In a FHIR resource expressed in JSON, which component corresponds to the human-readable summary?

• A. Resource Identity & Metadata
• B. Extension with URL to definition
• C. Human Readable Summary
• D. Standard Data (MRN, Name, Gender, etc)

Answer: (C)

In a FHIR resource, the part intended for human readers is the narrative, provided by the text element. In JSON this appears as the text object, with a status and a div containing XHTML that summarizes the resource. This human-readable narrative is separate from the structured data like MRN, name, or gender and from the resource’s identity/metadata or extensions. So the component that corresponds to the human-readable summary is the narrative text, represented in JSON as the text field with the div containing the readable summary.