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Example CodeSystem/task-reason (XML)
Raw XML (canonical form + also see XML Format Specification)
Definition for Code SystemTaskReason
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
<id value="task-reason"/>
<meta>
<lastUpdated value="2025-12-18T07:07:42.170+11:00"/>
</meta>
<text>
<status value="generated"/>
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p class="res-header-id">
<b> Generated Narrative: CodeSystem task-reason</b>
</p>
<a name="task-reason"> </a>
<a name="hctask-reason"> </a>
<p> This case-sensitive code system
<code> http://hl7.org/fhir/task-reason</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">cancellation
<a name="task-reason-cancellation"> </a>
</td>
<td> Cancellation</td>
<td> The task is requesting a cancellation.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="white-space:nowrap">fulfillment
<a name="task-reason-fulfillment"> </a>
</td>
<td> Fulfillment</td>
<td> The task is requesting fulfullment.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="white-space:nowrap">merging
<a name="task-reason-merging"> </a>
</td>
<td> Merging</td>
<td> The task is requesting a merge.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="white-space:nowrap">admittance
<a name="task-reason-admittance"> </a>
</td>
<td> Admittance</td>
<td> The task is requesting a patient to be admitted.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="white-space:nowrap">authorization
<a name="task-reason-authorization"> </a>
</td>
<td> Authorization</td>
<td> The task is representing an authorization of service.</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</text>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
<valueCode value="oo"/>
</extension>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
<valueCode value="informative"/>
</extension>
<extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
<valueInteger value="1"/>
</extension>
<url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/task-reason"/>
<version value="6.0.0-ballot4"/>
<name value="TaskReason"/>
<title value="Task Reason"/>
<status value="active"/>
<experimental value="false"/>
<date value="2025-03-12T10:00:00+08:00"/>
<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="The reason for the task being performed."/>
<jurisdiction>
<coding>
<system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/>
<code value="001"/>
<display value="World"/>
</coding>
</jurisdiction>
<caseSensitive value="true"/>
<valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/task-reason"/>
<content value="complete"/>
<concept>
<code value="cancellation"/>
<display value="Cancellation"/>
<definition value="The task is requesting a cancellation."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="fulfillment"/>
<display value="Fulfillment"/>
<definition value="The task is requesting fulfullment."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="merging"/>
<display value="Merging"/>
<definition value="The task is requesting a merge."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="admittance"/>
<display value="Admittance"/>
<definition value="The task is requesting a patient to be admitted."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="authorization"/>
<display value="Authorization"/>
<definition value="The task is representing an authorization of service."/>
</concept>
</CodeSystem>
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.