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Example CodeSystem/actordefinition-actor-code (JSON)

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Definition for Code SystemActorDefinitionActorCode

{
  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "actordefinition-actor-code",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2026-07-16T16:47:35.629+00:00"
  },
  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem actordefinition-actor-code</b></p><a name=\"actordefinition-actor-code\"> </a><a name=\"hcactordefinition-actor-code\"> </a><p><b>Properties</b></p><p><b>This code system defines the following properties for its concepts</b></p><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td><b>Name</b></td><td><b>Code</b></td><td><b>URI</b></td><td><b>Type</b></td></tr><tr><td>Not Selectable</td><td>abstract</td><td>http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#notSelectable</td><td>boolean</td></tr></table><p><b>Concepts</b></p><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>http://hl7.org/fhir/actordefinition-actor-code</code> defines the following codes in a Is-A hierarchy:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td><b>Lvl</b></td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td><td><b>Not Selectable</b></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">non-system<a name=\"actordefinition-actor-code-non-system\"> </a></td><td>Non System</td><td>A person, animal, (non-software) device, organization or other entity</td><td/></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">\u00a0\u00a0individual<a name=\"actordefinition-actor-code-individual\"> </a></td><td>Individual</td><td>A person or animal</td><td/></tr><tr><td>3</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0patient<a name=\"actordefinition-actor-code-patient\"> </a></td><td>Patient</td><td>An individual or animal that is the subject of health-related care, services, or processes</td><td/></tr><tr><td>3</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0practitioner<a name=\"actordefinition-actor-code-practitioner\"> </a></td><td>Practitioner</td><td>A person who is directly or indirectly involved in the provisioning of healthcare or related services</td><td/></tr><tr><td>3</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0related-person<a name=\"actordefinition-actor-code-related-person\"> </a></td><td>Related Person</td><td>A person involved in a patient's health or care, but who is not the primary target of healthcare</td><td/></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">\u00a0\u00a0device<a name=\"actordefinition-actor-code-device\"> </a></td><td>Device</td><td>A physical device acting in non-software capacity</td><td/></tr><tr><td>2</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">\u00a0\u00a0collective<a name=\"actordefinition-actor-code-collective\"> </a></td><td>Collective</td><td>A group of people or animals</td><td>true</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0care-team<a name=\"actordefinition-actor-code-care-team\"> </a></td><td>Care Team</td><td>The people, organizations, and care teams who participate or plan to participate in the coordination and delivery of care</td><td/></tr><tr><td>3</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0group<a name=\"actordefinition-actor-code-group\"> </a></td><td>Group</td><td>A collection of entities that may be discussed or acted upon collectively, but which are not typically expected to act collectively</td><td/></tr><tr><td>3</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0healthcare-service<a name=\"actordefinition-actor-code-healthcare-service\"> </a></td><td>Healthcare Service</td><td>A healthcare service available at a location</td><td/></tr><tr><td>3</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0organization<a name=\"actordefinition-actor-code-organization\"> </a></td><td>Organization</td><td>A formally or informally recognized grouping of people or organizations formed to achieve some form of collective action</td><td/></tr><tr><td>1</td><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">system<a name=\"actordefinition-actor-code-system\"> </a></td><td>System</td><td>Software and/or hardware involved in data exchange</td><td/></tr></table></div>"
  },
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
    "valueCode" : "fhir"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "normative"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 1
  }],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/actordefinition-actor-code",
  "version" : "6.0.0-ballot4",
  "name" : "ActorDefinitionActorCode",
  "title" : "ActorDefinition Actor Code",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00",
  "publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
  "contact" : [{
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
    },
    {
      "system" : "email",
      "value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "Code for the type of actor - system or human.",
  "jurisdiction" : [{
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
      "code" : "001",
      "display" : "World"
    }]
  }],
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/actordefinition-actor-code",
  "hierarchyMeaning" : "is-a",
  "content" : "complete",
  "property" : [{
    "code" : "abstract",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#notSelectable",
    "type" : "boolean"
  }],
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "non-system",
    "display" : "Non System",
    "definition" : "A person, animal, (non-software) device, organization or other entity",
    "concept" : [{
      "code" : "individual",
      "display" : "Individual",
      "definition" : "A person or animal",
      "concept" : [{
        "code" : "patient",
        "display" : "Patient",
        "definition" : "An individual or animal that is the subject of health-related care, services, or processes"
      },
      {
        "code" : "practitioner",
        "display" : "Practitioner",
        "definition" : "A person who is directly or indirectly involved in the provisioning of healthcare or related services"
      },
      {
        "code" : "related-person",
        "display" : "Related Person",
        "definition" : "A person involved in a patient's health or care, but who is not the primary target of healthcare"
      }]
    },
    {
      "code" : "device",
      "display" : "Device",
      "definition" : "A physical device acting in non-software capacity"
    },
    {
      "code" : "collective",
      "display" : "Collective",
      "definition" : "A group of people or animals",
      "property" : [{
        "code" : "abstract",
        "valueBoolean" : true
      }],
      "concept" : [{
        "code" : "care-team",
        "display" : "Care Team",
        "definition" : "The people, organizations, and care teams who participate or plan to participate in the coordination and delivery of care"
      },
      {
        "code" : "group",
        "display" : "Group",
        "definition" : "A collection of entities that may be discussed or acted upon collectively, but which are not typically expected to act collectively"
      },
      {
        "code" : "healthcare-service",
        "display" : "Healthcare Service",
        "definition" : "A healthcare service available at a location"
      },
      {
        "code" : "organization",
        "display" : "Organization",
        "definition" : "A formally or informally recognized grouping of people or organizations formed to achieve some form of collective action"
      }]
    }]
  },
  {
    "code" : "system",
    "display" : "System",
    "definition" : "Software and/or hardware involved in data exchange"
  }]
}

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.