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Definition for Code SystemCodeSystemHierarchyMeaning
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"resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
"id" : "codesystem-hierarchy-meaning",
"meta" : {
"lastUpdated" : "2023-12-18T15:12:07.602+11:00",
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},
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"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/codesystem-hierarchy-meaning</code> 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\">grouped-by<a name=\"codesystem-hierarchy-meaning-grouped-by\"> </a></td><td>Grouped By</td><td>No particular relationship between the concepts can be assumed, except what can be determined by inspection of the definitions of the elements (possible reasons to use this: importing from a source where this is not defined, or where various parts of the hierarchy have different meanings).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">is-a<a name=\"codesystem-hierarchy-meaning-is-a\"> </a></td><td>Is-A</td><td>A hierarchy where the child concepts have an IS-A relationship with the parents - that is, all the properties of the parent are also true for its child concepts. Not that is-a is a property of the concepts, so additional subsumption relationships may be defined using properties.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">part-of<a name=\"codesystem-hierarchy-meaning-part-of\"> </a></td><td>Part Of</td><td>Child elements list the individual parts of a composite whole (e.g. body site).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">classified-with<a name=\"codesystem-hierarchy-meaning-classified-with\"> </a></td><td>Classified With</td><td>Child concepts in the hierarchy may have only one parent, and there is a presumption that the code system is a "closed world" meaning all things must be in the hierarchy. This results in concepts such as "not otherwise classified.".</td></tr></table></div>"
},
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
"valueCode" : "vocab"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueCode" : "normative"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version",
"valueCode" : "4.0.0"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
"valueInteger" : 5
}],
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/codesystem-hierarchy-meaning",
"identifier" : [{
"system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
"value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.785"
},
{
"use" : "old",
"system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
"value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.768"
}],
"version" : "6.0.0-ballot1",
"name" : "CodeSystemHierarchyMeaning",
"title" : "Code System Hierarchy Meaning",
"status" : "active",
"experimental" : false,
"date" : "2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00",
"publisher" : "HL7 International / Terminology Infrastructure",
"contact" : [{
"telecom" : [{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
}]
},
{
"telecom" : [{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/Vocab/index.cfm"
}]
}],
"description" : "The meaning of the hierarchy of concepts in a code system.",
"jurisdiction" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
"code" : "001",
"display" : "World"
}]
}],
"caseSensitive" : true,
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/codesystem-hierarchy-meaning",
"content" : "complete",
"concept" : [{
"code" : "grouped-by",
"display" : "Grouped By",
"definition" : "No particular relationship between the concepts can be assumed, except what can be determined by inspection of the definitions of the elements (possible reasons to use this: importing from a source where this is not defined, or where various parts of the hierarchy have different meanings)."
},
{
"code" : "is-a",
"display" : "Is-A",
"definition" : "A hierarchy where the child concepts have an IS-A relationship with the parents - that is, all the properties of the parent are also true for its child concepts. Not that is-a is a property of the concepts, so additional subsumption relationships may be defined using properties."
},
{
"code" : "part-of",
"display" : "Part Of",
"definition" : "Child elements list the individual parts of a composite whole (e.g. body site)."
},
{
"code" : "classified-with",
"display" : "Classified With",
"definition" : "Child concepts in the hierarchy may have only one parent, and there is a presumption that the code system is a \"closed world\" meaning all things must be in the hierarchy. This results in concepts such as \"not otherwise classified.\"."
}]
}
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.