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Definition for Code System ActivityDefinitionCategory
<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="activity-definition-category"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2016-08-11T17:02:54.322+10:00"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <h2>ActivityDefinitionCategory</h2> <div> <p>High-level categorization of the type of activity in a protocol.</p> </div> <p>This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/activity-definition-category 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>communication <a name="activity-definition-category-communication"> </a> </td> <td>Communication</td> <td>To communicate with a participant in some way</td> </tr> <tr> <td>device <a name="activity-definition-category-device"> </a> </td> <td>Device</td> <td>To use a specific device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>diagnostic <a name="activity-definition-category-diagnostic"> </a> </td> <td>Diagnostic</td> <td>To perform a particular diagnostic</td> </tr> <tr> <td>diet <a name="activity-definition-category-diet"> </a> </td> <td>Diet</td> <td>To consume food of a specified nature</td> </tr> <tr> <td>drug <a name="activity-definition-category-drug"> </a> </td> <td>Drug</td> <td>To consume/receive a drug or other product</td> </tr> <tr> <td>encounter <a name="activity-definition-category-encounter"> </a> </td> <td>Encounter</td> <td>To meet with the patient (in-patient, out-patient, etc.)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>immunization <a name="activity-definition-category-immunization"> </a> </td> <td>Immunization</td> <td>To administer a particular immunization</td> </tr> <tr> <td>observation <a name="activity-definition-category-observation"> </a> </td> <td>Observation</td> <td>To capture information about a patient (vitals, labs, etc.)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>procedure <a name="activity-definition-category-procedure"> </a> </td> <td>Procedure</td> <td>To modify the patient in some way (surgery, physiotherapy, education, counseling, etc.)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>referral <a name="activity-definition-category-referral"> </a> </td> <td>Referral</td> <td>To refer the patient to receive some service</td> </tr> <tr> <td>supply <a name="activity-definition-category-supply"> </a> </td> <td>Supply</td> <td>To provide something to the patient (medication, medical supply, etc.)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>vision <a name="activity-definition-category-vision"> </a> </td> <td>Vision</td> <td>To receive a particular vision correction device</td> </tr> <tr> <td>other <a name="activity-definition-category-other"> </a> </td> <td>Other</td> <td>Some other form of action</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/activity-definition-category"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.546"/> </identifier> <version value="1.6.0"/> <name value="ActivityDefinitionCategory"/> <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="2016-08-11T17:02:54+10:00"/> <description value="High-level categorization of the type of activity in a protocol."/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/activity-definition-category"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="communication"/> <display value="Communication"/> <definition value="To communicate with a participant in some way"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="device"/> <display value="Device"/> <definition value="To use a specific device"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="diagnostic"/> <display value="Diagnostic"/> <definition value="To perform a particular diagnostic"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="diet"/> <display value="Diet"/> <definition value="To consume food of a specified nature"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="drug"/> <display value="Drug"/> <definition value="To consume/receive a drug or other product"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="encounter"/> <display value="Encounter"/> <definition value="To meet with the patient (in-patient, out-patient, etc.)"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="immunization"/> <display value="Immunization"/> <definition value="To administer a particular immunization"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="observation"/> <display value="Observation"/> <definition value="To capture information about a patient (vitals, labs, etc.)"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="procedure"/> <display value="Procedure"/> <definition value="To modify the patient in some way (surgery, physiotherapy, education, counseling, etc.)"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="referral"/> <display value="Referral"/> <definition value="To refer the patient to receive some service"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="supply"/> <display value="Supply"/> <definition value="To provide something to the patient (medication, medical supply, etc.)"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="vision"/> <display value="Vision"/> <definition value="To receive a particular vision correction device"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="other"/> <display value="Other"/> <definition value="Some other form of action"/> </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.