DSTU2 QA Preview

This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v1.0.0: DSTU 2 Ballot 3). The current version which supercedes this version is 5.0.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

1.25.2.1.111 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/diagnostic-order-priority

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:

http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/diagnostic-order-priority

Name:

DiagnosticOrderPriority

Definition:

The clinical priority of a diagnostic order

OID:

2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.111 (for OID based terminology systems)

System URL:

http://hl7.org/fhir/diagnostic-order-priority

System OID:

2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.111

Source Resource

XML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

DiagnosticOrder.priority (Required)

1.25.2.1.111.1 Content Logical Definition

This value set has an inline code system http://hl7.org/fhir/diagnostic-order-priority, which defines the following codes:

Code	Display	Definition
routine	Routine	The order has a normal priority
urgent	Urgent	The order should be urgently
stat	Stat	The order is time-critical
asap	ASAP	The order should be acted on as soon as possible

See the full registry of value sets defined as part of FHIR.

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level

A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies

Source

The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)

Code

The code (used as the code in the resource instance)

Display

The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application

Definition

An explanation of the meaning of the concept

Comments

Additional notes about how to use the code