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ValueSet Example defining codes using an inline code system
{
"resourceType": "ValueSet",
"id": "example-inline",
"meta": {
"profile": [
"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-shareable-definition"
]
},
"text": {
"status": "generated",
"div": "<div>\n \n \n <p>Value set "ACME Codes for Cholesterol": This is an example value set that includes \n all the codes for serum cholesterol defined by ACME inc.</p>\n \n \n <p>Developed by: FHIR project team (example)</p>\n \n \n <p>Published for testing on 13-June 2012</p>\n \n \n <p>This value set includes all the ACME codes for serum cholesterol:</p>\n\t\t\t\n \n <table class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t \n \n <tr>\n\t\t\t\t \n \n <td>\n \n <b>Code</b>\n \n </td>\n\t\t\t\t \n \n <td>\n \n <b>Display</b>\n \n </td>\n\t\t\t\t \n \n <td>\n \n <b>Definition</b>\n \n </td>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n </tr>\n\t\t\t \n \n <tr>\n\t\t\t\t \n \n <td>chol-mmol</td>\n\t\t\t\t \n \n <td>SChol (mmol/L)</td>\n\t\t\t\t \n \n <td>Serum Cholesterol, in mmol/L</td>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n </tr>\n\t\t\t \n \n <tr>\n\t\t\t\t \n \n <td>chol-mass</td>\n\t\t\t\t \n \n <td>SChol (mg/L)</td>\n\t\t\t\t \n \n <td>Serum Cholesterol, in mg/L</td>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n </tr>\n\t\t\t \n \n <tr>\n\t\t\t\t \n \n <td>chol</td>\n\t\t\t\t \n \n <td>SChol</td>\n\t\t\t\t \n \n <td>Serum Cholesterol</td>\n\t\t\t\t\n \n </tr>\n\t\t\t\n \n </table>\n \n \n </div>"
},
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/example-inline",
"_url": {
"fhir_comments": [
" \n\t for this example, we use a real URI, since this example does have a canonical address\n\t\tat which it's posted. Alternatively, We could have used an OID, or a UUID "
]
},
"identifier": {
"fhir_comments": [
" an imaginary identifier. This is a non FHIR identifier - might be used in a \n\t v2 context (though you always need to translate namespaces for v2) "
],
"system": "http://acme.com/identifiers/valuesets",
"value": "loinc-cholesterol-inl"
},
"version": "20150622",
"_version": {
"fhir_comments": [
" for version, we are going to simply use the day of publication. This is also \n arbitrary - whatever is here is what people use to refer to the version. \n Could also be a UUID too "
]
},
"name": "ACME Codes for Cholesterol in Serum/Plasma",
"_name": {
"fhir_comments": [
" set of loinc codes for cholesterol for LONC 2.36 "
]
},
"status": "draft",
"experimental": true,
"publisher": "HL7 International",
"contact": [
{
"name": "FHIR project team",
"telecom": [
{
"system": "other",
"value": "http://hl7.org/fhir"
}
]
}
],
"date": "2015-06-22",
"description": "This is an example value set that includes all the ACME codes for serum/plasma cholesterol from v2.36.",
"codeSystem": {
"fhir_comments": [
" \n\t\tThis value set publishes the underlying definition of the ACME code system\n\t\tWe don't keep track of authorship etc. here - we assume that ACME has a\n\t\tsystem for that. We're just representing the public face of the code \n\t\tsystem for external users\n\t "
],
"system": "http://acme.com/config/fhir/codesystems/cholesterol",
"_system": {
"fhir_comments": [
" \n\t\t\tnote that since we give a literal URL here, there's an expectation \n\t\t\tthat accessing that URL will give some form of representation of \n\t\t\tthe full code system, or a pointer about how to get more infomration. \n\t\n\t\t\tThis is not an absolute requirement, but it may be enforced by some \n\t\t\tservers - for instance, the HL7 valueset registry will. "
]
},
"version": "4.2.3",
"_version": {
"fhir_comments": [
" version is not mandatory, but is highly recommended. Note that \n\t\t\tyou should change the identify of the code system if existing codes \n\t\t\tare redefined "
]
},
"caseSensitive": true,
"_caseSensitive": {
"fhir_comments": [
" it's often unstated - are codes case sensitive or not. And \n it can be the cause of operational or clinical safety problems. \n So FHIR requires that it always be specified. "
]
},
"concept": [
{
"fhir_comments": [
" \n\t\t\tACME's defined definitions. Note that these are not \n\t\t\t*good* definitions - but they are very commonly the kind \n\t\t\tof definitions that are encountered in production\n\t\t "
],
"code": "chol-mmol",
"display": "SChol (mmol/L)",
"definition": "Serum Cholesterol, in mmol/L",
"designation": [
{
"use": {
"system": "http://acme.com/config/fhir/codesystems/internal",
"code": "internal-label"
},
"value": "From ACME POC Testing"
}
]
},
{
"code": "chol-mass",
"display": "SChol (mg/L)",
"definition": "Serum Cholesterol, in mg/L",
"designation": [
{
"use": {
"system": "http://acme.com/config/fhir/codesystems/internal",
"code": "internal-label"
},
"value": "From Paragon Labs"
}
]
},
{
"code": "chol",
"display": "SChol",
"definition": "Serum Cholesterol",
"designation": [
{
"use": {
"system": "http://acme.com/config/fhir/codesystems/internal",
"code": "internal-label"
},
"value": "Obdurate Labs uses this with both kinds of units..."
}
]
}
]
}
}
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.