US Core Implementation Guide
8.0.1 - STU 8

US Core Implementation Guide, published by HL7 International / Cross-Group Projects. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 8.0.1 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/US-Core/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## CodeSystem: US Core Category

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/CodeSystem/us-core-category | Version: 8.0.1
Standards status: Trial-use | Maturity Level: 3 | Computable Name: USCoreCategory
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.2.16.3
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Category codes used across US Core Profiles and resource types. They are typically used when there is a need for categorization for searching and finding resources or workflow hints.

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

- USCoreScreeningAssessmentConditionCategory
- USCoreScreeningAssessmentObservationCategory
- USCoreScreeningAssessmentObservationMaximumCategory
- USCoreServiceRequestCategoryCodes
- USCoreSimpleObservationCategory

Changes since version 7.0.0:

- The list of codes defined by the code system has changed

This case-sensitive code system `http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/CodeSystem/us-core-category` defines the following codes:

Code | Display | Definition
sdoh | SDOH | Social Determinants of Health category
functional-status | Functional Status | Functional Status category
disability-status | Disability Status | Disability Status category
cognitive-status | Cognitive Status | Cognitive Status category
treatment-intervention-preference | Treatment Intervention Preference | A personal preference for a type of medical intervention (treatment) request under certain conditions.
care-experience-preference | Care Experience Preference | Personal thoughts about something a person feels is relevant to their care experience and may be pertinent when planning their care.
Added:observation-adi-documentation | Observation ADI Documentation | Statement of presence and properties of patient or provider authored documents that record a patient's goals, preferences and priorities should a patient be unable to communicate them to a provider.