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CodeSystem: alternateCharacterSetHandlingScheme

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0356 Version: 2.0.0
Active as of 2019-12-01 Responsible: Health Level Seven International Computable Name: AlternateCharacterSetHandlingScheme
Other Identifiers: urn:ietf:rfc:3986#Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)#urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.18.216

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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.

Underlying Master Code System for V2 table 0356 (Alternate Character Set Handling Scheme)

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
statushttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#statuscodeStatus of the concept
deprecatedhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-table-deprecatedcodeVersion of HL7 in which the code was deprecated
v2-concCommenthttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-concCommentstringV2 Concept Comment
v2-concCommentAsPubhttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v2-concCommentAsPubstringV2 Concept Comment As Published

Concepts

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0356 defines the following codes in a Is-A heirarchy:

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
2023-11-14reviseMarc DuteauTSMGAdd standard copyright and contact to internal content; up-476
2020-05-06reviseTed KleinVocabulary WGMigrated to the UTG maintenance environment and publishing tooling.