Release 5

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Example CodeSystem/action-code (XML)

Clinical Decision Support Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: Informative

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

Definition for Code SystemActionCode

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

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="action-code"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2023-03-26T15:21:02.749+11:00"/> 
    <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/action-code</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">send-message
            <a name="action-code-send-message"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Send a message</td> 
          <td> The action indicates that a particular message should be sent to a participant
             in the process.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">collect-information
            <a name="action-code-collect-information"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Collect information</td> 
          <td> The action indicates that information should be collected from a participant in
             the process.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">prescribe-medication
            <a name="action-code-prescribe-medication"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Prescribe a medication</td> 
          <td> The action indicates that a particular medication should be prescribed to the patient.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">recommend-immunization
            <a name="action-code-recommend-immunization"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Recommend an immunization</td> 
          <td> The action indicates that a particular immunization should be performed.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">order-service
            <a name="action-code-order-service"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Order a service</td> 
          <td> The action indicates that a particular service should be provided.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">propose-diagnosis
            <a name="action-code-propose-diagnosis"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Propose a diagnosis</td> 
          <td> The action indicates that a particular diagnosis should be proposed.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">record-detected-issue
            <a name="action-code-record-detected-issue"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Record a detected issue</td> 
          <td> The action indicates that a particular detected issue should be recorded.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">record-inference
            <a name="action-code-record-inference"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Record an inference</td> 
          <td> The action indicates that a particular inference should be recorded.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td style="white-space:nowrap">report-flag
            <a name="action-code-report-flag"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Report a flag</td> 
          <td> The action indicates that a particular flag should be reported.</td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="cds"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="draft"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="1"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/action-code"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1944"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <version value="5.0.0"/> 
  <name value="ActionCode"/> 
  <title value="Action Code"/> 
  <status value="active"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <date value="2020-12-28T16:55:11+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="Provides examples of actions to be performed."/> 
  <jurisdiction> 
    <coding> 
      <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/> 
      <code value="001"/> 
      <display value="World"/> 
    </coding> 
  </jurisdiction> 
  <caseSensitive value="true"/> 
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/action-code"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="send-message"/> 
    <display value="Send a message"/> 
    <definition value="The action indicates that a particular message should be sent to a participant
     in the process."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="collect-information"/> 
    <display value="Collect information"/> 
    <definition value="The action indicates that information should be collected from a participant in
     the process."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="prescribe-medication"/> 
    <display value="Prescribe a medication"/> 
    <definition value="The action indicates that a particular medication should be prescribed to the patient."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="recommend-immunization"/> 
    <display value="Recommend an immunization"/> 
    <definition value="The action indicates that a particular immunization should be performed."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="order-service"/> 
    <display value="Order a service"/> 
    <definition value="The action indicates that a particular service should be provided."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="propose-diagnosis"/> 
    <display value="Propose a diagnosis"/> 
    <definition value="The action indicates that a particular diagnosis should be proposed."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="record-detected-issue"/> 
    <display value="Record a detected issue"/> 
    <definition value="The action indicates that a particular detected issue should be recorded."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="record-inference"/> 
    <display value="Record an inference"/> 
    <definition value="The action indicates that a particular inference should be recorded."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="report-flag"/> 
    <display value="Report a flag"/> 
    <definition value="The action indicates that a particular flag should be reported."/> 
  </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.