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CodeSystem-communication-medium
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QICore Communication Medium Codes
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This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/CodeSystem/communication-medium defines the following codes:
| Code | Display | Definition |
| unspecified | Not Specified | The communication medium has not been specified |
| telephone | Telephone | The message was communicated via telephone |
| fax | Facsimile (fax) | The message was sent via a fax transmission |
| device | Via medical device | The message was communicated via a medical device |
| video | Video call | The message was communicated via a video call |
| voicemail | Voice message (voicemail) | The message was left on the recipient's voicemail system |
| text | Text message (SMS) | The message was sent via text message (SMS) |
| social-media | Social media | The message was communicated via a social media platform |
| in-person | In person | The message was communicated in person |
| mail | Mail (conventional) | The message was posted via conventional mail |
| email | Electronic mail (email) | The message was sent as an email |
| portal | Patient portal | The message was communicated via a patient portal |