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Codesystem-namingsystem-type.xml

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Definition for Code System NamingSystemType

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="namingsystem-type"/>
  <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>NamingSystemType</h2>
      <p>Identifies the purpose of the naming system.</p>
      <p>This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/namingsystem-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>codesystem
            <a name="codesystem"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Code System</td>
          <td>The naming system is used to define concepts and symbols to represent those concepts;
             e.g. UCUM, LOINC, NDC code, local lab codes, etc.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>identifier
            <a name="identifier"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Identifier</td>
          <td>The naming system is used to manage identifiers (e.g. license numbers, order numbers,
             etc.).</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>root
            <a name="root"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Root</td>
          <td>The naming system is used as the root for other identifiers and naming systems.</td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </div>
  </text>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid">
    <valueUri value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.290"/>
  </extension>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/namingsystem-type"/>
  <version value="1.4.0"/>
  <name value="NamingSystemType"/>
  <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 of the naming system."/>
  <caseSensitive value="true"/>
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/namingsystem-type"/>
  <content value="complete"/>
  <concept>
    <code value="codesystem"/>
    <display value="Code System"/>
    <definition value="The naming system is used to define concepts and symbols to represent those concepts;
     e.g. UCUM, LOINC, NDC code, local lab codes, etc."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="identifier"/>
    <display value="Identifier"/>
    <definition value="The naming system is used to manage identifiers (e.g. license numbers, order numbers,
     etc.)."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="root"/>
    <display value="Root"/>
    <definition value="The naming system is used as the root for other identifiers and naming systems."/>
  </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.