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Identifier-use.xml

Definition for Value SetIdentifierUse

{
  "resourceType": "ValueSet",
  "text": {
    "status": "generated",
    "div": "<div><h2>IdentifierUse</h2><p>Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known</p><p>This value set defines its own terms in the system http://hl7.org/fhir/identifier-use</p><table><tr><td><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td>usual<a name=\"usual\"> </a></td><td/><td>the identifier recommended for display and use in real-world interactions.</td></tr><tr><td>official<a name=\"official\"> </a></td><td/><td>the identifier considered to be most trusted for the identification of this item.</td></tr><tr><td>temp<a name=\"temp\"> </a></td><td/><td>A temporary identifier.</td></tr><tr><td>secondary<a name=\"secondary\"> </a></td><td/><td>An identifier that was assigned in secondary use - it serves to identify the object in a relative context, but cannot be consistently assigned to the same object again in a different context.</td></tr></table></div>"
  },
  "identifier": "http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/identifier-use",
  "name": "IdentifierUse",
  "publisher": "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
  "telecom": [
    {
      "system": "url",
      "value": "http://hl7.org/fhir"
    },
    {
      "system": "email",
      "value": "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
    }
  ],
  "description": "Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known",
  "status": "draft",
  "date": "2014-09-30T18:09:16.975+10:00",
  "define": {
    "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/identifier-use",
    "caseSensitive": true,
    "concept": [
      {
        "code": "usual",
        "definition": "the identifier recommended for display and use in real-world interactions."
      },
      {
        "code": "official",
        "definition": "the identifier considered to be most trusted for the identification of this item."
      },
      {
        "code": "temp",
        "definition": "A temporary identifier."
      },
      {
        "code": "secondary",
        "definition": "An identifier that was assigned in secondary use - it serves to identify the object in a relative context, but cannot be consistently assigned to the same object again in a different context."
      }
    ]
  }
}