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Valueset-example-inline.xml

Raw XML (canonical form)

ValueSet Example defining codes using an inline code system (id = "example-inline")

<ValueSet xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="example-inline"/>
  <meta>
    <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-shareable-definition"/>
  </meta>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      
      
      <p>Value set &quot;ACME Codes for Cholesterol&quot;: This is an example value set that includes
         
        all the  codes for serum cholesterol defined by ACME inc.</p>
      
      
      <p>Developed by: FHIR project team (example)</p>
      
      
      <p>Published for testing on 13-June 2012</p>
      
      
      <p>This value set includes all the ACME codes for serum cholesterol:</p>
      
      
      <table class="grid">
        
        
        <tr>
         
          
          <td>
            
            <b>Code</b>
          
          </td>
         
          
          <td>
            
            <b>Display</b>
          
          </td>
         
          
          <td>
            
            <b>Definition</b>
          
          </td>
        
        
        </tr>
        
        
        <tr>
         
          
          <td>chol-mmol</td>
         
          
          <td>SChol (mmol/L)</td>
         
          
          <td>Serum Cholesterol, in mmol/L</td>
        
        
        </tr>
        
        
        <tr>
         
          
          <td>chol-mass</td>
         
          
          <td>SChol (mg/L)</td>
         
          
          <td>Serum Cholesterol, in mg/L</td>
        
        
        </tr>
        
        
        <tr>
         
          
          <td>chol</td>
         
          
          <td>SChol</td>
         
          
          <td>Serum Cholesterol</td>
        
        
        </tr>
      
      
      </table>
    
    
    </div>
  </text>
<!--     
    for this example, we use a real URI, since this example does have a canonical address
    at which it's posted. Alternatively, We could have used an OID, or a UUID     -->
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/example-inline"/>
<!--     an imaginary identifier. This is a non FHIR identifier - might be used in a 
    v2 context (though you always need to translate namespaces for v2)     -->
  <identifier>
    <system value="http://acme.com/identifiers/valuesets"/>
    <value value="loinc-cholesterol-inl"/>
  </identifier>
<!--     for version, we are going to simply use the day of publication. This is also 
    arbitrary - whatever is here is what people use to refer to the version. 
    Could also be a UUID too     -->
  <version value="20150622"/>
<!--     set of loinc codes for cholesterol for LONC 2.36     -->
  <name value="ACME Codes for Cholesterol in Serum/Plasma"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <experimental value="true"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 International"/>
  <contact>
    <name value="FHIR project team"/>
    <telecom>
      <system value="other"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <date value="2015-06-22"/>
  <description value="This is an example value set that includes all the ACME codes for serum/plasma cholesterol
   from v2.36."/>
<!--     
    This value set publishes the underlying definition of the ACME code system
    We don't keep track of authorship etc. here - we assume that ACME has a
    system for that. We're just representing the public face of the code 
    system for external users
      -->
  <codeSystem>
  <!--    
      note that since we give a literal URL here, there's an expectation 
      that accessing that URL will give some form of representation of 
      the full code system, or a pointer about how to get more infomration. 
  
      This is not an absolute requirement, but it may be enforced by some 
      servers - for instance, the HL7 valueset registry will.     -->
    <system value="http://acme.com/config/fhir/codesystems/cholesterol"/>
  <!--     version is not mandatory, but is highly recommended. Note that 
      you should change the identify of the code system if existing codes 
      are redefined     -->
    <version value="4.2.3"/>
  <!--     it's often unstated - are codes case sensitive or not. And 
       it can be the cause of operational or clinical safety problems. 
       So FHIR requires that it always be specified.     -->
    <caseSensitive value="true"/>
  <!--     
      ACME's defined definitions. Note that these are not 
      *good* definitions - but they are very commonly the kind 
      of definitions that are encountered in production
        -->
    <concept>
      <code value="chol-mmol"/>
      <display value="SChol (mmol/L)"/>
      <definition value="Serum Cholesterol, in mmol/L"/>
      <designation>
        <use>
          <system value="http://acme.com/config/fhir/codesystems/internal"/>
          <code value="internal-label"/>
        </use>
        <value value="From ACME POC Testing"/>
      </designation>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="chol-mass"/>
      <display value="SChol (mg/L)"/>
      <definition value="Serum Cholesterol, in mg/L"/>
      <designation>
        <use>
          <system value="http://acme.com/config/fhir/codesystems/internal"/>
          <code value="internal-label"/>
        </use>
        <value value="From Paragon Labs"/>
      </designation>
    </concept>
    <concept>
      <code value="chol"/>
      <display value="SChol"/>
      <definition value="Serum Cholesterol"/>
      <designation>
        <use>
          <system value="http://acme.com/config/fhir/codesystems/internal"/>
          <code value="internal-label"/>
        </use>
        <value value="Obdurate Labs uses this with both kinds of units..."/>
      </designation>
    </concept>
  </codeSystem>
</ValueSet>

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.