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Example CodeSystem/linkage-type (XML)
Raw XML (canonical form + also see XML Format Specification)
Definition for Code SystemLinkageType
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
<id value="linkage-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/linkage-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">source
<a name="linkage-type-source"> </a>
</td>
<td> Source of Truth</td>
<td> The resource represents the "source of truth" (from the perspective of
this Linkage resource) for the underlying event/condition/etc.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="white-space:nowrap">alternate
<a name="linkage-type-alternate"> </a>
</td>
<td> Alternate Record</td>
<td> The resource represents an alternative view of the underlying event/condition/etc.
The resource may still be actively maintained, even though it is not considered
to be the source of truth.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="white-space:nowrap">historical
<a name="linkage-type-historical"> </a>
</td>
<td> Historical/Obsolete Record</td>
<td> The resource represents an obsolete record of the underlying event/condition/etc.
It is not expected to be actively maintained.</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</text>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
<valueCode value="pc"/>
</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="0"/>
</extension>
<url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/linkage-type"/>
<identifier>
<system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
<value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.315"/>
</identifier>
<identifier>
<use value="old"/>
<system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
<value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.306"/>
</identifier>
<version value="5.0.0"/>
<name value="LinkageType"/>
<title value="Linkage 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="Used to distinguish different roles a resource can play within a set of linked
resources."/>
<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/linkage-type"/>
<content value="complete"/>
<concept>
<code value="source"/>
<display value="Source of Truth"/>
<definition value="The resource represents the "source of truth" (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 resource represents an alternative view of the underlying event/condition/etc.
The resource 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 resource represents an obsolete record of the underlying 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.