Release 5

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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="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/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 or RelatedPerson 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/RelatedPerson 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> 
  <identifier> 
    <use value="old"/> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.413"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <identifier> 
    <use value="old"/> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.234"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <version value="5.0.0"/> 
  <name value="LinkType"/> 
  <title value="Link Type"/> 
  <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 other Patient/RelatedPerson
   resource(s)."/> 
  <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/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 or RelatedPerson 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/RelatedPerson 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.