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Codesystem-codesystem-hierarchy-meaning.xml

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Definition for Code System CodeSystemHierarchyMeaning

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="codesystem-hierarchy-meaning"/>
  <meta>
    <lastUpdated value="2016-12-06T12:22:34.981+11:00"/>
  </meta>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <h2>CodeSystemHierarchyMeaning</h2>
      <div>
        <p>The meaning of the hierarchy of concepts in a code system</p>

      </div>
      <p>This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/codesystem-hierarchy-meaning 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>grouped-by
            <a name="codesystem-hierarchy-meaning-grouped-by"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Grouped By</td>
          <td>No particular relationship between the concepts can be assumed, except what can be determined
             by inspection of the definitions of the elements (possible reasons to use this: importing
             from a source where this is not defined, or where various parts of the heirarchy have
             different meanings)</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>is-a
            <a name="codesystem-hierarchy-meaning-is-a"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Is-A</td>
          <td>A hierarchy where the child concepts have an IS-A relationship with the parents - that
             is, all the properties of the parent are also true for it's child concepts</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>part-of
            <a name="codesystem-hierarchy-meaning-part-of"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Part Of</td>
          <td>Child elements list the individual parts of a composite whole (e.g. bodysite)</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>classified-with
            <a name="codesystem-hierarchy-meaning-classified-with"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Classified With</td>
          <td>Child concepts in the hierarchy may have only one parent and there is a presumption that
             the code system is a &quot;closed world&quot; meaning all things must be in the hierarchy.
             This results in concepts such as &quot;not otherwise clasified.&quot;</td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </div>
  </text>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/codesystem-hierarchy-meaning"/>
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.982"/>
  </identifier>
  <version value="1.8.0"/>
  <name value="CodeSystemHierarchyMeaning"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="url"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <date value="2016-12-06T12:22:34+11:00"/>
  <description value="The meaning of the hierarchy of concepts in a code system"/>
  <caseSensitive value="true"/>
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/codesystem-hierarchy-meaning"/>
  <content value="complete"/>
  <concept>
    <code value="grouped-by"/>
    <display value="Grouped By"/>
    <definition value="No particular relationship between the concepts can be assumed, except what can be determined
     by inspection of the definitions of the elements (possible reasons to use this: importing
     from a source where this is not defined, or where various parts of the heirarchy have
     different meanings)"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="is-a"/>
    <display value="Is-A"/>
    <definition value="A hierarchy where the child concepts have an IS-A relationship with the parents - that
     is, all the properties of the parent are also true for it's child concepts"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="part-of"/>
    <display value="Part Of"/>
    <definition value="Child elements list the individual parts of a composite whole (e.g. bodysite)"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="classified-with"/>
    <display value="Classified With"/>
    <definition value="Child concepts in the hierarchy may have only one parent and there is a presumption that
     the code system is a &quot;closed world&quot; meaning all things must be in the hierarchy.
     This results in concepts such as &quot;not otherwise clasified.&quot;"/>
  </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.