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CodeSystem: EntityDeterminer

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-EntityDeterminer Version: 3.0.0
Active as of 2019-03-20 Responsible: Health Level Seven International Computable Name: EntityDeterminer
Other Identifiers: urn:ietf:rfc:3986#Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)#urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.5.30

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EntityDeterminer in natural language grammar is the class of words that comprises articles, demonstrative pronouns, and quantifiers. In the RIM, determiner is a structural code in the Entity class to distinguish whether any given Entity object stands for some, any one, or a specific thing.

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

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

CodeURITypeDescription
SpecializesCodingThe child code is a more narrow version of the concept represented by the parent code. I.e. Every child concept is also a valid parent concept. Used to allow determination of subsumption. Must be transitive, irreflexive, antisymmetric.
GeneralizesCodingInverse of Specializes. Only included as a derived relationship.
internalIdhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v3-internal-idcodeThe internal identifier for the concept in the HL7 Access database repository.
statushttp://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#statuscodeA property that indicates the status of the concept. One of active, experimental, deprecated, or retired.
deprecationDatehttp://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#deprecationDatedateTimeThe date at which a concept was deprecated. Concepts that are deprecated but not inactive can still be used, but their use is discouraged.
Name:Classhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#rim-ClasscodeThe formal name for the class clone under this code

Concepts

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-EntityDeterminer defines the following codes in a Is-A heirarchy:

LvlCodeDisplayDefinitionDeprecatedinternalIdstatusdeprecationDateName:Class
1INSTANCE specific

**Description:**A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a particular physical thing (as opposed to a universal, kind, or class of physical thing).

Discussion: It does not matter whether an INSTANCE still exists as a whole at the point in time (or process) when we mention it, for example, a drug product lot is an INSTANCE even though it has been portioned out for retail purpose.

10881active
2  GROUP specific group

A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a particular collection of physical things (as opposed to a universal, kind, or class of physical thing). While the collection may resolve to having only a single individual (or even no individuals), the potential should exist for it to cover multiple individuals.

23599active
1KIND described

**Description:**A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a universal, kind or class of physical thing (as opposed to a particular thing).

10879activeKind
2  GROUPKIND described group

A determiner that specifies that the Entity object represents a universal, kind or class of collections physical things. While the collection may resolve to having only a single individual (or even no individuals), the potential should exist for it to cover multiple individuals.

23600active
2  QUANTIFIED_KIND described quantified

The described quantified determiner indicates that the given Entity is taken as a general description of a specific amount of a thing. For example, QUANTIFIED_KIND of syringe (quantity = 3,) stands for exactly three syringes.

Deprecated10880deprecated2008-11-14

History

DateActionAuthorCustodianComment
2023-11-14reviseMarc DuteauTSMGAdd standard copyright and contact to internal content; up-476
2022-10-18reviseMarc DuteauTSMGFixing missing metadata; up-349
2022-02-17 00:00:32+1100reviseGrahame GrieveVocabulary WGPopulate Missing caseSensitive property; UP-286
2020-05-06reviseTed KleinVocabulary WGMigrated to the UTG maintenance environment and publishing tooling.