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4.3.2.190 CodeSystem http://hl7.org/fhir/pronouns

Patient Administration Work Group Maturity Level: 0Informative Use Context: Not Intended for Production use, Not Intended for Production use

This is a code system defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:http://hl7.org/fhir/pronouns
Version:5.0.0-ballot
Name:Pronouns
Title:
Status:draft
Definition:

This example code system defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate the pronouns used to communicate about an individual.

Committee:Patient Administration Work Group
OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.2040 (for OID based terminology systems)
Flags:Experimental, CaseSensitive, Complete

This Code system is not currently used

4.3.2.190.1 Content

This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/pronouns defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionCopy
he-him He, Him, His, HimselfEnglish pronouns typically associated with masculinity 
she-her She, Her, Hers, HerselfEnglish pronouns typically associated with femininity 
they-them They, Them, Their, Theirs, ThemselfEnglish personal pronouns typically not associated with masculinity or femininity 
other OtherThe individual uses pronouns other than he/him, she/her, or they/them 
unknown UnknownNo pronouns are known. 

 

See the full registry of code systems defined as part of FHIR.

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

LevelA few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. 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