Linkage
Identifies two or more records (resource instances) that refer to the same real-world "occurrence".
These interaction paths describe standard FHIR R4 patterns. Availability can depend on the API capabilities enabled for your Ovok project.
| Interaction | Method | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Read | GET | /fhir/R4/Linkage/[id] |
| Vread | GET | /fhir/R4/Linkage/[id]/_history/[vid] |
| Update | PUT | /fhir/R4/Linkage/[id] |
| Patch | PATCH | /fhir/R4/Linkage/[id] |
| Delete | DELETE | /fhir/R4/Linkage/[id] |
| Create | POST | /fhir/R4/Linkage |
| Search | GET | /fhir/R4/Linkage |
| History | GET | /fhir/R4/Linkage/[id]/_history |
Top-level elements
| Element | Type | Cardinality | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | 0..1 | Logical id of this artifact |
meta | Meta | 0..1 | Metadata about the resource |
implicitRules | uri | 0..1 | A set of rules under which this content was created |
language | code | 0..1 | Language of the resource content |
text | Narrative | 0..1 | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
contained | Resource | 0..* | Contained, inline Resources |
extension | Extension | 0..* | Additional content defined by implementations |
modifierExtension | Extension | 0..* | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
active | boolean | 0..1 | Whether this linkage assertion is active or not |
author | Reference | 0..1 | Who is responsible for linkages |
item | BackboneElement | 1..* | Item to be linked |
Resource-specific search parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
author | reference | Author of the Linkage |
item | reference | Matches on any item in the Linkage |
source | reference | Matches on any item in the Linkage with a type of 'source' |
Reference
Official FHIR R4 spec: Linkage.
Maturity: Draft (FMM 0).