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Codesystem-codesystem-altcode-kind.xml

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Definition for Code System AlternativeCodeKind

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="codesystem-altcode-kind"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2020-08-20T17:41:31.970+10:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p> This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/codesystem-altcode-kind defines
         the following codes:</p> 
      <table class="codes">
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">
            <b> Code</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Display</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Definition</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">alternate
            <a name="codesystem-altcode-kind-alternate"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Alternate Code</td> 
          <td> The code is an alternative code that can be used in any of the circumstances that the
             primary code can be used.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">deprecated
            <a name="codesystem-altcode-kind-deprecated"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Deprecated</td> 
          <td> The code should no longer be used, but was used in the past.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">case-insensitive
            <a name="codesystem-altcode-kind-case-insensitive"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Case Insensitive</td> 
          <td> The code is an alternative to be used when a case insensitive code is required (when the
             primary codes are case sensitive).</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">case-sensitive
            <a name="codesystem-altcode-kind-case-sensitive"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Case Sensitive</td> 
          <td> The code is an alternative to be used when a case sensitive code is required (when the
             primary codes are case insensitive).</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">expression
            <a name="codesystem-altcode-kind-expression"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Expression</td> 
          <td> The code is an alternative for the primary code that is built using the expression grammar
             defined by the code system.</td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  <url value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/codesystem-altcode-kind"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1284"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <version value="4.5.0"/> 
  <name value="AlternativeCodeKind"/> 
  <title value="AlternativeCodeKind"/> 
  <status value="draft"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <date value="2020-08-20T17:41:31+10:00"/> 
  <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> 
  <description value="Indicates the type of use for which the code is defined."/> 
  <caseSensitive value="true"/> 
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/codesystem-altcode-kind"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="alternate"/> 
    <display value="Alternate Code"/> 
    <definition value="The code is an alternative code that can be used in any of the circumstances that the
     primary code can be used."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="deprecated"/> 
    <display value="Deprecated"/> 
    <definition value="The code should no longer be used, but was used in the past."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="case-insensitive"/> 
    <display value="Case Insensitive"/> 
    <definition value="The code is an alternative to be used when a case insensitive code is required (when the
     primary codes are case sensitive)."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="case-sensitive"/> 
    <display value="Case Sensitive"/> 
    <definition value="The code is an alternative to be used when a case sensitive code is required (when the
     primary codes are case insensitive)."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="expression"/> 
    <display value="Expression"/> 
    <definition value="The code is an alternative for the primary code that is built using the expression grammar
     defined by the code system."/> 
  </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.