US Core Implementation Guide
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This page is part of the US Core (v8.0.0-ballot: STU8 Ballot 1) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) R4. The current version which supersedes this version is 7.0.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

CodeSystem: US Core Category

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/CodeSystem/us-core-category Version: 8.0.0-ballot
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 3 Computable Name: USCoreCategory
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.2.16.3

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Category codes used across US Core Profiles and resource types. They are typically used when there is a need for categorization for searching and finding resources or workflow hints.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

Changes since version 7.0.0:

  • The list of codes defined by the code system has changed

    • Generated Narrative: CodeSystem us-core-category

    This case-sensitive code system http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/CodeSystem/us-core-category defines the following codes:

    CodeDisplayDefinition
    sdoh SDOH Social Determinants of Health category
    functional-status Functional Status Functional Status category
    disability-status Disability Status Disability Status category
    cognitive-status Cognitive Status Cognitive Status category
    treatment-intervention-preference Treatment Intervention Preference A personal preference for a type of medical intervention (treatment) request under certain conditions.
    care-experience-preference Care Experience Preference Personal thoughts about something a person feels is relevant to their care experience and may be pertinent when planning their care.
    icon Added:observation-adi-documentation Observation ADI Documentation Statement of presence and properties of patient or provider authored documents that record a patient's goals, preferences and priorities should a patient be unable to communicate them to a provider.