FHIR Release 3 (STU)

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4.3.1.341 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-dispense-category

Pharmacy

Work Group

Maturity Level: 2

Informative

Use Context: Any

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:

http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-dispense-category

Name:

MedicationDispenseCategory

Definition:

A code describing where the dispensed medication is expected to be consumed or administered

Committee:

Pharmacy

Work Group

OID:

2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.341 (for OID based terminology systems)

Source Resource

XML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

This value set is the designated 'entire code system' value set for MedicationDispenseCategory
MedicationDispense.category (Preferred)

4.3.1.341.1 Content Logical Definition

This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

Include all codes defined in http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-dispense-category

4.3.1.341.2 Expansion

This expansion generated 19 Apr 2017

This value set contains 3 concepts

Expansion based on http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-dispense-category version 3.0.2

All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-dispense-category

Code	Display	Definition
inpatient	Inpatient	Includes dispenses for medications to be administered or consumed in an inpatient or acute care setting
outpatient	Outpatient	Includes dispenses for medications to be administered or consumed in an outpatient setting (for example, Emergency Department, Outpatient Clinic, Outpatient Surgery, Doctor's office)
community	Community	Includes dispenses for medications to be administered or consumed by the patient in their home (this would include long term care or nursing homes, hospices, etc)

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Code

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Definition

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Comments

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