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4.3.1.951 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-request-category

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:

http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-request-category

Name:

MedicationRequestCategory

Definition:

A coded concept identifying where the medication ordered is expected to be consumed or administered

Committee:

Pharmacy

Work Group

OID:

2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.951 (for OID based terminology systems)

Source Resource

XML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

This value set is the designated 'entire code system' value set for MedicationRequestCategory
MedicationRequest.category (Example)

4.3.1.951.1 Content Logical Definition

This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

Include all codes defined in http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-request-category

4.3.1.951.2 Expansion

This expansion generated 06 Dec 2016

This value set contains 3 concepts

Expansion based on http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-request-category version 1.8.0

All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-request-category

Code	Display	Definition
inpatient	Inpatient	Includes orders for medications to be administered or consumed in an inpatient or acute care setting
outpatient	Outpatient	Includes orders for medications to be administered or consumed in an outpatient setting (for example, Emergency Department, Outpatient Clinic, Outpatient Surgery, Doctor's office)
community	Community	Includes orders for medications to be administered or consumed by the patient in their home (this would include long term care or nursing homes, hospices, etc)

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Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level

A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies

Source

The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)

Code

The code (used as the code in the resource instance)

Display

The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application

Definition

An explanation of the meaning of the concept

Comments

Additional notes about how to use the code