Release 5 Ballot

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Example CodeSystem/pronouns (JSON)

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Definition for Code SystemPronouns

{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "pronouns",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2022-09-10T04:52:37.223+10:00",
    "profile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"]
  },
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p>This code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/pronouns</code> 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\">he-him<a name=\"pronouns-he-him\"> </a></td><td>He, Him, His, Himself</td><td>English pronouns typically associated with masculinity</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">she-her<a name=\"pronouns-she-her\"> </a></td><td>She, Her, Hers, Herself</td><td>English pronouns typically associated with femininity</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">they-them<a name=\"pronouns-they-them\"> </a></td><td>They, Them, Their, Theirs, Themself</td><td>English personal pronouns typically not associated with masculinity or femininity</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">other<a name=\"pronouns-other\"> </a></td><td>Other</td><td>The individual uses pronouns other than he/him, she/her, or they/them</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">unknown<a name=\"pronouns-unknown\"> </a></td><td>Unknown</td><td>No pronouns are known.</td></tr></table></div>"
  },
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
    "valueCode" : "pa"
  }],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/pronouns",
  "identifier" : [{
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.2040"
  }],
  "version" : "5.0.0-ballot",
  "name" : "Pronouns",
  "status" : "draft",
  "experimental" : true,
  "description" : "This example code system defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate the pronouns used to communicate about an individual.",
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "content" : "complete",
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "he-him",
    "display" : "He, Him, His, Himself",
    "definition" : "English pronouns typically associated with masculinity"
  },
  {
    "code" : "she-her",
    "display" : "She, Her, Hers, Herself",
    "definition" : "English pronouns typically associated with femininity"
  },
  {
    "code" : "they-them",
    "display" : "They, Them, Their, Theirs, Themself",
    "definition" : "English personal pronouns typically not associated with masculinity or femininity"
  },
  {
    "code" : "other",
    "display" : "Other",
    "definition" : "The individual uses pronouns other than he/him, she/her, or they/them"
  },
  {
    "code" : "unknown",
    "display" : "Unknown",
    "definition" : "No pronouns are known."
  }]
}

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.