Release 5 Draft Ballot

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Codesystem-nhin-purposeofuse

Vocabulary Work Group

Maturity Level: N/A

Standards Status: Informative

Compartments: Not linked to any defined compartments

This is the narrative for the resource. See also the XML, JSON or Turtle format. This example conforms to the profile CodeSystem.

This code system http://healthit.gov/nhin/purposeofuse defines the following codes:

Code	Display	Definition
TREATMENT	Treatment	Treatment
PAYMENT	Payment	Payment
OPERATIONS	Operations	Healthcare Operations
SYSADMIN	Sysadmin	System Administration
FRAUD	Fraud	Fraud detection
PSYCHOTHERAPY	Psychotherapy	Use or disclosure of Psychotherapy Notes
TRAINING	Training	Use or disclosure by the covered entity for its own training programs
LEGAL	Legal	Use or disclosure by the covered entity to defend itself in a legal action
MARKETING	Marketing	Marketing
DIRECTORY	Directory	Use and disclosure for facility directories
FAMILY	Family	Disclose to a family member, other relative, or a close personal friend of the individual
PRESENT	Present	Uses and disclosures with the individual present.
EMERGENCY	Emergency	Permission cannot practicably be provided because of the individual's incapacity or an emergency.
DISASTER	Disaster	Use and disclosures for disaster relief purposes.
PUBLICHEALTH	Public Health	Uses and disclosures for public health activities.
ABUSE	Abuse	Disclosures about victims of abuse, neglect or domestic violence.
OVERSIGHT	Oversight	Uses and disclosures for health oversight activities.
JUDICIAL	Judicial	Disclosures for judicial and administrative proceedings.
LAW	Law Enforcement	Disclosures for law enforcement purposes.
DECEASED	Deceased	Uses and disclosures about decedents.
DONATION	Donation	Uses and disclosures for cadaveric organ, eye or tissue donation purposes
RESEARCH	Research	Uses and disclosures for research purposes.
THREAT	Threat	Uses and disclosures to avert a serious threat to health or safety.
GOVERNMENT	Government	Uses and disclosures for specialized government functions.
WORKERSCOMP	Worker's Comp	Disclosures for workers' compensation.
COVERAGE	Coverage	Disclosures for insurance or disability coverage determination
REQUEST	Request	Request of the Individual

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.