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Definition for Code System RequestPriority
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="request-priority"/> <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> RequestPriority</h2> <div> <p> Identifies the level of importance to be assigned to actioning the request.</p> </div> <p> This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/request-priority 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">routine <a name="request-priority-routine"> </a> </td> <td> Routine</td> <td> The request has normal priority.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">urgent <a name="request-priority-urgent"> </a> </td> <td> Urgent</td> <td> The request should be actioned promptly - higher priority than routine.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">asap <a name="request-priority-asap"> </a> </td> <td> ASAP</td> <td> The request should be actioned as soon as possible - higher priority than urgent.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">stat <a name="request-priority-stat"> </a> </td> <td> STAT</td> <td> The request should be actioned immediately - highest possible priority. E.g. an emergency.</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/request-priority"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.116"/> </identifier> <version value="4.0.1"/> <name value="RequestPriority"/> <title value="RequestPriority"/> <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="Identifies the level of importance to be assigned to actioning the request."/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/request-priority"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="routine"/> <display value="Routine"/> <definition value="The request has normal priority."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="urgent"/> <display value="Urgent"/> <definition value="The request should be actioned promptly - higher priority than routine."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="asap"/> <display value="ASAP"/> <definition value="The request should be actioned as soon as possible - higher priority than urgent."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="stat"/> <display value="STAT"/> <definition value="The request should be actioned immediately - highest possible priority. E.g. an emergency."/> </concept> </CodeSystem>
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