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Definition for Code System LinkageType
<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="linkage-type"/> <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>LinkageType</h2> <div> <p>Used to distinguish different roles a resource can play within a set of linked resources</p> </div> <p>This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/linkage-type 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>source <a name="linkage-type-source"> </a> </td> <td>Source of truth</td> <td>The record represents the "source of truth" (from the perspective of this Linkage resource) for the underlying event/condition/etc.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>alternate <a name="linkage-type-alternate"> </a> </td> <td>Alternate record</td> <td>The record represents the alternative view of the underlying event/condition/etc. The record may still be actively maintained, even though it is not considered to be the source of truth.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>historical <a name="linkage-type-historical"> </a> </td> <td>Historical/obsolete record</td> <td>The record represents an obsolete record of the underlyng event/condition/etc. It is not expected to be actively maintained.</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/linkage-type"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.525"/> </identifier> <version value="1.6.0"/> <name value="LinkageType"/> <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="Used to distinguish different roles a resource can play within a set of linked resources"/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/linkage-type"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="source"/> <display value="Source of truth"/> <definition value="The record represents the "source of truth" (from the perspective of this Linkage resource) for the underlying event/condition/etc."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="alternate"/> <display value="Alternate record"/> <definition value="The record represents the alternative view of the underlying event/condition/etc. The record may still be actively maintained, even though it is not considered to be the source of truth."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="historical"/> <display value="Historical/obsolete record"/> <definition value="The record represents an obsolete record of the underlyng event/condition/etc. It is not expected to be actively maintained."/> </concept> </CodeSystem>
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