. It must not itself carry further contained resources or its own Narrative.

Origin

Defined in the HL7 FHIR specification, the « Contained Resources » section (DomainResource.contained), published by HL7 International.

Example in context

"contained": [ { "resourceType": "Medication", "id": "med1" } ], "medicationReference": { "reference": "#med1" }

Related terms

• Reference (FHIR) — the #id reference that targets a contained resource.