Release 4

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Codesystem-concept-subsumption-outcome.json

Vocabulary Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: Informative

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Definition for Code System ConceptSubsumptionOutcome

{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "concept-subsumption-outcome",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2019-11-01T09:29:23.356+11:00"
  },
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
  },
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-subsumption-outcome",
  "identifier" : [{
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1239"
  }],
  "version" : "4.0.1",
  "name" : "ConceptSubsumptionOutcome",
  "title" : "ConceptSubsumptionOutcome",
  "status" : "draft",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2019-11-01T09:29:23+11:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
  "contact" : [{
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
    },
    {
      "system" : "email",
      "value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "The subsumption relationship between code/Coding \"A\" and code/Coding \"B\". There are 4 possible codes to be returned: equivalent, subsumes, subsumed-by, and not-subsumed. If the server is unable to determine the relationship between the codes/Codings, then it returns an error (i.e. an OperationOutcome).",
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/concept-subsumption-outcome",
  "content" : "complete",
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "equivalent",
    "display" : "Equivalent",
    "definition" : "The two concepts are equivalent (have the same properties)."
  },
  {
    "code" : "subsumes",
    "display" : "Subsumes",
    "definition" : "Coding/code \"A\" subsumes Coding/code \"B\" (e.g. B has all the properties A has, and some of it's own)."
  },
  {
    "code" : "subsumed-by",
    "display" : "Subsumed-By",
    "definition" : "Coding/code \"A\" is subsumed by Coding/code \"B\" (e.g. A has all the properties B has, and some of it's own)."
  },
  {
    "code" : "not-subsumed",
    "display" : "Not-Subsumed",
    "definition" : "Coding/code \"A\" and Coding/code \"B\" are disjoint (e.g. each has propeties that the other doesn't have)."
  }]
}

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.