2nd DSTU Draft For Comment

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1.22.2.1.187 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/encounter-priority

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Indicates the urgency of the encounter

Detailed Descriptions: XML or JSON.

This value set contains 5 concepts

1.22.2.1.187.1 Encounter Priority

This is an example value set defined by the FHIR project, that could be used in Emergency to indicate the encounter priority as determined by triage.

This value set defines its own terms in the system http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-priority

CodeDisplayDefinition
imm ImmediateWithin seconds
emg EmergencyWithin 10 minutes
urg UrgentWithin 30 minutes
s-urg Semi-urgentWithin 60 minutes
no-urg Non-urgentWithin 120 minutes

This value set is used in the following places:

The OID for the value set is 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.187 (OIDs are not used in FHIR, but may be used in v3, or OID based terminology systems).

See the full registry of value sets defined as part of FHIR.