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4.4.1.434 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/practitioner-specialty

Patient Administration Work Group Maturity Level: 0Informative Use Context: Any

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/practitioner-specialty
Version:4.5.0
Name:PractitionerSpecialty
Title:Practitioner specialty
Definition:

This example value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate the specialty of a Practitioner.

Committee:Patient Administration Work Group
OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.441 (for OID based terminology systems)
Source ResourceXML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

4.4.1.434.1 Content Logical Definition

 

4.4.1.434.2 Expansion

This expansion generated 20 Aug 2020

This value set contains 5 concepts

Expansion based on Practitioner specialty v4.5.0 (CodeSystem)

All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/practitioner-specialty

CodeDisplayDefinition
cardioCardiologist
dentDentist
dietaryDietary consultant
midwMidwife
sysarchSystems architect

 

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Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

LvlA few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. For value sets, levels are mostly used to organize codes for user convenience, but may follow code system hierarchy - see Code System for further information
SourceThe source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
CodeThe code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
DisplayThe 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
DefinitionAn explanation of the meaning of the concept
CommentsAdditional notes about how to use the code