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: Care Consideration

Active as of 2026-05-11

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  "id" : "care-consideration",
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    "lastUpdated" : "2026-05-11T00:00:00.000+00:00",
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    "div" : "<div xml:lang=\"en\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\" lang=\"en\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem care-consideration</b></p><a name=\"care-consideration\"> </a><a name=\"hccare-consideration\"> </a><div style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Last updated: 2026-05-11 00:00:00+0000; Language: en</p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Profile: <a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R5/shareablecodesystem.html\">Shareable CodeSystem</a></p></div><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/care-consideration</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\">health-beliefs<a name=\"care-consideration-health-beliefs\"> </a></td><td>Health beliefs</td><td>An individual's personal beliefs about health and health care that may affect their care preferences or decisions.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">cultural-preferences<a name=\"care-consideration-cultural-preferences\"> </a></td><td>Cultural preferences</td><td>An individual's cultural preferences that may affect their care preferences or decisions.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">religious-beliefs<a name=\"care-consideration-religious-beliefs\"> </a></td><td>Religious beliefs</td><td>An individual's adherence to a formal religious tradition or set of religious practices that may affect their care preferences or decisions.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">spiritual-beliefs<a name=\"care-consideration-spiritual-beliefs\"> </a></td><td>Spiritual beliefs</td><td>An individual's spiritual orientation or belief system that may affect their care preferences or decisions.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">diet<a name=\"care-consideration-diet\"> </a></td><td>Specific diet followed</td><td>A specific dietary pattern followed by an individual (e.g., Halal, Kosher, Pescatarian, Vegetarian, Vegan) that may affect their care preferences or decisions.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">caregiving-status<a name=\"care-consideration-caregiving-status\"> </a></td><td>Caregiving status</td><td>An individual's role as a caregiver for another person that may affect their care preferences or decisions.</td></tr></table></div>"
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  "version" : "1.0.0",
  "name" : "CareConsideration",
  "title" : "Care Consideration",
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  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2026-05-11T00:00:00-04:00",
  "publisher" : "Health Level Seven International",
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  "description" : "Codes representing personal, cultural, and lifestyle considerations that may influence how an individual engages with health care, makes care decisions, and experiences care delivery.",
  "copyright" : "This material derives from the HL7 Terminology (THO). THO is copyright ©1989+ Health Level Seven International and is made available under the CC0 designation. For more licensing information see: https://terminology.hl7.org/license",
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      "code" : "health-beliefs",
      "display" : "Health beliefs",
      "definition" : "An individual's personal beliefs about health and health care that may affect their care preferences or decisions."
    },
    {
      "code" : "cultural-preferences",
      "display" : "Cultural preferences",
      "definition" : "An individual's cultural preferences that may affect their care preferences or decisions."
    },
    {
      "code" : "religious-beliefs",
      "display" : "Religious beliefs",
      "definition" : "An individual's adherence to a formal religious tradition or set of religious practices that may affect their care preferences or decisions."
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      "code" : "spiritual-beliefs",
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      "definition" : "An individual's spiritual orientation or belief system that may affect their care preferences or decisions."
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      "code" : "diet",
      "display" : "Specific diet followed",
      "definition" : "A specific dietary pattern followed by an individual (e.g., Halal, Kosher, Pescatarian, Vegetarian, Vegan) that may affect their care preferences or decisions."
    },
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      "code" : "caregiving-status",
      "display" : "Caregiving status",
      "definition" : "An individual's role as a caregiver for another person that may affect their care preferences or decisions."
    }
  ]
}