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4.3.1.363 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-request-category

Pharmacy Work Group Maturity Level: 1Draft Use Context: Any

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-request-category
Name:MedicationRequestCategory
Definition:

A coded concept identifying the category of medication request. For example, where the medication is to be consumed or administered, or the type of medication treatment).

Committee:Pharmacy Work Group
OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.363 (for OID based terminology systems)
Source ResourceXML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

4.3.1.363.1 Content Logical Definition

This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

 

4.3.1.363.2 Expansion

This expansion generated 20 Dec 2017

This value set contains 4 concepts

Expansion based on http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-request-category version 3.2.0

All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/medication-request-category

CodeDisplayDefinition
inpatientInpatientIncludes orders for medications to be administered or consumed in an inpatient or acute care setting
outpatientOutpatientIncludes orders for medications to be administered or consumed in an outpatient setting (for example, Emergency Department, Outpatient Clinic, Outpatient Surgery, Doctor's office)
communityCommunityIncludes orders for medications to be administered or consumed by the patient in their home (this would include long term care or nursing homes, hospices, etc)
dischargeDischargeIncludes orders for medications created when the patient is being released from a facility

 

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