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Definition for Code System LinkageType
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="linkage-type"/> <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> 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 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> <version value="4.0.1"/> <name value="LinkageType"/> <title value="LinkageType"/> <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="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 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>
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