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4.4.1.274 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/designation-use

Vocabulary Work Group Maturity Level: NNormative (from v4.0.0) Use Context: Any
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This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/designation-use
Version:4.2.0
Name:DesignationUse
Title:Designation Use
Definition:

Details of how a designation would be used

Committee:Vocabulary Work Group
OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.264 (for OID based terminology systems)
Copyright:

This resource includes content from SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) which is copyright of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO). Implementers of these specifications must have the appropriate SNOMED CT Affiliate license - for more information contact http://www.snomed.org/snomed-ct/get-snomed-ct or info@snomed.org

Source ResourceXML / JSON

Note for Implementer:

Licensing note: this value set has an extensible binding, and includes concepts from SNOMED CT. The SNOMED CT concepts included in this value set - description types for SCT terms - are for use with SNOMED-CT, and not expected to be used with other code systems.

This value set is used in the following places:

4.4.1.274.1 Content Logical Definition

This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

 

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Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

LvlA few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. For value sets, levels are mostly used to organize codes for user convenience, but may follow code system hierarchy - see Code System for further information
SourceThe source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
CodeThe code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
DisplayThe 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
DefinitionAn explanation of the meaning of the concept
CommentsAdditional notes about how to use the code