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Definition for Code SystemActorDefinitionActorCode
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="actordefinition-actor-code"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2026-07-16T16:47:35.629+00:00"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <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"> individual <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"> patient <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"> practitioner <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"> related-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"> device <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"> collective <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"> care-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"> group <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"> healthcare-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"> organization <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> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg"> <valueCode value="fhir"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status"> <valueCode value="normative"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm"> <valueInteger value="1"/> </extension> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/actordefinition-actor-code"/> <version value="6.0.0-ballot4"/> <name value="ActorDefinitionActorCode"/> <title value="ActorDefinition Actor Code"/> <status value="active"/> <experimental value="false"/> <date value="2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00"/> <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="Code for the type of actor - system or human."/> <jurisdiction> <coding> <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/> <code value="001"/> <display value="World"/> </coding> </jurisdiction> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/actordefinition-actor-code"/> <hierarchyMeaning value="is-a"/> <content value="complete"/> <property> <code value="abstract"/> <uri value="http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#notSelectable"/> <type value="boolean"/> </property> <concept> <code value="non-system"/> <display value="Non System"/> <definition value="A person, animal, (non-software) device, organization or other entity"/> <concept> <code value="individual"/> <display value="Individual"/> <definition value="A person or animal"/> <concept> <code value="patient"/> <display value="Patient"/> <definition value="An individual or animal that is the subject of health-related care, services, or processes"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="practitioner"/> <display value="Practitioner"/> <definition value="A person who is directly or indirectly involved in the provisioning of healthcare or related services"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="related-person"/> <display value="Related Person"/> <definition value="A person involved in a patient's health or care, but who is not the primary target of healthcare"/> </concept> </concept> <concept> <code value="device"/> <display value="Device"/> <definition value="A physical device acting in non-software capacity"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="collective"/> <display value="Collective"/> <definition value="A group of people or animals"/> <property> <code value="abstract"/> <valueBoolean value="true"/> </property> <concept> <code value="care-team"/> <display value="Care Team"/> <definition value="The people, organizations, and care teams who participate or plan to participate in the coordination and delivery of care"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="group"/> <display value="Group"/> <definition value="A collection of entities that may be discussed or acted upon collectively, but which are not typically expected to act collectively"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="healthcare-service"/> <display value="Healthcare Service"/> <definition value="A healthcare service available at a location"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="organization"/> <display value="Organization"/> <definition value="A formally or informally recognized grouping of people or organizations formed to achieve some form of collective action"/> </concept> </concept> </concept> <concept> <code value="system"/> <display value="System"/> <definition value="Software and/or hardware involved in data exchange"/> </concept> </CodeSystem>
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