This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/list-order defines the following codes:
\n \n \n \n \n \n Code\n \n | \n \n \n \n Display\n \n | \n \n \n \n Definition\n \n | \n \n
\n \n \n \n user\n \n \n \n | \n \n Sorted by User | \n \n The list was sorted by a user. The criteria the user used are not specified. | \n \n
\n \n \n \n system\n \n \n \n | \n \n Sorted by System | \n \n The list was sorted by the system. The criteria the user used are not specified; define additional codes to specify a particular order (or use other defined codes). | \n \n
\n \n \n \n event-date\n \n \n \n | \n \n Sorted by Event Date | \n \n The list is sorted by the data of the event. This can be used when the list has items which are dates with past or future events. | \n \n
\n \n \n \n entry-date\n \n \n \n | \n \n Sorted by Item Date | \n \n The list is sorted by the date the item was added to the list. Note that the date added to the list is not explicit in the list itself. | \n \n
\n \n \n \n priority\n \n \n \n | \n \n Sorted by Priority | \n \n The list is sorted by priority. The exact method in which priority has been determined is not specified. | \n \n
\n \n \n \n alphabetic\n \n \n \n | \n \n Sorted Alphabetically | \n \n The list is sorted alphabetically by an unspecified property of the items in the list. | \n \n
\n \n \n \n category\n \n \n \n | \n \n Sorted by Category | \n \n The list is sorted categorically by an unspecified property of the items in the list. | \n \n
\n \n \n \n patient\n \n \n \n | \n \n Sorted by Patient | \n \n The list is sorted by patient, with items for each patient grouped together. | \n \n
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