FHIR Release 3 (STU)

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Codesystem-linkage-type.xml

Vocabulary Work GroupMaturity Level: N/ABallot Status: Informative

Raw XML (canonical form)

Definition for Code System LinkageType

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="linkage-type"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <h2> LinkageType</h2> 
      <div> 
        <p> Used to distinguish different roles a resource can play within a set of linked resources</p> 

      </div> 
      <p> This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/linkage-type defines the following codes:</p> 
      <table class="codes">
        <tr> 
          <td> 
            <b> Code</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Display</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Definition</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> source
            <a name="linkage-type-source"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Source of truth</td> 
          <td> The record represents the &quot;source of truth&quot; (from the perspective of this Linkage
             resource) for the underlying event/condition/etc.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> alternate
            <a name="linkage-type-alternate"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Alternate record</td> 
          <td> The record represents the alternative view of the underlying event/condition/etc.  The
             record may still be actively maintained, even though it is not considered to be the source
             of truth.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> historical
            <a name="linkage-type-historical"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Historical/obsolete record</td> 
          <td> The record represents an obsolete record of the underlyng event/condition/etc.  It is
             not expected to be actively maintained.</td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-ballot-status">
    <valueString value="Informative"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="0"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="pc"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/linkage-type"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.306"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <version value="3.0.2"/> 
  <name value="LinkageType"/> 
  <status value="draft"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <date value="2019-10-24T11:53:00+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="Used to distinguish different roles a resource can play within a set of linked resources"/> 
  <caseSensitive value="true"/> 
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/linkage-type"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="source"/> 
    <display value="Source of truth"/> 
    <definition value="The record represents the &quot;source of truth&quot; (from the perspective of this Linkage
     resource) for the underlying event/condition/etc."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="alternate"/> 
    <display value="Alternate record"/> 
    <definition value="The record represents the alternative view of the underlying event/condition/etc.  The
     record may still be actively maintained, even though it is not considered to be the source
     of truth."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="historical"/> 
    <display value="Historical/obsolete record"/> 
    <definition value="The record represents an obsolete record of the underlyng event/condition/etc.  It is
     not expected to be actively maintained."/> 
  </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.