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CodeSystem: EntityNameUse

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-EntityNameUse Version: 3.0.0
Active as of 2019-03-20 Responsible: Health Level Seven International Computable Name: EntityNameUse
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.5.45

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** MISSING DESCRIPTION **

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

Generated Narrative: CodeSystem v3-EntityNameUse

Language: en

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

NameCodeURITypeDescription
Specializes Specializes Coding The 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.
Generalizes Generalizes Coding Inverse of Specializes. Only included as a derived relationship.
internalId internalId http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v3-internal-id code The internal identifier for the concept in the HL7 Access database repository.
Status status http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status code Designation of a concept's state. Normally is not populated unless the state is retired..
Not Selectable notSelectable http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#notSelectable boolean Indicates that the code is abstract - only intended to be used as a selector for other concepts

Concepts

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

LvlCodeDisplayDefinitioninternalIdStatusNot Selectable
1 _NameRepresentationUse NameRepresentationUse

Identifies the different representations of a name. The representation may affect how the name is used. (E.g. use of Ideographic for formal communications.)

21077 active true
2   ABC Alphabetic

Alphabetic transcription of name (Japanese: romaji)

15917 active
2   IDE Ideographic

Ideographic representation of name (e.g., Japanese kanji, Chinese characters)

15919 active
2   SYL Syllabic

Syllabic transcription of name (e.g., Japanese kana, Korean hangul)

15918 active
1 ASGN assigned

A name assigned to a person. Reasons some organizations assign alternate names may include not knowing the person's name, or to maintain anonymity. Some, but not necessarily all, of the name types that people call "alias" may fit into this category.

21358 active
1 C License

As recorded on a license, record, certificate, etc. (only if different from legal name)

10177 active
1 I Indigenous/Tribal

e.g. Chief Red Cloud

10179 active
1 L Legal

Known as/conventional/the one you use

10176 active
2   OR official registry

**Definition:**The formal name as registered in an official (government) registry, but which name might not be commonly used. Particularly used in countries with a law system based on Napoleonic law.

21637 active
1 P pseudonym

A self asserted name that the person is using or has used.

21321 active
2   A Artist/Stage

Includes writer's pseudonym, stage name, etc

10178 active
1 R Religious

e.g. Sister Mary Francis, Brother John

10180 active
1 SRCH search

A name intended for use in searching or matching.

21363 active
2   PHON phonetic

A name spelled phonetically.

There are a variety of phonetic spelling algorithms. This code value does not distinguish between these.Discussion:

21364 active
2   SNDX Soundex

A name spelled according to the SoundEx algorithm.

21365 active
1 _EntityNameSearchUse EntityNameSearchUse

Description: A name intended for use in searching or matching.

22618 retired true
1 _OrganizationNameUse OrganizationNameUse 21078 retired true
1 _PersonNameUse PersonNameUse

A code indicating the type of name (e.g. nickname, alias, maiden name, legal, adopted)

21079 retired true

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.