FHIR Narrative Data Type (R5)
Narrative is the human-readable summary of a resource, held in text. Element table, example JSON and FHIRPath for FHIR R5.
- FHIR Narrative Data Type (R5) — part of the free FHIR Toolbox library.
- Runs entirely in your browser: your FHIR data is never uploaded to a server.
Overview
Narrative is the human-readable summary of a resource, held in text. It has a status and an XHTML div. It should be readable on its own without the structured data.
Elements
| Element | Type | Cardinality | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narrative.status | code | 1..1 | generated | extensions | additional | empty |
| Narrative.div | xhtml | 1..1 | Limited xhtml content |
Example JSON (R5)
{
"status": "generated",
"div": "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p>John Smith, male, born 1985-03-12</p></div>"
}
FHIRPath
Patient.text.status— Narrative status
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