Release 5 Preview #3

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Codesystem-request-priority.json

Vocabulary Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: Informative

Raw JSON (canonical form + also see JSON Format Specification)

Definition for Code System RequestPriority

{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "request-priority",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2020-08-20T17:41:31.970+10:00"
  },
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
  },
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/request-priority",
  "identifier" : [{
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.116"
  }],
  "version" : "4.5.0",
  "name" : "RequestPriority",
  "title" : "RequestPriority",
  "status" : "draft",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2020-08-20T17:41:31+10:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
  "contact" : [{
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
    },
    {
      "system" : "email",
      "value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "Identifies the level of importance to be assigned to actioning the request.",
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/request-priority",
  "content" : "complete",
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "routine",
    "display" : "Routine",
    "definition" : "The request has normal priority."
  },
  {
    "code" : "urgent",
    "display" : "Urgent",
    "definition" : "The request should be actioned promptly - higher priority than routine."
  },
  {
    "code" : "asap",
    "display" : "ASAP",
    "definition" : "The request should be actioned as soon as possible - higher priority than urgent."
  },
  {
    "code" : "stat",
    "display" : "STAT",
    "definition" : "The request should be actioned immediately - highest possible priority.  E.g. an emergency."
  }]
}

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.