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Definition for Code System NamingSystemType
{ "resourceType": "CodeSystem", "id": "namingsystem-type", "meta": { "lastUpdated": "2016-08-11T17:02:54.322+10:00" }, "text": { "status": "generated", "div": "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>" }, "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/namingsystem-type", "identifier": { "system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986", "value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.290" }, "version": "1.6.0", "name": "NamingSystemType", "status": "draft", "experimental": false, "publisher": "HL7 (FHIR Project)", "contact": [ { "telecom": [ { "system": "other", "value": "http://hl7.org/fhir" }, { "system": "email", "value": "fhir@lists.hl7.org" } ] } ], "date": "2016-08-11T17:02:54+10:00", "description": "Identifies the purpose of the naming system.", "caseSensitive": true, "valueSet": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/namingsystem-type", "content": "complete", "concept": [ { "code": "codesystem", "display": "Code System", "definition": "The naming system is used to define concepts and symbols to represent those concepts; e.g. UCUM, LOINC, NDC code, local lab codes, etc." }, { "code": "identifier", "display": "Identifier", "definition": "The naming system is used to manage identifiers (e.g. license numbers, order numbers, etc.)." }, { "code": "root", "display": "Root", "definition": "The naming system is used as the root for other identifiers and naming systems." } ] }
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.