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Example CodeSystem/namingsystem-type (XML)
Raw XML (canonical form + also see XML Format Specification)
Definition for Code SystemNamingSystemType
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
<id value="namingsystem-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/namingsystem-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">codesystem
<a name="namingsystem-type-codesystem"> </a>
</td>
<td> Code System</td>
<td> The naming system is used to define concepts and symbols to represent those concepts;
e.g. UCUM, LOINC, NDC code, local lab codes, etc.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="white-space:nowrap">identifier
<a name="namingsystem-type-identifier"> </a>
</td>
<td> Identifier</td>
<td> The naming system is used to manage identifiers (e.g. license numbers, order numbers,
etc.).</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="white-space:nowrap">root
<a name="namingsystem-type-root"> </a>
</td>
<td> Root</td>
<td> The naming system is used as the root for other identifiers and naming systems.</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</text>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
<valueCode value="vocab"/>
</extension>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
<valueCode value="trial-use"/>
</extension>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
<valueInteger value="1"/>
</extension>
<url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/namingsystem-type"/>
<identifier>
<system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
<value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.491"/>
</identifier>
<identifier>
<use value="old"/>
<system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
<value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.484"/>
</identifier>
<identifier>
<use value="old"/>
<system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
<value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.290"/>
</identifier>
<version value="5.0.0"/>
<name value="NamingSystemType"/>
<title value="Naming System 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="Identifies the purpose of the naming system."/>
<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/namingsystem-type"/>
<content value="complete"/>
<concept>
<code value="codesystem"/>
<display value="Code System"/>
<definition value="The naming system is used to define concepts and symbols to represent those concepts;
e.g. UCUM, LOINC, NDC code, local lab codes, etc."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="identifier"/>
<display value="Identifier"/>
<definition value="The naming system is used to manage identifiers (e.g. license numbers, order numbers,
etc.)."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="root"/>
<display value="Root"/>
<definition value="The naming system is used as the root for other identifiers and naming systems."/>
</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.