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Definition for Code System IdentifierUse
<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="identifier-use"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2016-03-31T08:01:25.570+11:00"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <h2>IdentifierUse</h2> <p>Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .</p> <p>This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/identifier-use defines the following codes:</p> <table class="codes"> <tr> <td> <b>Code</b> </td> <td> <b>Display</b> </td> <td> <b>Definition</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>usual <a name="usual"> </a> </td> <td>Usual</td> <td>The identifier recommended for display and use in real-world interactions.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>official <a name="official"> </a> </td> <td>Official</td> <td>The identifier considered to be most trusted for the identification of this item.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>temp <a name="temp"> </a> </td> <td>Temp</td> <td>A temporary identifier.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>secondary <a name="secondary"> </a> </td> <td>Secondary</td> <td>An identifier that was assigned in secondary use - it serves to identify the object in a relative context, but cannot be consistently assigned to the same object again in a different context.</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid"> <valueUri value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.33"/> </extension> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/identifier-use"/> <version value="1.4.0"/> <name value="IdentifierUse"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="false"/> <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="other"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> <telecom> <system value="email"/> <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> </telecom> </contact> <date value="2016-03-31T08:01:25+11:00"/> <description value="Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known ."/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/identifier-use"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="usual"/> <display value="Usual"/> <definition value="The identifier recommended for display and use in real-world interactions."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="official"/> <display value="Official"/> <definition value="The identifier considered to be most trusted for the identification of this item."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="temp"/> <display value="Temp"/> <definition value="A temporary identifier."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="secondary"/> <display value="Secondary"/> <definition value="An identifier that was assigned in secondary use - it serves to identify the object in a relative context, but cannot be consistently assigned to the same object again in a different context."/> </concept> </CodeSystem>
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.