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4.2.12.348 Code System http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-admin-category

Vocabulary Work Group Maturity Level: 2Trial Use Use Context: Any

This is a code system defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-admin-category
Name:MedicationAdministrationCategory
Definition:

A coded concept describing where the medication administered is expected to occur

Committee:Pharmacy Work Group
OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.348 (for OID based terminology systems)
Source ResourceXML / JSON

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

4.2.12.348.1 Content

4.2.12.348.2 MedicationAdministrationCategory

A coded concept describing where the medication administered is expected to occur

This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-admin-category defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
inpatient InpatientIncludes administrations in an inpatient or acute care setting
outpatient OutpatientIncludes administrations in an outpatient setting (for example, Emergency Department, Outpatient Clinic, Outpatient Surgery, Doctor's office)
community CommunityIncludes administrations by the patient in their home (this would include long term care or nursing homes, hospices, etc)

 

See the full registry of value sets defined as part of FHIR.

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

LvlA few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. See Code System for further information.
SourceThe source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
CodeThe code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
DisplayThe 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
DefinitionAn explanation of the meaning of the concept
CommentsAdditional notes about how to use the code