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1.23.2.1.155 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/practitioner-specialty

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Specific specialty associated with the agency

Detailed Descriptions: XML or JSON.

This value set contains 5 concepts

1.23.2.1.155.1 PractitionerSpecialty

This example value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate the specialty of a Practitioner

This value set defines its own terms in the system http://hl7.org/fhir/practitioner-specialty

Code	Display	Definition
cardio	Cardiologist
dent	Dentist
dietary	Dietary consultant
midw	Midwife
sysarch	Systems architect

This value set is used in the following places:

Practitioner.practitionerRole.specialty (Example)
StructureDefinition USLabPract: Practitioner.practitionerRole.specialty Example
StructureDefinition USLabPHPract: Practitioner.practitionerRole.specialty Example
StructureDefinition QICore-Practitioner: Practitioner.practitionerRole.specialty Example
StructureDefinition DAFPract: Practitioner.practitionerRole.specialty Example
Imported into Valueset Context of Use ValueSet

The OID for the value set is 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.155 (OIDs are not used in FHIR, but may be used in v3, or OID based terminology systems).

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