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Codesystem-codesystem-altcode-kind.json

Vocabulary Work GroupMaturity Level: N/AStandards Status: Informative

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Definition for Code System AlternativeCodeKind

{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "codesystem-altcode-kind",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2019-12-31T21:03:40.621+11:00"
  },
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
  },
  "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/codesystem-altcode-kind",
  "identifier" : [{
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1284"
  }],
  "version" : "4.2.0",
  "name" : "AlternativeCodeKind",
  "title" : "AlternativeCodeKind",
  "status" : "draft",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2019-12-31T21:03:40+11:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
  "contact" : [{
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
    },
    {
      "system" : "email",
      "value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "Indicates the type of use for which the code is defined.",
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/codesystem-altcode-kind",
  "content" : "complete",
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "alternate",
    "display" : "Alternate Code",
    "definition" : "The code is an alternative code that can be used in any of the circumstances that the primary code can be used."
  },
  {
    "code" : "deprecated",
    "display" : "Deprecated",
    "definition" : "The code should no longer be used, but was used in the past."
  },
  {
    "code" : "case-insensitive",
    "display" : "Case Insensitive",
    "definition" : "The code is an alternative to be used when a case insensitive code is required (when the primary codes are case sensitive)."
  },
  {
    "code" : "case-sensitive",
    "display" : "Case Sensitive",
    "definition" : "The code is an alternative to be used when a case sensitive code is required (when the primary codes are case insensitive)."
  },
  {
    "code" : "expression",
    "display" : "Expression",
    "definition" : "The code is an alternative for the primary code that is built using the expression grammar defined by the code system."
  }]
}

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.