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4.3.14.166 Code System http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/message-reasons-encounter

Infrastructure And Messaging

Work Group

Maturity Level: 1

Draft

Use Context: Any

This is a code system defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:

http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/message-reasons-encounter

Version:

4.2.0

Name:

ExampleMessageReasonCodes

Title:

Example Message Reason Codes

Definition:

Example Message Reasons. These are the set of codes that might be used an updating an encounter using admin-update.

Committee:

Infrastructure And Messaging

Work Group

OID:

2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1122 (for OID based terminology systems)

Source Resource

XML / JSON

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

ValueSet: Example Message Reason Codes (Example Message Reasons. These are the set of codes that might be used an updating an encounter using admin-update.)

4.3.14.166.1 Content

4.3.14.166.2 Example Message Reason Codes

Example Message Reasons. These are the set of codes that might be used an updating an encounter using admin-update.

This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/message-reasons-encounter defines the following codes:

Code	Display	Definition
admit	Admit	The patient has been admitted.
discharge	Discharge	The patient has been discharged.
absent	Absent	The patient has temporarily left the institution.
return	Returned	The patient has returned from a temporary absence.
moved	Moved	The patient has been moved to a new location.
edit	Edit	Encounter details have been updated (e.g. to correct a coding error).

See the full registry of code systems defined as part of FHIR.

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level

A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. See Code System for further information.

Source

The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)

Code

The code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')

Display

The 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

Definition

An explanation of the meaning of the concept

Comments

Additional notes about how to use the code