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CodeSystem: MedicationRequest Category Codes

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/medicationrequest-category Version: 0.1.0
Standards status: Informative Maturity Level: 1 Responsible: Patient Care Computable Name: MedicationRequestCategoryCodes

MedicationRequest Category Codes

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

  • This CodeSystem is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/medicationrequest-category defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
inpatient Inpatient Includes requests for medications to be administered or consumed in an inpatient or acute care setting
outpatient Outpatient Includes requests for medications to be administered or consumed in an outpatient setting (for example, Emergency Department, Outpatient Clinic, Outpatient Surgery, Doctor's office)
community Community Includes requests for medications to be administered or consumed by the patient in their home (this would include long term care or nursing homes, hospices, etc.)
discharge Discharge Includes requests for medications created when the patient is being released from a facility