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Definition for Code System AlternativeCodeKind
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="codesystem-altcode-kind"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2019-11-01T09:29:23.356+11:00"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <h2> AlternativeCodeKind</h2> <div> <p> Indicates the type of use for which the code is defined.</p> </div> <p> This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/codesystem-altcode-kind 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">alternate <a name="codesystem-altcode-kind-alternate"> </a> </td> <td> Alternate Code</td> <td> The code is an alternative code that can be used in any of the circumstances that the primary code can be used.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">deprecated <a name="codesystem-altcode-kind-deprecated"> </a> </td> <td> Deprecated</td> <td> The code should no longer be used, but was used in the past.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">case-insensitive <a name="codesystem-altcode-kind-case-insensitive"> </a> </td> <td> Case Insensitive</td> <td> The code is an alternative to be used when a case insensitive code is required (when the primary codes are case sensitive).</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">case-sensitive <a name="codesystem-altcode-kind-case-sensitive"> </a> </td> <td> Case Sensitive</td> <td> The code is an alternative to be used when a case sensitive code is required (when the primary codes are case insensitive).</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">expression <a name="codesystem-altcode-kind-expression"> </a> </td> <td> Expression</td> <td> The code is an alternative for the primary code that is built using the expression grammar defined by the code system.</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <url value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/codesystem-altcode-kind"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1284"/> </identifier> <version value="4.0.1"/> <name value="AlternativeCodeKind"/> <title value="AlternativeCodeKind"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="false"/> <date value="2019-11-01T09:29:23+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="Indicates the type of use for which the code is defined."/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/codesystem-altcode-kind"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="alternate"/> <display value="Alternate Code"/> <definition value="The code is an alternative code that can be used in any of the circumstances that the primary code can be used."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="deprecated"/> <display value="Deprecated"/> <definition value="The code should no longer be used, but was used in the past."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="case-insensitive"/> <display value="Case Insensitive"/> <definition value="The code is an alternative to be used when a case insensitive code is required (when the primary codes are case sensitive)."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="case-sensitive"/> <display value="Case Sensitive"/> <definition value="The code is an alternative to be used when a case sensitive code is required (when the primary codes are case insensitive)."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="expression"/> <display value="Expression"/> <definition value="The code is an alternative for the primary code that is built using the expression grammar defined by the code system."/> </concept> </CodeSystem>
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