Extensions for Using Data Elements from FHIR R5 in FHIR R4B
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CodeSystem: NamingSystemType

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/namingsystem-type Version: 5.0.0
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 1 Responsible: HL7 International / Terminology Infrastructure Computable Name: NamingSystemType

Identifies the purpose of the naming system.

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/namingsystem-type defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
codesystem Code System The naming system is used to define concepts and symbols to represent those concepts; e.g. UCUM, LOINC, NDC code, local lab codes, etc.
identifier Identifier The naming system is used to manage identifiers (e.g. license numbers, order numbers, etc.).
root Root The naming system is used as the root for other identifiers and naming systems.