Release 5 Ballot

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Example CodeSystem/link-type (XML)

Patient Administration Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: Informative

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

Definition for Code SystemLinkType

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

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="link-type"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2022-09-07T10:58:29.429+10:00"/> 
    <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <p> This code system 
        <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/link-type</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">replaced-by
            <a name="link-type-replaced-by"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Replaced-by</td> 
          <td> The patient resource containing this link must no longer be used. The link points forward
             to another patient resource that must be used in lieu of the patient resource that contains
             this link.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">replaces
            <a name="link-type-replaces"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Replaces</td> 
          <td> The patient resource containing this link is the current active patient record. The link
             points back to an inactive patient resource that has been merged into this resource, and
             should be consulted to retrieve additional referenced information.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">refer
            <a name="link-type-refer"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Refer</td> 
          <td> The patient resource containing this link is in use and valid but not considered the main
             source of information about a patient. The link points forward to another patient resource
             that should be consulted to retrieve additional patient information.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">seealso
            <a name="link-type-seealso"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> See also</td> 
          <td> The patient resource containing this link is in use and valid, but points to another patient
             resource that is known to contain data about the same person. Data in this resource might
             overlap or contradict information found in the other patient resource. This link does
             not indicate any relative importance of the resources concerned, and both should be regarded
             as equally valid.</td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
      <p> 
        <b> Additional Language Displays</b> 
      </p> 
      <table class="codes">
        <tr> 
          <td> 
            <b> Code</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Nederlands (Dutch, nl)</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> replaced-by</td> 
          <td> Vervangen door</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> replaces</td> 
          <td> Vervangt</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> refer</td> 
          <td> Verwijzing</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> seealso</td> 
          <td> Zie ook</td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="pa"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="normative"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version">
    <valueCode value="4.0.0"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="5"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/link-type"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.424"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <version value="5.0.0-ballot"/> 
  <name value="LinkType"/> 
  <title value="LinkType"/> 
  <status value="active"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <date value="2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00"/> 
  <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="The type of link between this patient resource and another patient resource."/> 
  <caseSensitive value="true"/> 
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/link-type"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="replaced-by"/> 
    <display value="Replaced-by"/> 
    <definition value="The patient resource containing this link must no longer be used. The link points forward
     to another patient resource that must be used in lieu of the patient resource that contains
     this link."/> 
    <designation> 
      <language value="nl"/> 
      <value value="Vervangen door"/> 
    </designation> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="replaces"/> 
    <display value="Replaces"/> 
    <definition value="The patient resource containing this link is the current active patient record. The link
     points back to an inactive patient resource that has been merged into this resource, and
     should be consulted to retrieve additional referenced information."/> 
    <designation> 
      <language value="nl"/> 
      <value value="Vervangt"/> 
    </designation> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="refer"/> 
    <display value="Refer"/> 
    <definition value="The patient resource containing this link is in use and valid but not considered the main
     source of information about a patient. The link points forward to another patient resource
     that should be consulted to retrieve additional patient information."/> 
    <designation> 
      <language value="nl"/> 
      <value value="Verwijzing"/> 
    </designation> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="seealso"/> 
    <display value="See also"/> 
    <definition value="The patient resource containing this link is in use and valid, but points to another patient
     resource that is known to contain data about the same person. Data in this resource might
     overlap or contradict information found in the other patient resource. This link does
     not indicate any relative importance of the resources concerned, and both should be regarded
     as equally valid."/> 
    <designation> 
      <language value="nl"/> 
      <value value="Zie ook"/> 
    </designation> 
  </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.