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4.3.1.348 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-request-category

Pharmacy Work Group Maturity Level: 3InformativeUse Context: Any

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-request-category
Name:MedicationRequestCategory
Definition:A coded concept identifying where the medication ordered is expected to be consumed or administered
Committee:Pharmacy Work Group
OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.348 (for OID based terminology systems)
Source ResourceXML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:


This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

 

This expansion generated 19 Apr 2017


This value set contains 3 concepts

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

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

CodeDisplayDefinition
inpatientInpatientIncludes orders for medications to be administered or consumed in an inpatient or acute care setting
outpatientOutpatientIncludes orders for medications to be administered or consumed in an outpatient setting (for example, Emergency Department, Outpatient Clinic, Outpatient Surgery, Doctor's office)
communityCommunityIncludes orders 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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LevelA few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies
SourceThe source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
CodeThe code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
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