US Core Implementation Guide
6.0.0-ballot - STU6 Ballot US

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CodeSystem: US Core Sex for Clinical Use

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/CodeSystem/us-core-sex-for-clinical-use Version: 6.0.0-ballot
Active as of 2022-11-22 Computable Name: USCoreSexForClinicalUse

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Codes that represent the sex characterization appropriate for the associated clinical context.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

Properties

CodeTypeDescription
usage-notestringUsage notes for the concept.

This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/CodeSystem/us-core-sex-for-clinical-use defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionusage-note
female Female sex for clinical useAvailable data indicates that diagnostics, analytics, and treatments should consider best practices associated with female reference populations.
male Male sex for clinical useAvailable data indicates that diagnostics, analytics, and treatments should consider best practices associated with male reference populations.
specified Specified sex for clinical useAvailable data indicates that diagnostics, analytics, and treatment best practices may be undefined or not aligned with sex-derived reference populations. Additional information (usually, but not always, in the form of comments and/or observations) is available, but does not align with male sex for clinical use or female sex for clinical use.Individuals or systems providing care should either use default behavior that is safe for both male and female populations, individually review treatment options with the patient, or carefully inspect comments and relevant observations before proceeding with treatment. Systems that are unable to review additional information that may be associated with an SFCU value may manage a SPECIFIED and an UNKNOWN value in the same way.
unknown UnknownNo information can be provided.Systems that are unable to review additional information that may be associated with an SFCU value may manage a SPECIFIED and an UNKNOWN value in the same way.