This page is part of the HL7 FHIR Implementation Guide for Military Service History and Status (v0.1.0: STU 1 Ballot 1) based on FHIR R4. . For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions
This implementation guide draws on a number of formal terminologies (code systems). Several guiding principles were applied in selecting terminologies for this implementation guide:
Fit for purpose
Conformance with US Core and FHIR
Commonly used in practice and applicable to the requirements of this implementation guide
The following table presents the external code systems (and naming conventions) adopted in this implementation guide, and their primary purpose:
Code System | Application | FHIR IG Publishing support? |
---|---|---|
LOINC | Observation and laboratory codes, answer codes | Yes |
SNOMED CT | Disorders, body structures, findings, qualifiers | Yes |
HL7 Terminology Authority | HL7 V2 and FHIR-specific codes including ODH | Yes |
SOLOR Military Service History Extension | Domain specific concept and structural components for profiling Observation resource | No, local code system representation |
ODH | Occupation, industry, and pay grade | No, external reference |
Key:
LOINC - Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes
SNOMED CT - Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms
ODH - Occupational Data for Health
SOLOR - Solor Project sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Logica Health
New code systems were created when no existing code systems were deemed fit for purpose. This implementation used SOLOR and its methodology to specify an extension for gap concepts intended to be added to LOINC and SNOMED CT: