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Link-type.xml

Definition for Value SetLinkType

Raw XML

<ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <h2>LinkType</h2>
      <p>The type of link between this patient resource and another patient resource.</p>
      <p>This value set defines its own terms in the system http://hl7.org/fhir/link-type</p>
      <table>
        <tr>
          <td>
            <b>Code</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Display</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Definition</b>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>replace
            <a name="replace"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>The patient resource containing this link must no longer be used. The link points forward
             to another patient resource that must be used in lieu of the patient resource that contains
             the link.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>refer
            <a name="refer"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>The patient resource containing this link is in use and valid but not considered the main
             source of information about a patient. The link points forward to another patient resource
             that should be consulted to retrieve additional patient information.</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>seealso
            <a name="seealso"> </a>
          </td>
          <td/>
          <td>The patient resource containing this link is in use and valid, but points to another patient
             resource that is known to contain data about the same person. Data in this resource might
             overlap or contradict information found in the other patient resource. This link does
             not indicate any relative importance of the resources concerned, and both should be regarded
             as equally valid.</td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </div>
  </text>
  <identifier value="http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/link-type"/>
  <name value="LinkType"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/>
  <telecom>
    <system value="url"/>
    <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
  </telecom>
  <telecom>
    <system value="email"/>
    <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>
  </telecom>
  <description value="The type of link between this patient resource and another patient resource."/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <date value="2014-09-30T18:09:16.978+10:00"/>
  <define>
    <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/link-type"/>
    <caseSensitive value="true"/>
    <concept>
      <code value="replace"/>
      <definition value="The patient resource containing this link must no longer be used. The link points forward
       to another patient resource that must be used in lieu of the patient resource that contains
       the link."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="refer"/>
      <definition value="The patient resource containing this link is in use and valid but not considered the main
       source of information about a patient. The link points forward to another patient resource
       that should be consulted to retrieve additional patient information."/>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="seealso"/>
      <definition value="The patient resource containing this link is in use and valid, but points to another patient
       resource that is known to contain data about the same person. Data in this resource might
       overlap or contradict information found in the other patient resource. This link does
       not indicate any relative importance of the resources concerned, and both should be regarded
       as equally valid."/>
    </concept>
  </define>
</ValueSet>