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Definition for Code System NamingSystemType
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="namingsystem-type"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2019-12-31T21:03:40.621+11:00"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <h2> NamingSystemType</h2> <div> <p> Identifies the purpose of the naming system.</p> </div> <p> This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/namingsystem-type 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">codesystem <a name="namingsystem-type-codesystem"> </a> </td> <td> Code System</td> <td> The naming system is used to define concepts and symbols to represent those concepts; e.g. UCUM, LOINC, NDC code, local lab codes, etc.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">identifier <a name="namingsystem-type-identifier"> </a> </td> <td> Identifier</td> <td> The naming system is used to manage identifiers (e.g. license numbers, order numbers, etc.).</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">root <a name="namingsystem-type-root"> </a> </td> <td> Root</td> <td> The naming system is used as the root for other identifiers and naming systems.</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-standards-status"> <valueCode value="trial-use"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm"> <valueInteger value="1"/> </extension> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/namingsystem-type"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.491"/> </identifier> <version value="4.2.0"/> <name value="NamingSystemType"/> <title value="NamingSystemType"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="false"/> <date value="2019-12-31T21:03:40+11:00"/> <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 of the naming system."/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/namingsystem-type"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="codesystem"/> <display value="Code System"/> <definition value="The naming system is used to define concepts and symbols to represent those concepts; e.g. UCUM, LOINC, NDC code, local lab codes, etc."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="identifier"/> <display value="Identifier"/> <definition value="The naming system is used to manage identifiers (e.g. license numbers, order numbers, etc.)."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="root"/> <display value="Root"/> <definition value="The naming system is used as the root for other identifiers and naming systems."/> </concept> </CodeSystem>
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