HL7 Terminology
2.1.0 - Publication

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CodeSystem: alternateCharacterSetHandlingScheme

Summary

Defining URL:http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0356
Version:2.1.0
Name:AlternateCharacterSetHandlingScheme
Status:Active as of 2019-12-01
Definition:

HL7-defined code system of concept that specify the scheme used when any alternative character sets are specified in the second or later iterations of MSH-18 Character Set, and if any special handling scheme is needed. Used in HL7 Version 2.x messaging in the MSH segment.

Publisher:HL7, Inc
Committee:Infrastructure And Messaging
Copyright:

Copyright HL7. Licensed under creative commons public domain

Content:Complete: All the concepts defined by the code system are included in the code system resource
OID:2.16.840.1.113883.18.216 (for OID based terminology systems)
Value Set:http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0356 ( is the value set for all codes in this code system)
Source Resource:XML / JSON / Turtle

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

Properties

CodeURLDescriptionType
statushttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#statusStatus of the conceptcode
deprecatedhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-table-deprecatedVersion of HL7 in which the code was deprecatedcode
v2-concCommenthttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-concCommentV2 Concept Commentstring
v2-concCommentAsPubhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-concCommentAsPubV2 Concept Comment As Publishedstring

This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0356 defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinitionV2 Concept CommentV2 Concept Comment As Published
ISO 2022-1994 This standard is titled "Information Technology - Character Code Structure and Extension Technique". .This standard is titled "Information Technology - Character Code Structure and Extension Technique". .Note that the escape sequences used in this mode do not use the ASCII “esc” character, as defined in ISO 2022-1994. They are “HL7 escape sequences” as first defined in HL7 2.3, sec. 2.9.2. (Also, note that sections 2.8.28.6.1and 2.9.2 in HL7 2.3 correspond to sections 2.16.93 and 2.7.2 in HL7 2. 5.)Note that the escape sequences used in this mode do not use the ASCII “esc” character, as defined in ISO 2022-1994. They are “HL7 escape sequences” as first defined in HL7 2.3, sec. 2.9.2. (Also, note that sections 2.8.28.6.1and 2.9.2 in HL7 2.3 correspond to sections 2.16.93 and 2.7.2 in HL7 2. 5.)
2.3 The character set switching mode specified in HL7 2.5, section 2.7.2 and section 2.A.46, "XPN - extended person name".The character set switching mode specified in HL7 2.5, section 2.7.2 and section 2.A.46, "XPN - extended person name".Note that the escape sequences used in this mode do not use the ASCII “esc” character, as defined in ISO 2022-1994. They are “HL7 escape sequences” as first defined in HL7 2.3, sec. 2.9.2. (Also, note that sections 2.8.28.6.1and 2.9.2 in HL7 2.3 correspond to sections 2.16.93 and 2.7.2 in HL7 2. 5.)Note that the escape sequences used in this mode do not use the ASCII “esc” character, as defined in ISO 2022-1994. They are “HL7 escape sequences” as first defined in HL7 2.3, sec. 2.9.2. (Also, note that sections 2.8.28.6.1and 2.9.2 in HL7 2.3 correspond to sections 2.16.93 and 2.7.2 in HL7 2. 5.)
<null> This is the default, indicating that there is no character set switching occurring in this message.This is the default, indicating that there is no character set switching occurring in this message.This is the default.This is the default.

History

DateActionAuthorCustodianComment
2020-05-06reviseTed KleinVocabulary WGMigrated to the UTG maintenance environment and publishing tooling.