Which resource is a collection of documents compiled for a purpose together with metadata that applies to the collection?

• A. Composition
• B. ValueSet
• C. NamingSystem
• D. DocumentManifest

Answer: (D)

DocumentManifest is the FHIR resource used to describe a collection of documents assembled for a specific purpose, with metadata that applies to the entire collection. It acts as a container that references the individual documents (often DocumentReference resources) and carries information about the group itself—such as the subject (patient or group), the author or authoring system, the date created, the type or purpose of the collection, and any related context. This makes it ideal for cases like a patient’s dossier compiled from multiple reports, where you need both the set of documents and the metadata describing why and how that set was assembled. By contrast, a Composition represents a single, structured document made up of sections; a ValueSet is a curated list of codes; a NamingSystem is an identifier registry. So the collection-with-metadata role belongs to DocumentManifest.