Extensions for Using Data Elements from FHIR R5 in FHIR R4
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CodeSystem: RequestPriority (Experimental)

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/request-priority Version: 5.0.0
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 4 Responsible: Clinical Decision Support Computable Name: RequestPriority

Identifies the level of importance to be assigned to actioning the request.

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://hl7.org/fhir/request-priority defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
routine Routine The request has normal priority.
urgent Urgent The request should be actioned promptly - higher priority than routine.
asap ASAP The request should be actioned as soon as possible - higher priority than urgent.
stat STAT The request should be actioned immediately - highest possible priority. E.g. an emergency.