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: AlternativeCodeKind - XML Representation
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<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
<id value="composition-altcode-kind"/>
<meta>
<lastUpdated value="2020-04-09T21:10:28.568+00:00"/>
</meta>
<text>
<status value="generated"/>
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This code system <code>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/composition-altcode-kind</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class="codes"><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">alternate<a name="composition-altcode-kind-alternate"> </a></td><td>Alternate Code</td><td>The code is an alternative code that can be used in any of the circumstances that the primary code can be used.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">deprecated<a name="composition-altcode-kind-deprecated"> </a></td><td>Deprecated</td><td>The code should no longer be used, but was used in the past.</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">case-insensitive<a name="composition-altcode-kind-case-insensitive"> </a></td><td>Case Insensitive</td><td>The code is an alternative to be used when a case insensitive code is required (when the primary codes are case sensitive).</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">case-sensitive<a name="composition-altcode-kind-case-sensitive"> </a></td><td>Case Sensitive</td><td>The code is an alternative to be used when a case sensitive code is required (when the primary codes are case insensitive).</td></tr><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap">expression<a name="composition-altcode-kind-expression"> </a></td><td>Expression</td><td>The code is an alternative for the primary code that is built using the expression grammar defined by the code system.</td></tr></table></div>
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<url
value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/composition-altcode-kind"/>
<identifier>
<system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
<value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1406"/>
</identifier>
<version value="0.1.0"/>
<name value="AlternativeCodeKind"/>
<title value="AlternativeCodeKind"/>
<status value="draft"/>
<experimental value="false"/>
<date value="2020-04-09T21:10:28+00:00"/>
<publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/>
<contact>
<telecom>
<system value="url"/>
<value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
</telecom>
<telecom>
<system value="email"/>
<value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>
</telecom>
</contact>
<description
value="Indicates the type of use for which the code is defined."/>
<caseSensitive value="true"/>
<valueSet
value="http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/composition-altcode-kind"/>
<content value="complete"/>
<concept>
<code value="alternate"/>
<display value="Alternate Code"/>
<definition
value="The code is an alternative code that can be used in any of the circumstances that the primary code can be used."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="deprecated"/>
<display value="Deprecated"/>
<definition
value="The code should no longer be used, but was used in the past."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="case-insensitive"/>
<display value="Case Insensitive"/>
<definition
value="The code is an alternative to be used when a case insensitive code is required (when the primary codes are case sensitive)."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="case-sensitive"/>
<display value="Case Sensitive"/>
<definition
value="The code is an alternative to be used when a case sensitive code is required (when the primary codes are case insensitive)."/>
</concept>
<concept>
<code value="expression"/>
<display value="Expression"/>
<definition
value="The code is an alternative for the primary code that is built using the expression grammar defined by the code system."/>
</concept>
</CodeSystem>