This page is part of the National Directory of Healthcare Providers and Services (NDH) Implementation Guide (v1.0.0-ballot: STU1 Ballot 1) based on FHIR R4. . For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions
This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/us/ndh/CodeSystem/HealthcareServiceReferralMethodCS defines the following codes:
Code
Display
Definition
ccda
CCDA
CCDA with endpoints
elec
Secure Messaging
Referrals may be accepted via a secure messaging system. To determine the types of secure messaging systems supported,
refer to the identifiers collection. Callers will need to understand the specific identifier system used to know that they are able to transmit messages.
electronic-referral
Electronic Referral
Referrals may be accepted via Electronic Referral endpoints
electronic-scheduling
Electronic Scheduling
Referrals may be accepted via Electronic Scheduling endpoints
fax
Fax
Referrals may be accepted by fax.
phone
Phone
Referrals may be accepted over the phone from a practitioner.
mail
Mail
Referrals may be accepted via regular postage or hand delivered.
semail
Secure Email
Referrals may be accepted via a secure email. To send please encrypt with the services public key.