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Description: A set of codes advising a system or user which name in a set of names to select for a given purpose.
<ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="v3-EntityNameUseR2"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2014-12-11T00:00:00.000+11:00"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/Profile/valueset-shareable-definition"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><!-- Snipped for brevity --></div> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/ExtensionDefinition/valueset-oid"> <valueUri value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.20321"/> </extension> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/vs/EntityNameUseR2"/> <version value="2014-12-11"/> <name value="v3 Code System EntityNameUseR2"/> <publisher value="HL7, Inc"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://hl7.org"/> </telecom> </contact> <description value=" Description: A set of codes advising a system or user which name in a set of names to select for a given purpose."/> <status value="active"/> <experimental value="false"/> <date value="2014-12-11"/> <define> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/ExtensionDefinition/valueset-oid"> <valueUri value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.5.1120"/> </extension> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/EntityNameUseR2"/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <concept> <code value="Assumed"/> <abstract value="true"/> <display value="Assumed"/> <definition value="Description:A name that a person has assumed or has been assumed to them."/> <concept> <code value="A"/> <abstract value="false"/> <display value="business name"/> <definition value="Description:A name used in a Professional or Business context . Examples: Continuing to use a maiden name in a professional context, or using a stage performing name (some of these names are also pseudonyms)"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="ANON"/> <abstract value="false"/> <display value="Anonymous"/> <definition value="Description:Anonymous assigned name (used to protect a persons identity for privacy reasons)"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="I"/> <abstract value="false"/> <display value="Indigenous/Tribal"/> <definition value="Description:e.g . Chief Red Cloud"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="P"/> <abstract value="false"/> <display value="Other/Pseudonym/Alias"/> <definition value="Description:A non-official name by which the person is sometimes known. (This may also be used to record informal names such as a nickname)"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="R"/> <abstract value="false"/> <display value="religious"/> <definition value="Description:A name assumed as part of a religious vocation . e.g . Sister Mary Francis, Brother John"/> </concept> </concept> <concept> <code value="C"/> <abstract value="false"/> <display value="customary"/> <definition value="Description:Known as/conventional/the one you normally use"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="M"/> <abstract value="false"/> <display value="maiden name"/> <definition value="Description:A name used prior to marriage.Note that marriage naming customs vary greatly around the world. This name use is for use by applications that collect and store maiden names. Though the concept of maiden name is often gender specific, the use of this term is not gender specific. The use of this term does not imply any particular history for a person's name, nor should the maiden name be determined algorithmically"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="NameRepresentationUse"/> <abstract value="true"/> <display value="NameRepresentationUse"/> <definition value="Description:Identifies the different representations of a name . The representation may affect how the name is used . (E.g . use of Ideographic for formal communications.)"/> <concept> <code value="ABC"/> <abstract value="false"/> <display value="alphabetic"/> <definition value="Description:Alphabetic transcription of name in latin alphabet (Japanese: romaji)"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="IDE"/> <abstract value="false"/> <display value="ideographic"/> <definition value="Description:Ideographic representation of name (e.g., Japanese kanji, Chinese characters)"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="SYL"/> <abstract value="false"/> <display value="syllabic"/> <definition value="Description:Syllabic transcription of name (e.g., Japanese kana, Korean hangul)"/> </concept> </concept> <concept> <code value="OLD"/> <abstract value="false"/> <display value="no longer in use"/> <definition value="Description:This name is no longer in use (note: Names may also carry valid time ranges . This code is used to cover the situations where it is known that the name is no longer valid, but no particular time range for its use is known)"/> <concept> <code value="DN"/> <abstract value="false"/> <display value="do not use"/> <definition value="Description:This name should no longer be used when interacting with the person (i.e . in addition to no longer being used, the name should not be even mentioned when interacting with the person)Note: applications are not required to compare names labeled "Do Not Use" and other names in order to eliminate name parts that are common between the other name and a name labeled "Do Not Use"."/> </concept> </concept> <concept> <code value="OR"/> <abstract value="false"/> <display value="official registry name"/> <definition value="Description:The formal name as registered in an official (government) registry, but which name might not be commonly used . May correspond to the concept of legal name"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="PHON"/> <abstract value="false"/> <display value="phonetic"/> <definition value="Description:The name as understood by the data enterer, i.e. a close approximation of a phonetic spelling of the name, not based on a phonetic algorithm."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="SRCH"/> <abstract value="false"/> <display value="search"/> <definition value="Description:A name intended for use in searching or matching. This is used when the name is incomplete and contains enough details for search matching, but not enough for other uses."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="T"/> <abstract value="false"/> <display value="temporary"/> <definition value="Description:A temporary name. Note that a name valid time can provide more detailed information. This may also be used for temporary names assigned at birth or in emergency situations."/> </concept> </define> </ValueSet>
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.