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| Pharmacy Work Group | Maturity Level: N/A | Ballot Status: Informative |
Raw JSON (canonical form + also see JSON Format Specification)
Definition for Code System MedicationRequestCategory
{
"resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
"id" : "medication-request-category",
"meta" : {
"lastUpdated" : "2018-08-19T21:48:56.559+10:00"
},
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
},
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
"valueCode" : "phx"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueString" : "Draft"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
"valueInteger" : 1
}],
"url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/medication-request-category",
"identifier" : [{
"system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
"value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1116"
}],
"version" : "3.5.0",
"name" : "MedicationRequestCategory",
"title" : "MedicationRequestCategory",
"status" : "draft",
"experimental" : false,
"date" : "2018-08-19T21:48:56+10:00",
"publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
"contact" : [{
"telecom" : [{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
},
{
"system" : "email",
"value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
}]
}],
"description" : "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.",
"caseSensitive" : true,
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/medication-request-category",
"content" : "complete",
"concept" : [{
"code" : "inpatient",
"display" : "Inpatient",
"definition" : "Includes requests for medications to be administered or consumed in an inpatient or acute care setting."
},
{
"code" : "outpatient",
"display" : "Outpatient",
"definition" : "Includes requests for medications to be administered or consumed in an outpatient setting (for example, Emergency Department, Outpatient Clinic, Outpatient Surgery, Doctor's office)."
},
{
"code" : "community",
"display" : "Community",
"definition" : "Includes requests for medications to be administered or consumed by the patient in their home (this would include long term care or nursing homes, hospices, etc.)."
},
{
"code" : "discharge",
"display" : "Discharge",
"definition" : "Includes requests for medications created when the patient is being released from a facility."
}]
}
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.