Codesystem-name-use.xml

Definition for Code System NameUse

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="name-use"/>
  <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>NameUse</h2>
      <div>
        <p>The use of a human name</p>

      </div>
      <p>This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/name-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="name-use-usual"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Usual</td>
          <td>Known as/conventional/the one you normally use</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>official
            <a name="name-use-official"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Official</td>
          <td>The formal name as registered in an official (government) registry, but which name might
             not be commonly used. May be called &quot;legal name&quot;.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>temp
            <a name="name-use-temp"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Temp</td>
          <td>A temporary name. Name.period can provide more detailed information. This may also be
             used for temporary names assigned at birth or in emergency situations.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>nickname
            <a name="name-use-nickname"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Nickname</td>
          <td>A name that is used to address the person in an informal manner, but is not part of their
             formal or usual name</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>anonymous
            <a name="name-use-anonymous"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Anonymous</td>
          <td>Anonymous assigned name, alias, or pseudonym (used to protect a person's identity for
             privacy reasons)</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>old
            <a name="name-use-old"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Old</td>
          <td>This name is no longer in use (or was never correct, but retained for records)</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>maiden
            <a name="name-use-maiden"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Maiden</td>
          <td>A name used prior to marriage. Marriage naming customs vary greatly around the world.
             This name use is for use by applications that collect and store &quot;maiden&quot; names.
             Though the concept of maiden name is often gender specific, the use of this term is not
             gender specific. The use of this term does not imply any particular history for a person's
             name, nor should the maiden name be determined algorithmically.</td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </div>
  </text>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/name-use"/>
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.36"/>
  </identifier>
  <version value="1.6.0"/>
  <name value="NameUse"/>
  <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="The use of a human name"/>
  <caseSensitive value="true"/>
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/name-use"/>
  <content value="complete"/>
  <concept>
    <code value="usual"/>
    <display value="Usual"/>
    <definition value="Known as/conventional/the one you normally use"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="official"/>
    <display value="Official"/>
    <definition value="The formal name as registered in an official (government) registry, but which name might
     not be commonly used. May be called &quot;legal name&quot;."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="temp"/>
    <display value="Temp"/>
    <definition value="A temporary name. Name.period can provide more detailed information. This may also be
     used for temporary names assigned at birth or in emergency situations."/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="nickname"/>
    <display value="Nickname"/>
    <definition value="A name that is used to address the person in an informal manner, but is not part of their
     formal or usual name"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="anonymous"/>
    <display value="Anonymous"/>
    <definition value="Anonymous assigned name, alias, or pseudonym (used to protect a person's identity for
     privacy reasons)"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="old"/>
    <display value="Old"/>
    <definition value="This name is no longer in use (or was never correct, but retained for records)"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="maiden"/>
    <display value="Maiden"/>
    <definition value="A name used prior to marriage. Marriage naming customs vary greatly around the world.
     This name use is for use by applications that collect and store &quot;maiden&quot; names.
     Though the concept of maiden name is often gender specific, the use of this term is not
     gender specific. The use of this term does not imply any particular history for a person's
     name, nor should the maiden name be determined algorithmically."/>
  </concept>
</CodeSystem>