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Codesystem-linkage-type.xml

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Definition for Code System LinkageType

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="linkage-type"/>
  <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>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 &quot;source of truth&quot; (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="1.8.0"/>
  <name value="LinkageType"/>
  <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="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 &quot;source of truth&quot; (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>

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.