Resource

Property	Value
Publisher
Name	Resource
URL	http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Resource
Status	active
Description
Abstract	true

Structure

Path	Cardinality	Type	Description
Resource	0..*	Resource	This is the base resource type for everything.
Resource.id	0..1	http://hl7.org/fhirpath/System.String	The logical id of the resource, as used in the URL for the resource. Once assigned, this value never changes.
Resource.meta	0..1	Meta	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.
Resource.implicitRules	0..1	uri	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.
Resource.language	0..1	code	The base language in which the resource is written.

Search Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Expression
_text	string	Search on the narrative of the resource
_content	string	Search on the entire content of the resource
_filter	token	Filter search parameter which supports a more sophisticated grammar for searching. See documentation for further details
_has	string	Provides limited support for reverse chaining - that is, selecting resources based on the properties of resources that refer to them (instead of chaining where resources can be selected based on the properties of resources that they refer to). See the FHIR search page for further documentation
_id	token	Logical id of this artifact	Resource.id
_lastUpdated	date	When the resource version last changed	Resource.meta.lastUpdated
_list	string	All resources in nominated list (by id, Type/id, url or one of the magic List types)
_profile	uri	Profiles this resource claims to conform to	Resource.meta.profile
_query	token	A custom search profile that describes a specific defined query operation
_security	token	Security Labels applied to this resource	Resource.meta.security
_source	uri	Identifies where the resource comes from	Resource.meta.source
_tag	token	Tags applied to this resource	Resource.meta.tag
_text	string	Search on the narrative text (html) of the resource
_type	token	Used when a search is performed in a context which doesn't limit the search to indicate which types are being searched. See the FHIR search page for further discussion