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Definition for Code System IdentifierUse
<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="identifier-use"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2018-04-03T12:05:46.262+10:00"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <h2> IdentifierUse</h2> <div> <p> Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .</p> </div> <p> This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/identifier-use defines the following codes:</p> <table class="codes"> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> <b> Code</b> </td> <td> <b> Display</b> </td> <td> <b> Definition</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">usual <a name="identifier-use-usual"> </a> </td> <td> Usual</td> <td> The identifier recommended for display and use in real-world interactions.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">official <a name="identifier-use-official"> </a> </td> <td> Official</td> <td> The identifier considered to be most trusted for the identification of this item.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">temp <a name="identifier-use-temp"> </a> </td> <td> Temp</td> <td> A temporary identifier.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">secondary <a name="identifier-use-secondary"> </a> </td> <td> Secondary</td> <td> An identifier that was assigned in secondary use - it serves to identify the object in a relative context, but cannot be consistently assigned to the same object again in a different context.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">old <a name="identifier-use-old"> </a> </td> <td> Old</td> <td> The identifier id no longer considered valid, but may be relevant for search purposes. E.g. Changes to identifier schemes, account merges, etc.</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg"> <valueCode value="fhir"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-ballot-status"> <valueString value="Draft"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm"> <valueInteger value="0"/> </extension> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/identifier-use"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.58"/> </identifier> <version value="3.3.0"/> <name value="IdentifierUse"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="false"/> <date value="2018-04-03T12:05:46+10:00"/> <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> <telecom> <system value="email"/> <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> </telecom> </contact> <description value="Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known ."/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/identifier-use"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="usual"/> <display value="Usual"/> <definition value="The identifier recommended for display and use in real-world interactions."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="official"/> <display value="Official"/> <definition value="The identifier considered to be most trusted for the identification of this item."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="temp"/> <display value="Temp"/> <definition value="A temporary identifier."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="secondary"/> <display value="Secondary"/> <definition value="An identifier that was assigned in secondary use - it serves to identify the object in a relative context, but cannot be consistently assigned to the same object again in a different context."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="old"/> <display value="Old"/> <definition value="The identifier id no longer considered valid, but may be relevant for search purposes. E.g. Changes to identifier schemes, account merges, etc."/> </concept> </CodeSystem>
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.