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4.2.12.591 Code System http://hl7.org/fhir/ex-diagnosistype

Vocabulary

Work Group

Maturity Level: 1

Draft

Use Context: Not Intended for Production use

This is a code system defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:

http://hl7.org/fhir/ex-diagnosistype

Name:

Example Diagnosis Type Codes

Definition:

This value set includes example Diagnosis Type codes.

Committee:

Financial Management

Work Group

OID:

2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.591 (for OID based terminology systems)

Copyright:

This is an example set.

Source Resource

XML / JSON

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

Example Diagnosis Type Codes (This value set includes example Diagnosis Type codes.)

4.2.12.591.1 Content

4.2.12.591.2 Example Diagnosis Type Codes

This value set includes example Diagnosis Type codes.

Copyright Statement: This is an example set.

This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/ex-diagnosistype defines the following codes:

Code	Display	Definition
admitting	Admitting Diagnosis	The diagnosis given as the reason why the patient was admitted to the hospital.
clinical	Clinical Diagnosis	A diagnosis made on the basis of medical signs and patient-reported symptoms, rather than diagnostic tests.
differential	Differential Diagnosis	One of a set of the possible diagnoses that could be connected to the signs, symptoms, and lab findings.
discharge	Discharge Diagnosis	The diagnosis given when the patient is discharged from the hospital.
laboratory	Laboratory Diagnosis	A diagnosis based significantly on laboratory reports or test results, rather than the physical examination of the patient.
nursing	Nursing Diagnosis	A diagnosis which identifies people's responses to situations in their lives, such as a readiness to change or a willingness to accept assistance.
prenatal	Prenatal Diagnosis	A diagnosis determined prior to birth.
principal	Principal Diagnosis	The single medical diagnosis that is most relevant to the patient's chief complaint or need for treatment.
radiology	Radiology Diagnosis	A diagnosis based primarily on the results from medical imaging studies.
remote	Remote Diagnosis	A diagnosis determined using telemedicine techniques.
retrospective	Retrospective Diagnosis	The labeling of an illness in a specific historical event using modern knowledge, methods and disease classifications.
self	Self Diagnosis	A diagnosis determined by the patient.

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Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Lvl

A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. See Code System for further information.

Source

The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)

Code

The code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')

Display

The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application

Definition

An explanation of the meaning of the concept

Comments

Additional notes about how to use the code